Questions to Ask Before You Sell to an As Is Where Is Buyer
Thinking of selling your damaged Christchurch home As Is Where Is? Here are 10 questions to ask any buyer before you sign, plus the warning signs to watch for.
Uneven Floors, Cracked Foundations: Selling a Christchurch Home With Foundation Problems
Sloping floors, sticking doors or cracks that keep coming back? Here’s what foundation damage means when you sell a Christchurch home, and your options.
Insurance Getting Too Expensive, or Cover Declined? Selling a Damaged Christchurch Home
Rising premiums, excluded damage or cover declined? Why insurance is getting harder for damaged Christchurch homes, and what your options are, including selling As Is Where Is.
Can You Sell an Uninsured Home in Canterbury?
https://mynewstart.co.nz/can-you-sell-an-uninsured-home-in-canterbury/rYes — and it’s more common than most people realise. A significant number of the properties we purchase across Christchurch and Canterbury are uninsured, either partially or entirely. It isn’t a barrier to selling, and it doesn’t change the fundamentals of how we work out what a property is worth. If you’ve been holding off…
Should I Repair My Earthquake-Damaged Home or Sell It As Is Where Is?
It’s a question that many Canterbury homeowners have been sitting with for a long time. The earthquakes happened, the damage was assessed, and at some point the repair process stalled — whether because of insurance complications, the scale of the work involved, or simply the exhaustion of dealing with it all. Now the question is…
How to Sell Your Earthquake-Damaged Home Quickly in Christchurch
Selling a home in Canterbury takes time at the best of times. When the property has earthquake damage, it takes longer. Buyers require builder’s reports and engineering assessments, lenders have their own requirements around damaged properties, and the conditional offer period — where a buyer can revisit the price — can drag on well beyond…
The Process of Selling Your As Is Where Is Home
For many Canterbury homeowners, an earthquake-damaged property has been sitting unresolved for years. The repair costs are significant, insurance has lapsed or never paid out what was expected, and the traditional real estate route — listing, open homes, waiting for offers — feels like the wrong fit for a home that isn’t in market-ready condition.…
How We Value an As Is Where Is Home
One of the first questions people ask us is how we come up with a number. It’s a fair thing to want to understand — particularly when you may have received conflicting signals from rateable values, EQC payouts, real estate agents, and conversations with neighbours who sold down the street. A common assumption is that…
How to Sell a Damaged Home in Christchurch Without Paying Agent Fees
If your home needs work — earthquake damage, years of deferred repairs, or anything in between — the traditional selling process probably isn’t designed with you in mind. Listing through a real estate agent assumes a property that’s ready for the market. An As Is Where Is sale is a different path, and for many…
As Is Where Is: What Does It Mean For Christchurch Homeowners?
If you own a home in Christchurch and you are thinking about selling, you may have come across the phrase as is where is. It often appears when a property needs repairs, has compliance complications, or the seller wants a clearer path to settlement without doing extra work first. For Christchurch homeowners, as is where…