Yes, it does! What we’ve found is that the recent drop in interest rates has mattered to many people. And the result? Multiple offers on more occasions than we’ve seen in several years. That does not mean a mini boom is under way but it certainly has shown us that well presented and market-priced homes […]
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With wool, meat, grains and dairy products returning better profits to the farm gate this year there remains stronger interest in rural purchases as Autumn begins. Not large numbers of buyers but those who are serious are carefully researching the property they are interested in, preparing a strong case and making a business-based offer…and are […]
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You’ve no doubt read of the almost nationwide pressure on good quality rental homes. The nationwide First National quarterly Property Management survey showed that while Auckland was completely swamped by demand for rentals and Christchurch & nearby towns likewise since the quake, much of the rest of the country is reporting the same albeit that […]
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The last few weeks have seen some positive announcements as a variety of major companies have announced new exploration, finds, factory expansion and more! Southland looks likely to reap the benefits not only of the southern hemisphere’s largest dairy factory, but another player in the same market, a quite massive ‘peat-to-hot-burning-briquettes’ plant. Oil is not […]
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As more and more people seek work in the Queen City, the pressure on rentals remains, not helped by the closure of “leaky house syndrome” apartments and the general slowdown in new home building. Across the country though, vacancy rates are fairly stable and standard for this time of the year although as we’ve said […]
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Prices for primary produce has certainly stabilized and in most cases climbed these past couple of months. This is leading to some real enthusiasm amongst the hard hit farm communities throughout NZ The massive and tragic floods in Australia have opened huge markets for all rural producers in NZ, with urgent supply required across the […]
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The real estate market is entirely predictable in the way it ebbs and flows across a year and one of those seasonal changes is nigh. Of real value to you right now is that almost right across the country enquiry and buyer interest is higher than it has been for over a year. So, with […]
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As more and more people seek work in the Queen City, the pressure on rentals remains, not helped by the closure of “leaky house syndrome” apartments and the general slowdown in new home building. Across the country though, vacancy rates are fairly stable and standard for this time of the year although as we’ve said […]
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There’s no doubt about it, the Reserve Bank is holding rates and has strongly indicated it will do so well into the year. Additionally there are many soothsayers predicting that Dr Bolllard will in fact drop the OCR in a week or so’s time in an endeavour to ‘kick start’ the stalling economy. The added […]
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We’ve all seen the images on the TV, in the press and heard the stories through National Radio, but our General Manager, John Stewart, who was in the city in the days immediately following the 22nd February catastrophe, reports that nothing can prepare you for the reality on the ground in The Garden City. “Hardened […]
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