Bayleys Country Magazine Spring 2012 is due out soon and will be distributed on the 26th September. Register now for your complimentary copy – details below.
‘Bayleys Country’ is New Zealand’s premier rural property marketing publication. It gives farm, horticulture, viticulture, forestry and lifestyle property owners a chance to showcase their properties in a magazine that has a unique position in the market for its quality, variety and geographical spread of properties.
The magazines’ distribution is paramount to its success as it is distributed through 5 key channels including:
1. A database of 7,500 consisting of:
- Bayleys’ salespeople’s ‘hot buyer’ client database
- Bayleys’ national key client database
- A selection of key influencers and people closely connected to the rural purchasers we are targeting, specifically rural bank managers, accountants and lawyers.
2. 175,000 rural and lifestyle addresses throughout New Zealand
3. Internationally, through our international affiliates
4. Nationwide through Bayleys’ 58 offices
5. Air New Zealand Koru Lounges at key domestic and international airports
An electronic version of the magazine will also be emailed to our “hot buyer” database and to our database of 115,000 offshore skilled migrants looking to come to New Zealand.
Register now for your complimentary copy of the Country Magazine courtesy of Stuart Gudsell: Phone 07 834 6740 or 021 951 737.
September 08 2012 | Uncategorized | No Comments »
This was my first experience of a Bayleys Annual Conference and what an event “The Place To Be 2012″ as it was known. The theme “Big New Zealand Road Trip” was supporting the “big on” brand and reinforcing that Bayleys Real Estate stretches the length and breadth of the country (and beyond into Fiji), across residential, country and commercial and industrial disciplines.
Bayley's Conference 2012
These attributes give the company a huge competitive advantage. As was evident the ‘family’ theme coming through from the Bayley name, strong on family values – big on people, big on leadership, and big on innovation plus being big on celebrating as was witnessed on Friday nights GLAM ROCK Banquet and awards dinner held at Vector Arena.
The New Zealand owned business all started 39 years ago with the sale of a state house in Manuwera, the commission $300. There are now 60 offices throughout NZ and Fiji.
The unique ‘Bayleys way’ was a focus throughout the two days and they stick very close to the core values – a passion for this country, a passion for Real Estate and a commitment to doing things better with innovative ways.
The key note speakers were of a very high calibere and the breakout sessions gave a chance to hear colleagues relay what works for them and things that don’t work. There were some great discussions plus question and answer time also. Great time to network – that’s what conferences are about!
Mao’s Last Dancer
Speakers like Sir Graham Henry, the winning World Cup All Blacks coach; John Anderson Founder of Contiki Travel. a fascinating kiwi story of success in international travel; and Li Cunxin Author of Mao’s Last Dancer! If you have read this book you will understand what the real meaning hardship is and what hard work plus dedication turn into.
The industry speakers at the conference were set apart by an address by Dame Rosanne Meo DNZM OBE Chairwoman of Real Estate Institute of NZ. She is or has been on many boards around NZ. Hers was a very insightful speech and thought provoking speech.
The conference finished on a very high note with the awards dinner or should I say banquet MC by Jason Gunn of the Tv show Come Dancing fame. Fun times were had once the ‘formal stuff’ was over!
August 26 2012 | Waikato Rural Real Estate Agent | No Comments »
Gosh we are blessed in the Waikato right now with extremely warm early winter weather unlike the normal frosty foggy times of years gone by. Better not speak too soon though with the 44th Mystery Creek Fieldays starting tomorrow morning. We feel for those in the south who have already experienced heavy snow falls as well as those affected by the earthquakes in Canterbury.
ANZ are the Strategic Partner of the Fieldays 2012 and have kindly invited me and other rural professionals to a breakfast on Thursday morning. Their plan is to introduce us to the Agri edition of the privately owned business barometer. Thanks to Brett Robinson and his team at the Te Awamutu ANZ for the invitation. Should be fun!
Although I’ve been attending Mystery Creek Fieldays every year since my arrival in the Waikato back in 1986, I’m especially looking forward to this year as it’s my first year representing Bayleys Real Estate Country Team.
My memories of those earlier times feature redband gumboots, considered by many to be essential Fieldays footwear and of course the thick Waikato fog! Fortunately times have moved on, the Fieldays roads have improved and you can now do the whole thing in your street shoes.
It’s something I really look forward to each year because it’s a brilliant opportunity to network and reconnect with people from all around the country. Even my bro turns up sometimes from down country. You just can’t beat simulating conversation can you?
We can’t argue with this year’s theme, The Changing Face of Farming because it sure is. Just look at the numbers of dairy cattle nationwide; 6.2m and an average herd size of over 400 which is triple what it was 30 years ago. More on this at another time.
Call in and see me at the BAYLEYS stand, D86, I’ll make it worth your while.
Catch ya soon.
June 12 2012 | Uncategorized | No Comments »
The bumper Bayleys Fielday Preview publication is out now with 100 pages full of opportunity for genuine buyers.
There are 116 properties in this edition and all offered for sale by vendors who are keen to do business. These properties represent a collection of outstanding opportunities for those seeking their next purchase – farms, grazing units, lifestyle blocks, stunning homes and holiday havens, a complete range through some of the most sought after areas of New Zealand.
Throughout Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu/Wanganui and Taranaki, top properties in top locations are there for your consideration.
Click here for the e-Preview or contact me directly and I’ll mail you a complimentary copy.
June 08 2012 | Buying Rural Waikato Real Estate and Selling Rural Waikato Real Estate | No Comments »
A number of farms will change hands at the end of the 2011/2012 season on 31st May/1st June, as share milkers take up new contracts, move up to farm ownership or maybe their contracts are at an end.
Farmers will take to the roads moving cattle up and down the country, and are asked to be mindful of their animals effluent during their transport. Clean movement is essential.
It isn’t a good look to leave roads covered in effluent when it can be minimized by planning ahead.
So, farmers have to be organized if they are moving stock on roads. Things like:
- Get permits from your local council.
- Have plenty of staff on hand and wear helmets and high visibility clothing if your team are operating quads and bikes.
- Motorists need to be patient if they themselves stuck behind a convoy of cattle trucks, and to avoid using their horns and spooking stock.
Top tips for Gypsy Day
Selection of stock
- Cows must be fit and healthy
- Cows must able to stand evenly on all four legs
- Cows must be acting normally and if not, please call the vet
- Body conditions score must be at least 3.0.
Prepare stock for travel
- Precondition cows. This is important for those travelling long distance.
- Stand all cows off green feed for a minimum of four hours and up to 12 hours to empty themselves
- Feed these cows straw, hay or baleage with free access to water.
Communication
- Book your stock transport in advance.
- Ask for an estimated time of arrival of the truck to pick up the cows. This allows time to get the cows in and stand them off for the recommended minimum time (at least four hours). This may mean getting them in the night before.
- Check the transport operator has a plan for the journey, covering: effluent disposal sites.
- Adequate stops and rest periods (particularly for cows on long journeys)
- Talk to the farmer at the other end where your cows will be offloaded. Tell him what time you expect the truck to arrive
At the new farm
- Give all cows free access to feed and water on arrival
- Inspect the cows regularly over the first day; put them in a paddock that is convenient for you to do this
Effluent
- Check the truck effluent tanks are empty before the journey.
- In some instances, farmers can accept effluent from the stock truck. Please see here for tips on how to management this. Download Fact sheet: Discharging effluent on-farm.
Then there is the machinery and household furniture to shift, makes you tired just thinking about all!
June 02 2012 | Waikato Rural Real Estate Agent | No Comments »
Buying a lifestyle property remains an attractive proposition to a wide variety of buyers; dreams of escaping from the pressures of city living helps to fill in idle moments as do thoughts of downsizing from the family farm when it comes time for succession.
Buying any property is a process and the following five tips will help you on your way
1. Define exactly why you want a lifestyle property
As many and varied the reasons are for buying a lifestyle property, it will help if you define exactly what your personal motivations are. For example, do you have an interest in livestock or growing crops, or are you seeking privacy, space and clean air for the family. If you’re interested in small scale farming, considerations such as soil quality, sunshine hours, wind factor, water supply and the number of frost free days will be a priority. However, if you’d rather spend your spare time relaxing with the family than rotating stock a different type of property may be more suitable.
2. Decide what is and what isn’t negotiable
Having defined your motivations as mentioned above you can then divide your wish list into those things which you will not compromise on and those which, if you can get them, will be a bonus. Many families take into account school zones and easy access to school buses when deciding geographically where they’d like to be whereas if the family has grown up you’ll probably have more flexibility on this issue. If you’re growing crops, the climatic conditions will obviously be important to you and something that you won’t be prepared to compromise on. Each buyer has a different non-negotiable list depending on their unique circumstances.
3. Research the property market
While researching the market, you’ll start to develop an overall picture of what’s available which you’ll then be able to match to your wish list. At the present time there are around 1,000 lifestyle properties available for sale in the Waikato Region which on first impression appears to give you plenty of choice. However, you’ll soon discover there aren’t as many choices as you may have first thought. Property which is presented well and priced right tends to sell quickly, while those which aren’t tend to languish on the market. Having thoroughly researched the market you’ll be in a strong position to move quickly when you do find something.
4. Remain realistic when viewing
Around now, many buyers have a reality check as they realize their ultimate wish list is going to be impossible to fulfill. This returns us again to the issue of compromise, maybe more have to be made. While it may seem time consuming finding your dream property, you are going to be there a long time, so surely it’s worth the effort.
5. Maintain a sense of optimism
There’s a property available for you right now which meets your must have criteria. Maybe it’s not openly on the market due to the seller’s position (for example; financial pressure, deceased estate, or a separation) or perhaps it’s been inadequately marketed, whatever the reason you just haven’t seen it yet.
Keep in touch with your preferred real estate agent as they will have access to information which is not always (or yet) available publicly. A professional agent will have a network of contacts which they’ll be able to tap into to further your search.
May 16 2011 | Buying Rural Waikato Real Estate and Waikato Region | No Comments »
According to the REINZ statistics, during the month of April 2011 there have been 9 farm sales in the Waikato Region. The sales were achieved in the following districts; Matamata-Piako (1 arable, 1 grazing) Otorohanga (1 grazing); Waikato District (1 grazing); Waipa (2 dairy, 1 grazing) and Waitomo (1 grazing, 1 finishing).
Lifestyle block sales throughout the Waikato Region numbered 38 for April 2011.
For the three months ended 30th April 2011, there have been on average 1.92 farms and 9.83 lifestyle properties sold per week in the Waikato Region. At the current rate of sale, if there is no further property brought to the market, it will take 167 weeks to sell all the available farms and 98 weeks to sell all the available lifestyle blocks.
Sales Statistics
The following sales statistics have been sourced from the REINZ database for the three months ending 30 April 2011. We have divided the Waikato region into Districts (Territorial Authority) and then included each Districts month by month sales totals and median selling price for the combined three month period.
| Waikato Region Farm Sales |
| February, March, April 2011 |
| |
| District |
February |
March |
April |
Total |
Median |
| Matamata-Piako |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
$ 1,646,250 |
| Otorohanga |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
$ 1,350,000 |
| South Waikato |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ - |
| Taupo |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
$ 2,230,000 |
| Waikato District |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
$ 1,800,000 |
| Waipa |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
$ 1,933,096 |
| Waitomo |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
$ 816,500 |
| Total |
4 |
10 |
9 |
23 |
|
| Waikato Region Lifestyle Block Sales |
| February, March, April 2011 |
| District |
February |
March |
April |
Total |
Median |
| Hamilton |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$ 1,270,000 |
| Matamata-Piako |
5 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
$ 437,500 |
| Otorohanga |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
$ 177,500 |
| South Waikato |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
$ 365,000 |
| Taupo |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
$ 505,000 |
| Waikato District |
16 |
23 |
18 |
57 |
$ 525,000 |
| Waipa |
3 |
10 |
8 |
21 |
$ 470,000 |
| Waitomo |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
$ 225,000 |
| Total |
32 |
48 |
38 |
118 |
|
Current Inventory
As around 95% of all licensed Real Estate Agents use Realestate.co.nz to profile their listings we have sourced the following inventory levels from there. Searching NZ Farms provided us with the following summary of rural inventory available in the Waikato Region.
Waikato Farms and Lifestyle Blocks – Inventory as at May 15th 2011
Weeks to sell
In order to establish the measure of inventory, the absolute number of inventory listed on NZ Farms for the region is divided by the average number of properties sold per week over the past three months. These figures are to be seen as a guide only.
| Farms |
Lifestyle Blocks |
| 23 |
Total farm sales |
118 |
Total lifestyle block sales |
| 1.92 |
Average sales per week |
9.83 |
Average sales per week |
| 321 |
Current inventory |
963 |
Current inventory |
| 167 |
Week’s worth of inventory |
98 |
Week’s worth of inventory |
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May 16 2011 | Buying Rural Waikato Real Estate and Selling Rural Waikato Real Estate | No Comments »
Earlier in the week we attended an informative presentation given by Laurie Margrain, Chairman of Open Country Dairy (also known as Open Country Cheese or OCC). Since forming in 2001, the Company’s strategy has been to site its factories in the pre-eminent dairying areas of New Zealand and they are now successfully established in Waharoa (Waikato), Awarua (Southland) and Wanganui (Taranaki/Manawatu).
Open Country Dairy
The presentation was held at their flagship Waharoa site which is in its seventh season of operation. The Waharoa factory is by far the largest of their three sites, being supplied by 321 of the total 541 suppliers.
Open Country is a privately held company producing a range of quality milk products including milk powders, milk proteins, milk fats and cheeses which are then used in a variety of applications including food, beverage and nutritional applications.
The combined capacity of the three sites is some 800 million litres of milk per annum making Open Country the second largest dairy processor in New Zealand, exporting to around 45 countries world-wide. Although not currently in production due to the time of season, we were given a tour of the cheese plant after the presentation.
As a number of our dairy farm clients are suppliers to OCC, it was an interesting morning and enabled us to learn further about the process of providing dairy products to both the domestic and export markets.
May 05 2011 | Waikato Region | No Comments »
The Tamahere Country Market is held on the third Saturday of every month and is organised by St Stephens Church in Tamahere. You’ll find the market, which has a superb atmosphere, in the Church grounds just off State Highway 1.
The Market showcases Waikato produce including;
- Plants; from natives to perennials, succulents to orchids
- Arts; including photography, sculpture, painting, garden art
- Craft; includes felting, flax art, clothing, wood turning, collectables, and books.
- Produce; varies from season to season and offers a wide range of fresh organic and otherwise; fruit, vegetables, berries, nuts, cheese, chilled apple and nashi juice and honey. Also olives, venison salamis, salmon, bread and pastries, baking and cordials.
- Good coffee, Devonshire Teas and a sausage sizzle are on site.
April 25 2011 | Waikato Region | No Comments »
According to the REINZ statistics, during the month of March 2011 there have been 8 farm sales in the Waikato Region. The sales were achieved in the following districts; Matamata-Piako (1 grazing, 1 special) Otorohanga (1 dairy, 1 arable); Taupo (1 grazing) and the Waipa (3 grazing). This compares to 16 in March 2010 and 8 in March 2009.
Lifestyle block sales numbered 46 for March 2011, compared to 44 in March 2010 and 51 in March 2009.
For the three months ended 31st March 2011, there have been on average 1.42 farms and 8.67 lifestyle properties sold per week in the Waikato Region. At the current rate of sale, if there is no further property brought to the market, it will take 239 weeks to sell all the available farms and 104 weeks to sell all the available lifestyle blocks.
Sales Statistics
The following sales statistics have been sourced from the REINZ database for the three months ending 31 March 2011. We have divided the Waikato region into Districts (Territorial Authority) and then included each Districts month by month sales totals and median selling price for the combined three month period.
| Waikato Region Farm Sales |
| January, February, March 2011 |
| |
| District |
January |
February |
March |
Total |
Median |
| Matamata-Piako |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
$1,637,500 |
| Otorohanga |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
$1,250,000 |
| South Waikato |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ - |
| Taupo |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
$2,230,000 |
| Waikato District |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
$ 600,000 |
| Waipa |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
$2,581,548 |
| Waitomo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$1,250,000 |
| Total |
5 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
|
| Waikato Region Lifestyle Block Sales |
| January, February, March 2011 |
| District |
January |
February |
March |
Total |
Median |
| Hamilton |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
$ 530,000 |
| Matamata-Piako |
2 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
$ 364,000 |
| Otorohanga |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
$ 175,000 |
| South Waikato |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
$ 365,000 |
| Taupo |
2 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
$ 510,000 |
| Waikato District |
8 |
16 |
22 |
46 |
$ 400,000 |
| Waipa |
9 |
3 |
10 |
22 |
$ 422,501 |
| Waitomo |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
$ 240,000 |
| Total |
26 |
32 |
46 |
104 |
|
Current Inventory
As around 95% of all licensed Real Estate Agents use Realestate.co.nz to profile their listings we have sourced the following inventory levels from there. Searching NZ Farms provided us with the following summary of rural inventory available in the Waikato Region.
Waikato Farms and Lifestyle Blocks – Inventory as at April 25th 2011
Weeks to sell
In order to establish the measure of inventory, the absolute number of inventory listed on NZ Farms for the region is divided by the average number of properties sold per week over the past three months. These figures are to be seen as a guide only.
| Farms |
Lifestyle Blocks |
| 17 |
Total farm sales |
104 |
Total Waikato Lifestyle Sales |
| 1.42 |
Average sales per week |
8.67 |
Average per week |
| 339 |
Current inventory |
904 |
Current Inventory |
| 239 |
Week’s worth of inventory |
104 |
Week’s worth of inventory |
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April 25 2011 | Buying Rural Waikato Real Estate and Selling Rural Waikato Real Estate and Waikato Rural Real Estate Agent | No Comments »
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