Harcourts reports market urgency

A sense of urgency has taken hold in the New Zealand property market, real estate agency Harcourts says.

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 12:00AM

by The Landlord

It has released its statistics for December, showing an increase in turnover in all regions except Christchurch.

Average house prices in Auckland and Northland were up 8% to $709,823.

Wellington prices increased 5% on average, to $377,566. Christchurch's inched up 2% year-on-year to an average $488,250.

The northern region experienced a 5.4% year-on-year drop in new listings and a 24.7% increase in written sales.

The central region reported a 22.3% increase in written sales, Wellington a 16.9% increase and the provincial South Island region a 6% increase.

Wellington had more than 8% less property on hand last month than in November 2013.

Harcourts chief executive Hayden Duncan said the Christchurch market had eased a little and there was more choice available to buyers as new construction created more properties for sale.

Total new listings in Christchurch were up 11% from the same time a year ago. Written sales were down 5% and property on hand increased 28.2%.

Duncan said: “Listings throughout the country have been strong throughout spring but we do expect to see the traditional decline in volume as the holiday period approaches.”

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