Nor'West News: April 07, 2022

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REAL ESTATE
Thursday April 7 2022
88 Dunbarton Street, Redwood 3 1 1 1 2 1 www.harcourtsgold.co.nz | Listing #PD5111
Act With Haste on
Eighty-Eight!
Prepare to be impressed at
88 Dunbarton Street with its
immaculate grounds, modern
decor and delightful outdoor living
space. Intent to move out to the
country, my owner is committed
to seeing the hammer fall come
auction day.
The family-friendly suburb of
Redwood beckons your arrival,
with handy proximity to Dunbarton
Park and the Styx Conservation
Reserve. Easy access to key arterial
routes ensures the CBD, North
Canterbury and the airport are all
within an efficient commute.
Act with haste - this entry-level
gem is simply ready for you to
move in and enjoy!
Auction
Thursday 14th April 2022
from 10:00am (unless sold prior)
Gold Auction Rooms,
471 Papanui Road
Caleb Griffioen
Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008
Harcourts Parklands
027 637 0231
caleb@harcourts.co.nz
Sheena Robinson
Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008
Harcourts Parklands
021 061 6983
sheena.robinson@harcourtsgold.co.nz
The Personal Nature of Personal Taste
You would think that after
considerable time in a business
that has more than its share of
opinion-based rhetoric that I
would have learnt most of its
important lessons, but they still
keep coming.
You see, I’d forgotten that everyone looks
at things through their own, very unique
lens and none of us are the same or
exercise the same choices.
So, here’s a simple scenario: it is from my
role as the owner of a staging business.
It’s a relatively new business having been
in operation for around 15 months. It’s a
business that I love and it’s given me and
the team a lot of joy.
During that time, in excess of 150 stages
have been completed and the value
of properties being staged has ranged
from $500,000 to over $6,000,000. The
feedback has also ranged from absolute
rapture – including offers to purchase
every single staging item that’s gone
into the property – to the occasional
expression of disappointment. Now, a
good 95% have been really happy, but
95% is not 100% and I’ve worked hard to
ease the frustrations of the two – three
parties who decided it wasn’t their ‘look’.
But that’s the point where interpretation
begins, and I’ve had to dig deep to
understand and adjust accordingly.
For example, when people say ‘modern’,
it could mean modern colours, modern
and contemporary, mid-century modern
– like you would find at Mr Mod – or
modern in 1989!
I’ve been asked for table runners (similar
to what my grandmother loved), glass
plates with three tealight candles
arranged neatly on top and centered,
big corner couches from one of the city’s
discount stores… and I’ve been reminded
that it’s the client who calls the shots,
which they do!
So, I’ve removed, restaged and
reimagined, worked all weekend and
been at the staging sheds at 5am to help
sort. And it’s worked, which I’m grateful
for. So the lesson is to ask more questions,
listen hard to the responses and maybe
pass the baton graciously when there’s a
gaping distance between preferences or
there’s nothing that adequately captures
a potential client’s style in five large sheds
of accessories and furniture.
It’s so true that life lessons are what make
the world a more interesting place and
space to live in, as does a beautifully
presented home!
Lynette McFadden
Harcourts gold Business Owner
027 432 0447
lynette.mcfadden@harcourtsgold.co.nz
PAPANUI, NZ
PAPANUI 352 6166 | INTERNATIONAL DIVISION (+64) 3 662 9811 | REDWOOD 352 0352
PARKLANDS 383 0406 | NEW BRIGHTON 382 0043 | GOLD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 352 6454
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www.harcourtsgold.co.nz