Christchurch homes are selling fast as demand for properties outweighs the level of stock. Generating a lot of interest was 2 Thirlmere Lane, Westmorland, Christchurch City, with 50 groups viewing the home before auction. With two registered bidders on the day, the....
Ambition and experience are what make Sam Steele a great fit at Ray White New Zealand, joining the corporate team as national lead auctioneer. Mr Steele has been in the real estate industry for the past 10 years, working as....
Four-bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a fantastic indoor-outdoor flow helped make up the recipe for success for two Auckland properties which sold well above CV, according to Ray White NZ Elite salesman John Lantz. Sold via auction on Wednesday, 26 Bonnie Brae....
More than 170 of Ray White’s best and brightest gun agents attended a two day Emerging Elites conference on the Gold Coast. Originally more than 400 sales agents had booked in to attend the conference but given the restrictions in....
It was an outstanding week for Ray White Manurewa, Manukau, Mangere Bridge and Mangere offices selling 13 properties for a total combined value of more than $19 million. Ray White’s newly appointed Lead Auctioneer for New Zealand, Sam Steele, called....
Ray White’s legendary Real Estate of Origin appraisal drive reached a new level of friendly rivalry, banter, and competition yesterday with a “regional rumble” in Victoria outstripping the capital cities in terms of numbers of new appraisals for the leading....
Brian White, the patriarch of Australia’s largest real estate group, has now sold his Ascot estate in a late night multi-million dollar deal prior to auction. The contract for the landmark estate at 32 Sutherland Ave, Ascot was understood to have been....
The people of Blenheim and Picton can look forward to familiar faces when it comes to their property needs as the long-standing, experienced sales team led by Stu McLean, launches Ray White Blenheim I Picton. It is the first foray....
The first family of real estate in Australia behind the property giant Ray White, are set to sell their cherished Brisbane family home. In what is often described as Brisbane’s best street, the classic federation home at 32 Sutherland Ave,....
Ray White Mt Eden celebrated an ‘hour of power’ last night as five properties sent to auction successfully sold under the hammer for a combined total value of more than $11 million. Innovative internal data for Australasia’s leading property group shows it....
A quick synopsis of the market for 2020 shows some interesting details. Buyers are still very evident with auction selling rates increasing, multiple offers on normal listings commonplace and many buyers prepared to put in back-up offers on properties already under contract. Interestingly enough sale numbers remain virtually unchanged from … Read more
Amazing to think that the first month of 2020 is drawing to a close. And what a month it has been, open homes with record attendances, multi offers on many listings and pre-auction offers bringing early auctions and properties selling within 24 or 48 hours of coming to the market. … Read more
A warm welcome to you all for 2020 and what a start we have seen. With the market picking up many of our team were “on deck” over the holiday break and boy did that pay dividends for our vendors. We managed a staggering 23 signed agreements between December … Read more
SUMMERTIME IS HAMMER TIME!!! This is Ray White Austar’s big pre-Christmas marketing initiative to take advantage of growing buyer activity as we head towards the end of the year. This is a one-off special event for auctions booked during the month of October offering owners cost-effective packages and the opportunity … Read more
Earlier this year Austar embarked on a new pathway. We decided we wanted the actual team to help us set our core values, goals and ultimately our mission statement for the company. We gathered our salespeople, managers, administrators and property managers to work together in two intensive workshops evaluating various … Read more
NIWA may be predicting a wet September, but in terms of real estate this month the heat will start to go on. All indications suggest a continued upturn in real estate sales, as buying conditions ease and more property becomes available. This upturn will be welcomed by a real estate … Read more
Spring is definitely springing. The change in weather is heralding a change of another climate as listings are starting to become evident again. Like the budding of new spring flowers, this new burst of listing activity will hopefully presage the growth in sales we seasonally expect over the next 3 … Read more
Property management is a topic close to the heart of many. With the fears of future capital gains tax for secondary residential properties now put to bed, we are seeing a lot of normal New Zealanders concentrating on rental property as the best form of retirement investment. Some of the … Read more
Last week we spoke about the lift in the market as Ray White Austar had experienced some of the best Winter selling conditions we had ever experienced. We are now sitting at 25 agreements month to date and seriously challenging our best August in terms of written sales ever. Although … Read more
Another great Austar auction weekend with 3 out of 5 selling under the hammer and a fourth under offer meaning happy vendors, happy purchasers and happy agents, the perfect trifecta. We currently have 16 agreements signed already for August and well underway for perhaps our best August ever. Despite the … Read more