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Auction success as Ray White New Zealand CEO dusts off gavel

Ray White New Zealand CEO Carey Smith (above) has dusted off the gavel as he successfully called the $1,430,000 auction of 177A Stable Lane in Eden Terrace last night – $590,000 over CV. The marketing campaign was managed by Ray White Epsom Principal Heather Walton and..

Super 14: Christchurch auctions stay red-hot under the hammer

There was nothing unlucky for Ray White offices in Christchurch recently as red-hot auction activity continued to fire with 14 properties selling under the hammer for a $7,878,000 total. “As we come towards the end of September, we’ve had a record number..

Multi-million double auction delight for Ray White Epsom

Ray White Epsom has continued the trend of auction success with a pair of outstanding results as two Remuera properties sold under the hammer for a combined $7,660,000. The $4,020,000 sale of 21 Raumati Road (above) and $3,640,000 sale of 31 Sonia Avenue (below) were managed by..

Ray White Whangarei hit their auctions for six

Ray White Whangarei celebrated a one hundred per cent clearance rate at auction last night as they sold all six of their properties under the hammer for a combined value of $3,924,000. The real stand-out of the night came in Woodhill as..

Brought forward auctions the new normal in Christchurch

Auctions being called forward has become the new normal in Christchurch after another stellar event which saw 12 out of 14 properties sell via their auction campaigns. Seven properties successfully sold under the hammer, four were sold prior and one..

Birkenhead house attracts 100 bids and sells for NZ$2.29M

An incredible auction in North Shore City’s Birkenhead has attracted 100 bids before selling under the hammer for NZ$2,290,000 – a whopping NZ$1,265,000 over its CV. The sale of the three-bedroom, one-bathroom home at 8 Waratah Street (pictured below) was the highlight of a..

Former Shortland Street star Angela Bloomfield joins Ray White

Actress Angela Bloomfield (pictured above and below) has swapped the small screen for a new career in real estate as the former Shortland Street star joins the family at Ray White Carpenter Realty Glenfield I Verrans Corner I Beach Haven as a salesperson. Ms Bloomfield is best known for..

Auctions reign supreme for Ray White Ponsonby and Remuera

Auction success has very much become the ‘new normal’ for powerhouse offices Ray White Ponsonby and Ray White Remuera following another night of outstanding results for their sellers. The two offices sold more than NZ$17,000,000 worth of property under the hammer..

Exceptional Ohope Beach home sells for NZ$3.65M at auction

An incredible award-winning Ohope Beach home has sold for a massive NZ$3,650,000 under the hammer – more than double its CV of NZ$1,570,000 – at 165 Pohutukawa Avenue. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house in the Whakatane District attracted 15 registered buyers, and..

World-renowned Manuka Point Station hits the market

Buyers have a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase a piece of genuine history as famous Manuka Point Station – know around the world as a professional hunting paradise – hits the market via negotiation at 3916 Manuka Point Station in..

Ray White Russell raising thousands for women’s cancer cause

Ray White Russell Director Dianne Wynyard (above right) and her daughter Glenda Wynyard (above left) have broken through the NZ$15,000 barrier as they raise money for women’s cancer research. Since its inception in 1998, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (in Western Australia) has made..

Ray White shines with 100% clearance rate on epic night

Ray White Remuera led an excellent night of auctions for Australasia’s leading real estate agency with four out of four properties selling under the hammer for a 100 per cent clearance rate. Ray White New Zealand Lead Auctioneer John Bowring (above), who successfully called..

New Plymouth shines with 100% auction clearance rate

Ray White New Plymouth has taken the region by storm as a hat-trick of auction campaigns finished with all three properties being sold for a combined value of more than NZ$1,000,000. “Auckland usually takes the limelight for auction success, but that’s..

August Records Tumble

As our community dealt with lockdowns in Victoria and New Zealand, and heard strong opinions from many that New South Wales should follow suit, the real estate market in Australia and New Zealand continued to march on in August. As..

Auctioneering and selling across the digital divide

It was a first in the Ray White Whangarei auction rooms recently as they conducted their first ever remote online auction night – with their auctioneer in isolation over 150km away in Auckland. With vendors and purchasers in isolated rooms in the..

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