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35 Thomas Street, Allenton

Margaret — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52:16 +0000

Market Update

Margaret — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:36:22 +0000

April saw a drop in the amount of New Listings nationally but demand is still very strong reinforcing the previous month of a seller’s market. Realestate.co.nz’s monthly housing report for April said despite heated market conditions in specific parts of the country, mainly Auckland where the asking price jumped from $559,369 in March to $568,820 in April.

Realestate.co.nz CEO Alister Helm said the more muted numbers for April also put splashed cold water on the contention that the New Zealand housing market was headed back into bubble territory. He said while property sales were strong for the latest month’s data, for March they did not show a seasonally adjusted increase.

“This indicates that the market would appear not to be diving headlong into a property bubble, but rather is seeing a steady turnover and pragmatic buying and selling in the main.”

Despite an anticipated slow down over the next three months, realestate.co.nz is forecasting an increase in asking prices as “demand flows through to vendor expectations.” “Clearly there are pockets of the market where there is not quite this degree of balance.”

The inventory of unsold homes, which saw a four year low in March, eased slightly in April.

Ashburton is in a rental property drought…

Margaret — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:34:18 +0000

Ashburton’s rental shortage is hitting an all time high with landlords reaping the benefits of the shortage in terms of rising rent prices and in increasing selectiveness over tenants. In Saturday’s Guardian there were just four houses to rent, ranging in price from $220 for a two bedroom unit to $360 for a three bedroom home. While there were several listings on Trademe, many had availability dates that were several weeks old.

Fairwell to an Industry Giant

Margaret — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:47:06 +0000

Today sees the end of and era, Tony Sands of Harcourts Ashburton hangs his hat in the Real Estate Industry and moves onto greener pastures. No matter which way you look at it Tony definitely left an impact on the real estate industry in Ashburton and has set the bar high for all that follow. I wish him well with his future endeavours. Good Luck Tony

20 Nelson Street, Hampstead

Margaret — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:28:09 +0000

Our Very Own Master Chef…

Margaret — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:56:55 +0000

I know this has nothing to do with Real Estate but we are quite proud to have one of our own Ashburtonians make it into the top 10 of Master Chef New Zealand.

If you watch Master Chef New Zealand you may know that we had a contestant from little old Ashburton on there. Chantelle O’Brien owner of Twelve Wine Lounge & Tapas Bar on Tancred St.

Unfortunately though on Tuesday night, her journey ended. In the 3 seasons that the show has been running she is the first Mid-Cantabrian to make it this far.

Well done for making it to the top 8 on Master Chef New Zealand Chantelle.

9 Fairfield Ave, Fairton

Margaret — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:40:49 +0000

262 Tancred Street, Ashburton

Margaret — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:37:00 +0000

4 Collins Street, Netherby

Margaret — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:31:44 +0000

183 Harrison Street, Allenton

Margaret — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:35:49 +0000