The key change over the past month has been a rise in the proportion of agents reporting that they are seeing more investors, to a net 59% from 38% in our October survey. Is there hope for the increasing number
New Zealand’s most tightly held areas The supply of housing stock continues to be an issue right across the country. Fewer properties for sale and strong demand for housing are resulting in record prices. With limited supply being a major
I had the pleasure of a chat with Elwin from ARO Digital this week about how digital marketing has grown rapidly in the real estate space and how agents can maximise it in their real estate marketing. “Marketing properties in
In this month’s REINZ and Tony Alexander survey, agents say that they are seeing more people attending Open Homes, while a net 38% report more people at auctions. Prices are seen as rising by a net 88% and FOMO (fear
Thirty houses on a new sub-division in Masterton will go some-way to addressing the area’s housing shortage says Anita Baker of Baker & Co. She sold a 3 hectare block of land to a developer on the day we spoke
Cheapest streets in the most expensive suburbs With property values continuing to increase, there are now 120 “million dollar” suburbs around the country. The majority of these are in Auckland, with 102 suburbs in the city having a median HomesEstimate
I sat down with Niall Heeran from RentWellington to discuss the recently passed Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020. Niall believes that good landlords don’t need new legislation to do what’s right, bad landlords will look for ways around legislation. When listening
When building or renovating our homes, we now need to look at the long term environmental impact of the materials we are bringing into it. From carpet, hard flooring, window treatments, paints, furniture fabric, insulation and kitchens – just choosing a product can be confusing!
In this month’s survey, agents report that they are seeing more people attending auctions and Open Homes, whilst pricing perceptions have risen strongly from our first survey back in May. Far fewer investors now believe that they will find bargains,
An outline of the new regulations by Sharon Cullwick, Executive Officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation. The Healthy Homes Standards (HHS) were introduced to ensure there would be minimum standards for heating, ventilation, insulation, moisture ingress and drainage, and
We wanted to get a snapshot of the national rental market to see what affect Covid-19 has had on property owners and their rental customers. As you’d expect, it’s a mixed picture, but it seems that in some parts of
Apartments or the family home – what is for sale in your area? I’ve heard a few anecdotes recently about what types of properties are selling. Some are saying that properties priced for first home buyers are being snapped up,
This week I have two of my monthly surveys to report on – one of valuers and the other of mortgage advisors. There is an interesting divergence between the two, even though both surveys were conducted after Auckland went into
We have recently seen in the media outstanding examples of auctions achieving premium prices for sellers and subsequently boosting profile for agents. Are auctions the domain of the ‘super agent’? Robert Tulp an independent auctioneer & Director from Apollo Auctions
