Business South June 2022

12 | “We’ve got very good people working in the business. Creating trust with our clients is our number one priority, working with them to achieve the home they want.” Demand still strong in Central Otago Karen Phelps Mike Greer Homes Central Otago REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Your locally owned foundation and concrete specialists Queenstown, Wanaka, Central Otago & Southland + On Time and Accurate Slabs + End to End Management by Owners + Same day Quotes for Standard Designs + Marked Slabs to start Standing Frames on 0508 OFC LTD | info@otagofoundations.co.nz Uniquely yours. Trends Kitchens have been leading the way in custom joinery for over 25 years. Proudly New Zealand owned and operated. 03 343 5242 trendskitchens.co.nz NELSON | BLENHEIM | CHRISTCHURCH | CROMWELL | AUCKLAND RABBETTE BRICK & BLOCK BRICK LAYING BLOCK LAYING SCHIST STONE OAMARU STONE GRANITE MARBLE PHONE: 021 990 804 rab.bricky@gmail.com Mike Greer Homes Central Otago is building in a booming area and thanks to savvy local developers there is product steadily coming to market, says Mike Greer Homes Central Otago managing director Mike Millar. “There is a good range of developments taking place around the region,” he says citing Wooing Tree Estate, Hanley’s Farm, Northlake, Longview and Clearview as examples. “With sales consultants based in Wanaka, Queenstown and Cromwell, Mike Greer Homes Central Otago is building in all the major subdivisions and has house and land packages available or due to come on line shortly. to page14 Mike took over his role with Mike Greer Homes Central Otago right before the pandemic hit and says, even though it didn’t feel like it back then, it proved to be good timing. “No one would have ever guessed how things would turn out and the demand for homes in Central Otago has been really strong.” Mike says the greatest shortage of land available to build new homes exists in Queenstown but new developments such as Coneburn, which will offer 600 sections, are coming soon. He says generally local councils are approving consents in a timely manner and that because Mike Greer Homes has its own compliance team, which ensures plans meet local council and development requirements before they are sent for the consent to be approved, this ensures that the build process with Mike Greer Homes Central Otago progresses efficiently. Mike, who had a background working for Carters Building Supplies before joining Mike Greer Homes, knows better than most how supply chain issues work at the coalface. He says that due to Mike Greer Homes’ experience in the market, coupled with his own knowledge of the building supply chain, these factors have also contributed to ensure delays are minimised during the pandemic. “We’ve got very good people working in the business. Creating trust with our clients is our number one priority, working with them to achieve the home they want.” He says Cromwell and Lake Hawea represents good value for money in the region at present and house and land packages in Wooing Tree Estate and Longview have experienced strong demand.

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