Welcome to the monthly update from Harcourts Bertie Group for December 2008.

If you are like most, you will all wonder where the last 12 months have gone. It seems the older we get the faster they come around.

It has been a year which no doubt has brought many challenges to us all. While there has been so much talk about current global economic uncertainty, we have seen another recent interest rate cut. Not only has this brought relief to many families but is attracting people back into the housing market, making NOW a great time to either buy or sell. This is the time to take advantage of those buyers motivated by the lowering interest rates which are forecast to fall to their lowest level since 1960 by Easter next year. The time is ripe.

While some businesses and individuals are feeling the pinch in this environment, others are becoming stronger. The fact of the matter is how one perceives it – either doom & gloom or exciting opportunities ahead.

Our office has excelled in the last couple of months with record sales with the latest sale going under the hammer on Saturday.

We look forward with enthusiasm and passion to working for you in 2009. We would like to take the opportunity to wish you and your families an enjoyable, blessed and safe festive season and a wonderful start to the New Year.

Please feel free to give us a call anytime for a complimentary market appraisal.  We would be delighted to help and give some sound market advice. Remember

“We are only a phone call away”