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Auction volumes remain high as November begins

Auction volumes remain high as we enter November, with Ray White New Zealand scheduling 220 properties to go under the hammer last week, up 14 per cent year-on year.  The group saw an average of two registered bidders and 1.7..

Spookiest Real Estate of Origin ever

Ray White’s 16th call-a-thon hit a spooky new level this week with 11,550 appraisals booked across Australasia during the Halloween-themed appraisal drive, 100 per cent powered by NurtureCloud, the group’s cutting edge prop tech platform. Ray White Metro – Christchurch..

Buyers out in force at Ray White New Zealand auctions

Buyers were out in force at Ray White New Zealand auctions last week, with an average of 3.8 registered and three active bidders seen across the group’s 207 scheduled auctions.  Auction volume was up 27.8 per cent year-on-year, with the..

New Zealand’s most haunted suburbs

Atom Go TianSenior Data AnalystRay White Group In the 1920s, a young woman and her newly wed husband were driving along the winding road near Maruia falls. They were heading to their honeymoon destination when their car lost control on..

The Day 6.0 sees more than $24M in property sold

Ray White Manukau, Manurewa, Mangere and Mangere Bridge saw a whopping 46 properties go under the hammer at their auction event The Day 6.0 yesterday.  With a clearance rate of 65 per cent, the total value of properties sold at..

Auction market benefits from increased confidence

More confidence can already be felt across the auction market, with Ray White New Zealand scheduling 217 properties to go under the hammer last week, up 41.8 per cent when compared to the same period last year.  The network recorded..

Unit market prices jump sky high

Atom Go TianSenior Data AnalystRay White Group New Zealand’s luxury unit market continues to thrive, with prices and demand showing remarkable resilience nationwide. Luxury units, defined as properties in the 95th percentile of all units sold, now command price tags..

Buyers out in force after OCR cut

Along with the RBNZ announcing a whopping 50 basis point rate cut, Ray White New Zealand saw 126 properties scheduled to go under the hammer last week, recording a clearance rate of 49 per cent.  Buyers were out in force..

Super sized cut to the OCR to save the economy

Nerida Conisbee, Ray White Group Chief Economist Great news today that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided on a super sized cut of the OCR today of 0.5 per cent. It is likely that this will be a continuation..

Auction volume up during “Month of More”

Ray White New Zealand scheduled 239 properties to go under the hammer last week, up 49.4 per cent on the same time last year, during the group’s September Month of More campaign.  “Rising public confidence, combined with increasing inventory levels..

The most family-friendly suburbs to live in

Atom Go TianSenior Data AnalystRay White Group As families seek the perfect balance between urban convenience and nurturing environments for their children, the definition of what makes a suburb ideal for family life continues to shift.  The notion of a..

Auctions see a dynamic surge in activity

Auction activity fired up across New Zealand last week with rising stock numbers the hallmark of this spring selling season. Ray White New Zealand Head Auctioneer Sam Steele said public confidence, coupled with steadily rising inventory levels, had sparked a period..

Buyers out in force at packed North Shore Auction Event

Spring selling season saw almost $26 million worth of North Shore property change hands at The Event 2.0 in-room auction event this week.  The North Shore of Auckland auction event saw Ray White Carpenter Realty, Ray White Milford & Mairangi..

Auction Agents: Highlighting Ben Stevens

Ben Stevens – Ray White Wellington City Ben and his partner Amanda have been working in real estate since 2011, and are relative newcomers to the auction space. But since starting auctioning in February 2023, the duo have experienced enormous..

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