1 beddies getting crazy!

[Bobsyouruncle]

Rent for a one-bedroom property has passed the $300 mark in all Auckland suburbs, according to the latest Barfoot and Thompson figures.



LINK

[big fella]

did the barfoot figures show rents in Auckland are on the climb ?

[Frezzinghot]

I have a one bedder in Puke, rented out for $280. Nice to see some room for improvement.

FH

[Anthonyacat]

Wait, all suburbs? I've got a 3bed in Clendon Park renting at $420; are 1beds there seriously renting over $300?

[sidinz]

I advertised a studio/granny flat under my house a few months ago at $300pw. No laundry, only a kitchenette. Went quickly and had good interest (Kohi/St Heliers).

Which makes me shake my head every day as I drive home from work and see a certain sign by the road. Professional couple with 1 child looking for a 2-3+ bedroom house in the area. Budget? $350-$500. They're dreaming.

[eri]

saw that too

thought much the same thing

you're putting up a cardboard sign on a heavily walked path why?

because you've tried the local agencies and you don't want to pay the market rate

which shows you think you're a little special and deserve special treatment

good luck with that

meanwhile am struggling to get a tenant in an inner city 1 bed to pay $310pw

market for same is $330 - $360

"can you give me a special deal?"

"you've already got the special deal"

[Davo36]

can you give me a special deal?"

"you've already got the special deal"

Try commercial mate...And yeah those people who want a cheap house; Mission Bay not really the place to look for those.

[propertybuyingNZ]

I advertised a studio/granny flat under my house a few months ago at $300pw. No laundry, only a kitchenette. Went quickly and had good interest (Kohi/St Heliers).

Which makes me shake my head every day as I drive home from work and see a certain sign by the road. Professional couple with 1 child looking for a 2-3+ bedroom house in the area. Budget? $350-$500. They're dreaming.

they might want to sub-let it? and just fishing for clueless landlords?

on the other hand, totally irrelevant I know, but in Welly 1beds are already going for over $300 (inner suburbs, not up in the hutt)

[RollingCloud]

My bedsit in an outer suburb of Tauranga been getting rent over $300 for the last 2 years.

[eri]

if councils all over the country

want to address the homeless + housing problems

esp. for people with "complex needs"

they need to allow the construction of lots + lots of cheap box

better compact and affordable flats

than large and unaffordable townhouses, or cars, garages + caravans

as a nation we just can't afford gold plated solutions on our poor productivity

things like being allowed to stand on a bus where all the seats are taken

better than standing at a bus stop watching 3 buses "full" of only seated passengers drive past

councils should be focused on riding the population waves

not standing on the beach yelling "no, no, no" as they get swamped

[Davo36]

I agree eri, councils in NZ are just not up with the play.

Stuck with a 70s mindset.

[sidinz]

things like being allowed to stand on a bus where all the seats are taken

better than standing at a bus stop watching 3 buses "full" of only seated passengers drive past

This seriously happens? That's nuts! Buses used to be built with hand grips/rails for standing passengers and signs saying that you should give up your seat for the elderly/pregnant. There was an expectation that some passengers would need to stand. Has H & S got so bad that this has gone by the wayside?

Then again, with the way Auckland bus drivers drive......

[eri]

my bad

apparently you can still stand on ak buses

but the drivers apparently still sail past bus stops if they are "full"

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11606453

[Wayne]

my bad

apparently you can still stand on ak buses

but the drivers apparently still sail past bus stops if they are "full"

Why would they stop if they were 'full'?

[sidinz]

Why would they stop if they were 'full'?

Did you read eri's post?