Tag Archives: Statistics

Canterbury homes selling fast

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Peter Griffioen

Liz McDonald at The Press reports: Homes in Canterbury and Westland are still the fastest-selling in the country, as buyers compete for properties. April figures from the Real Estate Institute show homes sold in 27 days on average. The median price was … Continue reading →

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Christchurch property values continue upward trend

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Peter Griffioen

Once again we read in The Press that the housing market is continuing to increase both in value and volume. A reasonably predictable trend is emerging and as Liz McDonald reports: “A year ago the big growth in Canterbury house … Continue reading →

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Market Snapshot

Posted on 22 August 2012 by Peter Griffioen

Evident confidence is returning to the both the local and city-wide Christchurch market and it would be fair to say that the north-west of the city is continuing to experience high demand. This is underpinned by a city-wide shortage of … Continue reading →

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Housing Market on Sellers’ Side

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Peter Griffioen

Claire Rogers at Stuff.co.nz reports: House asking prices edged up last month as, despite buyers having more choice than this time last year, the market remains on the side of sellers. Sales outstripped listings at a faster rate than the … Continue reading →

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Sales Outstrip Listings

Posted on 29 March 2012 by Peter Griffioen

March has been outstanding producing healthy sales for the month here in our Parklands office. With 25 successfully negotiated contracts to date for the month equating to an impressive $8.3m. This is a pretty good effort from our sales team … Continue reading →

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Interest rates remain low

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Peter Griffioen

Having read Mike Columbus’s comment in Saturday’s property section of The Press “Floating interest rate option as good as any”, it is encouraging to note that the official cash rate has again gone unaltered. This obviously has a direct underpinning … Continue reading →

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Property asking prices hit new high

Posted on 8 March 2012 by Peter Griffioen

The New Zealand Herald reports: New listings on property website Realestate.co.nz rose 58 per cent to 13,459 in February from January as home sellers sensed a turning of the market and leapt on to the website with record high asking prices. “The … Continue reading →

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Written Sales Trend Upward

Posted on 23 February 2012 by Peter Griffioen

In the latest edition of Harcourts MarketWatch it is interesting to note that with the exception of the Wellington region, all other regions benefited from and increase in written sales for the month of January. While January can be a … Continue reading →

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Auctions, TC3 Property Sales, Sales Volumes & Beautiful NZ

Posted on 15 February 2012 by Peter Griffioen

Auction wins the day The transparency and decisiveness of auction won the day for the sale of 30 Beach Road last week. It is often said that an owner won’t be certain just what they might accept and purchasers, just … Continue reading →

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Good News Everyone!

Posted on 9 February 2012 by Peter Griffioen

A sense of purpose… While thumbing through the Sunday Star Times I couldn’t help but take notice of the article written by David Bailey, Business and Programme manager with the Christchurch City Council’s Recreation and Sports Unit. Amongst all the … Continue reading →

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