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"...While property prices are likely to pick up in future, a rental investment should stack up as just that - an investment. Properties are available at 8 per cent or 9 per cent gross return. Look for those - then any capital gains are just the icing on the cake."...Read the full article here
"All of the main eight measures we use to gauge the current strength of the residential real estate market around New Zealand have strengthened over the past month indicating that slowly but surely on average things are shifting to a sellers market. More and more first home buyers are appearing, prices are perceived to be edging upward, and auction clearance rates are considered to be improving. However there has been a sizeable lift in potential vendors seeking appraisals of their properties, and in the opinion of agents the market balance is only marginally in favour of sellers. Regional variations remain strong." Read or download report here
With turmoil in the financial markets which, which according to Finance Minister Bill English, we can expect “episodically over the next four or five years”, it is more important than ever for investors to make wise, informed decisions. Following are some thoughts and observations about “the market”.
Despite the current uncertainty in global markets, house prices could grow by up to 6 per cent nationally over the coming year, according to an Infometrics report prepared for mortgage insurer QBE Lenders' Mortgage Insurance. Read full article here
"In residential real estate buyers remain cautious but listings are in short supply, in construction conditions are very mixed, exporters are showing concerns about the high exchange rate, but interest rates barely rated a mention." Read or download the file here.
Results of interest in the survey include a noticeable improvement in sentiment in the legal sector, widespread shortages of residential real estate listings, and more balanced feedback from the retailing sector than the outright pessimism which has dominated for a long time. Read or download the report here.
The June 2011 NZ Property Report published by Realestate.co.nz provides an insight into the state of the New Zealand property market as measured by the supply side of the property market over the month of May. The key measures of the market analysed in the report are the number of new listings, the asking price expectation for those new listings and the level of inventory of unsold houses on the market at this time. Read or download the full report here
"Our third monthly BNZ-REINZ Market Survey of over 10,000 licensed real estate agents has found a rapidly strengthening upturn in Auckland’s residential real estate market but most other centres still showing caution. Wellington in particular appears generally lacklustre. Nationwide the results show price rises are still not occurring on average, sellers are generally more motivated than buyers, there is little change happening with regard to investor interest in the market though more and more first home buyers are appearing, and numbers through Open Homes keep improving. "Read article here
"Our view on NZ growth remains firmly positive, but for now one still struggles to find data outside of booming merchandise export receipts to show strong growth. In particular short term construction prospects remain weak and businesses are cutting back investment except on commercial vehicles. Still, with our monthly survey showing confidence in the economy a year from now at a record high we feel on reasonably safe growth with our warnings regarding tightening labour availability, rising inflationary pressures, tightening monetary policy from late in the year, and eventually firmly improving housing market activity." Read or download here.