First Realty Newsletter May 2026

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30 May 2026 A Case For A Buyers Agency Recently, I helped two of my friends to buy properties. It took a lot of effort but I was able to…

First Realty Newsletter April 2026

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18 April 2026 Sales counts and median prices are not much better than they were a year ago, as evidenced from the latest REINZ property report. See chart below. As…

First Realty Newsletter March 2026

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02 March 2026 We are well into the new year and we find ourselves facing new challenges. When it comes to property sales, Auckland is seeing a drop. Buyers are…

First Realty Newsletter December 2025

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27 December 2025 The numbers in the REINZ report do not accurately reflect the rapid changes that are taking place in the market. We have just sold 3 Falkirk Street…

First Realty Newsletter October 2025

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22 October 2025 The numbers in the REINZ report do not accurately reflect the rapid changes that are taking place in the market. We have just sold 3 Falkirk Street…

First Realty Newsletter September 2025

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23 September 2025 We listed 3 Falkirk Street in Blockhouse Bay for sale on Trade Me on 8th September at a price of $700,000. The reason for this low pricing…

First Realty Newsletter August 2025

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29 August 2025 OCR down to 3% but... New Zealand's OCR came down to 3% from 3.25%. This comes from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Monetary Policy Statement August…

First Realty Newsletter July 2025

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25 July 2025 Residential market remains slow and steady As per the latest REINZ June 2025 property report, the data shows a 3.4 % decrease in the Auckland median sale…

First Realty Newsletter June 2025

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19 June 2025 NZ see’s another month of rental fall Trade Me reported in their Property News and Advice blog post, on 23rd May, that New Zealand’s national median rent…

First Realty Newsletter April 2025

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28 April 2025 The Market - A mixed report As per the latest REINZ March 2025 property report, the data shows a 2.8 % decrease in the Auckland median sale…

First Realty Newsletter March 2025

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21 March 2025 We have recently completed a substantial renovation project for one of our clients and the property for sale featured below showcases our capabilities in this regard. Whether…

First Realty Newsletter February 2025

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07 March 2025 Property owners are obviously pleased about the reduction in the OCR and the resultant reduction in mortgage interest rates by the banks. The real effect on the…