Almost one year on from the official opening of Ray White Matakana and Omaha and business is booming from principal Heather Walton. With more than 25 years of experience in the property industry, Ms. Walton originally opened her successful Ray....
For the fifth season in a row, Ray White will be the exclusive agency partner for Three’s The Block NZ. Back on screens for its 10th season, The Block NZ: Redemption is sure to present some exciting twists and turns. ....
A fully-restored character home designed by renowned New Zealand architect James Chapman-Taylor has hit the market. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 7 Liffey Street, Island Bay, is famously known as ‘The Church House’ and was the first home Chapman-Taylor designed and....
Pictured L-R: Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge race secretary Annette Lamb, Ray White New Plymouth principals, and race sponsors Carey and Jane Simonson, race director Dianne Holdt, and ex-competitor and race committee member Graeme Francis. Photo credit: Taranaki Daily News. Inspired....
Auckland’s Ortolana was buzzing with excitement this morning, as more than 50 people gathered for the Leading Ladies breakfast hosted by Ray White. Guests heard from keynote speaker, nutritionist, and wellbeing educator Claire Turnbull, about fighting fatigue and boosting brain....
The beautiful sounds of waiata and karakia could be heard from the new Ray White Manurewa office on May 26, as members of the Tainui Iwi officially opened and blessed the branch, becoming the first-ever real estate agency to be....
The White family lives and breathes family values and they were on show this week at their annual franchisor conference called Crows Nest on the Gold Coast. Every single one of the 130 Ray White attendees at Crows Nest Conference....
In the heart of Karaka Lakes, a unique opportunity has become available for buyers, builders, and developers alike as the last remaining sites of the Karaka Lakes development hit the market. There are 37 lots up for grabs, consisting of....
Located in the immediate Christchurch airport precinct, 7.62 ha of commercial land has hit the market. Located at 361 Russley Road, Harewood, the property has four road frontages with exposure to SH1. The property is being offered to the market for sale....
Ten years after opening his flagship business at Ray White Manukau, Adam Thomson and his business partner Tom Rawson have recommitted to the Ray White New Zealand group after opening their fourth business, Ray White Mangere. Ray White New Zealand’s....
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