Where to Live in Auckland provides a unique insight into every neighbourhood of New Zealand's largest city.

All the most vital information is crammed into its 288 pages; what it costs to buy or rent property, who lives in the area, real estate trends, types of housing and assessments of transport and leisure facilities.

Plus maps of Auckland's 36 secondary school zones, population profiles and invaluable buyers' tips.

Where to Live in Auckland - everything you need to know about today's property market in Auckland.

Includes invaluable Buyers' Tips:

• Arranging finance
• Visiting the bank
• One-off costs
• Types of loans
• Types of interest rates
• Choosing a neighbourhood
• House styles
• The hidden things
• Buying methods
• Sale by negotiation
• Auctions

Neighbourhoods
Where to Live in Auckland is split into five geographical areas - Central, the North Shore, West, East and South. Each area is, in turn, divided into neighbourhoods - a collection of suburbs and areas close to each other and similar in nature.
We give star ratings to each of the neighbourhoods and look at:

• Who lives there
• Typical dwellings
• Real estate trends
• Best streets
• Prices
• Recorded sales

Facts & Figures
Forty pages crammed with the vital facts and figures you need to make smart buying and selling decisions.

• Colour coded neighbourhood profiles
• Real estate terms
• Average house and flat sales and prices
• Population statistics
• Useful contacts
• Index of areas
• Crime statistics

This is the 2009 edition and current; there is NOT another edition due out in 2010.