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		<title>December real estate sales figures best for 4 years</title>
		<link>http://professionalsnz.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/december-real-estate-sales-figures-best-for-4-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest news about the residential real estate market shows the December 2011 property sales were 20% higher than December the previous year. Figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand put the number of unconditional sales for December at 5,316, the best result since 2007. Auckland&#8217;s sale numbers were the highest December since 2006, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=1004&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Founding member retires from real estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of November the Professionals Board attended a surprise event for Brian MacPherson, Managing Director of MacPherson Real Estate Ltd in Invercargill.  Brian has decided to retire from real estate and leave his business in the capable hands of his successors. Brian’s farewell was an evening where a number of former and current [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=980&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Toys for Christmas Appeal 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birthright]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time again to look into our hearts and see what we can do to help others not as fortunate as ourselves. The annual appeal for Toys for Christmas is underway with Professionals DoubleWinkel Real Estate Ltd. They would love to see you in any of the Kapiti Coast offices with gifts for Birthright to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=944&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Auckland &#8211; Comparision of new CV&#8217;s to sale prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Point Chevalier office has been comparing the new CV&#8217;s for some properties they have recently sold: Sold $1,277,000    2008 CV $780,000       2011 CV $920,000 Sold $2,150,000    2008 CV $1,690,000    2011 CV $1,980,000 Sold $2,200,000    2008 CV $2,190,000    2011 CV $2,550,000 Sold $945,000       2008 CV $790,000       2011 CV [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=919&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Professionals Tauranga</title>
		<link>http://professionalsnz.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/welcome-to-professionals-tauranga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We would like to welcome Neville and Gill Ruske to the Professionals Group. Neville and Gill have purchased the sales business of the Tauranga and Te Puke offices from Property Advocates  Ltd (Garry Mason, David McLaren and Rob Hooper) and are trading as Professionals, NRG Realty Ltd. Neville and Gill have been in the real [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=908&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still selling after 30 years</title>
		<link>http://professionalsnz.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/still-selling-after-30-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Mitchell from Professionals in Masterton has been selling property under the Professionals banner for 30 years. He started as a salesperson in August 1981 with Ross and Quinn Real Estate which now trades as Patrick &#38; Scott Ltd. There would be very few real estate salespeople in New Zealand who could claim 30 years [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=900&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July Real Estate Market Takes Mid-Winter Breather</title>
		<link>http://professionalsnz.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/july-real-estate-market-takes-mid-winter-breather/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) data on the New Zealand housing market for July 2011 showed 4,928 unconditional sales for the month, up by 517 sales on July last year.  The volume of sales for July 2011 was 301 sales lower than the June 2011 figures; a slightly larger decline than the seasonal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=896&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A &#8216;Leaky Home&#8217; but it&#8217;s not leaking water</title>
		<link>http://professionalsnz.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/a-leaky-home-but-its-not-leaking-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think &#8216;leaky home&#8217; we think water and rotting timber but a Colorado homeowner found a leak with a difference. A sticky amber coloured liquid coming from her walls proved to be honey. The previous home owner had sealed up a beehive in a wall leaving a dying bee colony.  All was fine until [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=893&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A shortage of houses</title>
		<link>http://professionalsnz.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/a-shortage-of-houses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article source:   The Timaru Herald A shortage of houses for sale is limiting buyers&#8217; options in the Timaru real estate market.  Figures from the July Timaru Property Report indicated about 320 houses were being advertised in the Timaru residential market, down from about 385 in March. Real estate agent Carl Slade, who produces the report, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=886&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Professionals award winning salespeople</title>
		<link>http://professionalsnz.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/professionals-award-winning-salespeople/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been celebrating with our Professionals salespeople recently to recognise their achievements for the year. Our top salespeople by region are:   Ross Brader        Lochore&#8217;s Real Estate &#8211; Pt Chevalier Maurice Butler      Real Estate Partnerships Ltd &#8211; Whakatane Kris Rasmussen    Beaven Realty Ltd &#8211; New Plymouth Brian Childs         Gillies and Mark [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=professionalsnz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7887253&amp;post=873&amp;subd=professionalsnz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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