Property

With interest rates rising from between 2-3% to 6-7% over the past 12 months, some people are now paying an extra $500 a fortnight (mortgages of $500k). Mandy Jordan of Mortgage & Insurance Supply Southland says never before has she seen such variance in interest rates being offered by banks.  As a

Property Brokers announced that the real estate operation MacPherson Realty Ltd previous operator of Professionals Invercargill has joined Property Brokers effective Monday, May 1st. Professionals New Zealand CEO, Shaun Taylor confirmed to whatsoninvers.nz that Professionals Invercargill would conti

Today we have an exciting update on the progress of the Hawthorndale Care Village project. We had the privilege of speaking with Paddy O’Brien, a committee member, and Nick Hamlin, the project manager, who provided us with the latest information. The Hawthorndale Care Village project is a $35 millio

The old Invercargill Railway Station is getting a makeover, and new tenants have secured office space inside. The building was bought by Nelson-based businessman Gaire Thompson in September 2021, who said today the roof, panels and front verandah were about to be painted.  There is still one good-si

Eleven Awarua Synergy staff have just graduated with a new BCITO insulation qualification that keeps them at the leading edge of a fast-changing industry. The Invercargill-based company is anticipating another busy year as it ticks past 10,000 homes insulated in the region, and with an increased foc

Directors of Invercargill’s new major housing development Te Puawai have been frustrated by the hold up, but are still committed to the project. Although the earthworks consent has already been granted and work completed for that, the design has still not been finalised, and therefore no resource or

It has been a long time in the making, but work on the Hawthorndale Care Village is finally underway. And in three months time tenders will go out for the civil, residential and commercial aspects of the build, which is expected to create 300 jobs for Invercargill, using multiple contractors. The Ha

Nelson businessman Gaire Thompson has purchased the SIT Arcade and is hoping some new tenants will give the mall a bit of a lift. A key CBD location that links Invercargill Central’s new city block development on Esk St with the Langlands Hotel, Gaire said, when contacted, as a property owner of 33