Budget 2025 - what does it mean for the property market?
Budget 2025, despite its "Growth Budget" moniker, offers a mixed outlook for the property market.
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Ray White New Zealand challenges business leaders for true market leadership
Ray White New Zealand proudly hosted its annual Business Leaders Symposium last week at Takina, Wellington, bringing together more than 170 of the network’s most ambitious and forward-thinking leaders.
Auctions show positive signs ahead of Budget 2025 and OCR update
There’s been plenty of auction action in the lead up to today’s budget and next week’s OCR update.
Market stable ahead of 2025 Budget
The housing market took its usual April breather last month, with prices and sales easing back from March. Despite this seasonal dip, the New Zealand market remains stable.
Auction market remains steady ahead of 2025 Budget
In the lead up to the 2025 budget, Ray White New Zealand scheduled 127 properties to go under the hammer, with a clearance rate of 43.2 per cent.
Higher bidder numbers signal renewed momentum
Ray White New Zealand saw 158 properties go under the hammer across the country last week, and while this volume is lower than the same period last year, both clearance rates and bidder numbers are higher.
Real estate's finest connect and transform at Leading Ladies event
More than 150 real estate professionals gathered at MediaWorks last night for the highly anticipated ‘Canapes and Conversation’ event, hosted by Leading Ladies of Real Estate, New Zealand and Australia’s premier female industry initiative.
“Why not me?”: Auctioneering sets new challenge
Ray White Metro (Christchurch) agent Desere Girdlestone is not a stranger to auctions as a salesperson, having run many auction campaigns for her clients, however, she has recently taken up a new challenge in calling the auctions herself.
Market stable after short weeks
With a short week last week, between Easter and Anzac day, Ray White New Zealand had just 119 auctions last week, recording a clearance rate of 41.9 per cent.
New Zealand housing market: Stable for now
New Zealand housing market stabilises as interest rate cuts bring balance. After volatility, median house prices have remained between $750,000-$801,000 for two years, currently at $790,000.
Ray White Now | March 2025
The residential property market is on the move again. Following a prolonged period of uncertainty, we’re seeing clear signs across the country of renewed activity. Buyers are returning, investors are re-engaging, and confidence is building. But this isn’t just a market shift, it’s an integral development for the broader economic … Read more
Ray White Now | November 2024
Our penultimate edition of Ray White Now in 2024 marks a distinct turning point for New Zealand’s housing market. Backdropped by dynamic local conditions and uncertainty in the global economy, the current real estate landscape presents opportunities for strategic decision-making. For sellers considering their options, understanding the trends driving buyer … Read more
Ray White Now | October 2024
We have now stepped into the final quarter of 2024, and New Zealand’s real estate landscape is riding an undercurrent of change, moulded by economic factors and the human behaviours that drive residential decision-making. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT Proudly presenting New Zealand property market insights in real time.
Ray White Now | September 2024
In the ebb and flow of economic cycles, certain changes stand out as defining moments that shape markets for years to come. Recent months have offered just such a turning point for New Zealand’s housing sector, driven by a series of small but meaningful economic events reframing the landscape for … Read more
Ray White Now | August 2024
In a market that’s been steadily anticipating change, the recent cut in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has confirmed what many in New Zealand’s property sector had already expected…read more in our latest Property Market Report. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT … Read more
Ray White Now | July 2024
Another Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) has passed with another stay in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) – which was kept unchanged for the eighth consecutive time at 5.50 per cent…..read more in our latest Property Market Report. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT Proudly presenting New Zealand property market insights … Read more
Ray White Now | June 2024
As we enter the second half of the year, Kiwis across the residential landscape suddenly find themselves on a very different playing field, marked by policy change that is set to shift the dial for several key buyer groups….read more in our latest Property Market Report. CLICK HERE TO READ … Read more
Ray White Now | May 2024
With temperate real estate conditions – striking a balance between buyers’ and sellers’ interests – residential stakeholders are making the most of a more predictable property climate, as reflected by the current activity level across our Ray White network…read more in our latest Property Market Report. CLICK HERE TO READ … Read more
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Ray White Now | April 2024
Already a quarter of the way through 2024, buyers and sellers are becoming busier and have been enjoying more stable and predictable market conditions to make their next move….read more in our latest Property Market Report. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT Proudly presenting New Zealand property market insights in … Read more
