Like the retail industry, real estate is also slow, however there are signs that it starting to improve and spring is here and generally everything looks better. It is hard for people to feel positive when the newspapers seem to be full of doom & gloom. Interest rates are going up –OOPS! No, they are going to go down because of the world economy.  This does not help purchasers in their decision making. Banks are now relaxin...read more

Saving energy, therefore reducing costs is certainly a trend that most people are aiming to do. The carbon tax, the de-salination water plant, roof insulation and solar panels are, just some of the very debatable news at the moment. The environment question of should we burn coal or have automatic power stations – and does it really matter when there appear to be some erupting volcanoes making a mess of it? Do you have rainwater tanks ...read more