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Auctions showcase strong demand across all property types
Ray White Whangarei saw 16 properties go under the hammer yesterday, recording a 47 per cent clearance rate.
RBNZ delivers cautious 0.25 per cent cut
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has lowered the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent, a move which experts say reflects a clear softening in economic conditions.
Auction metrics hold steady as spring selling season wraps up
Ray White New Zealand scheduled 254 auctions last week, with volume remaining strong during the last weeks of spring.
Robert and Greer Tulp launch Ray White Beacon Property Management
Experienced real estate professionals Robert and Greer Tulp have joined Ray White to open their new business, Ray White Beacon Property Management, based on the Hibiscus Coast.
October welcomes record listings activity since the pandemic
New Zealand's housing market delivered a measured performance in October 2025, with the national median house price rising 1.8 per cent to $786,000 from September's $772,500.
Home with own playground sells for $1.325M
Ray White scheduled 200 properties to go under the hammer last week, recording a clearance rate of 51.4 per cent.
Volume strong as sellers look to transact before Christmas
Ray White New Zealand scheduled 234 auctions last week, up 13.6 per cent compared to last year, however, last week’s clearance sat at 47.1 per cent which was down 14.69 per cent year-on-year.
New Zealand construction activity shows tentative recovery in Q3 2025
New Zealand's construction sector shows tentative recovery with crane numbers up 10.5 per cent in Q3 2025. Auckland leads with 59 cranes as residential and non-residential activity begins to stabilise amid ongoing challenges.
Auctions strong across the country
Ray White New Zealand scheduled 260 properties to go under the hammer last week, up 22.1 per cent year-on year.
The Pulse – 13 Feb 2020
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
The Pulse – 30 Jan 2020
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
The Pulse 14 Jan 20
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
The Pulse – 24 Oct 2019
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
The Pulse – 17 Sept 2019
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
The Pulse – 10 Sept 2019
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
The Pulse – 3 Sept 2019
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
The Pulse – 20 Aug 2019
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
The Pulse 13 Aug 2019
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
The Pulse – 8 Aug 2019
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
