Rural Market News
16 Jul 2010
Rural Property Prices Static and Market Subdued
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Continuing static or declining price levels and low turnover of New Zealand’s farm properties are confirmed in the latest REINZ Rural Market Report statistics
16 Jun 2010
Profit Potential for Rural Properties Not Pushing up Prices
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The bright future for farming is not being reflected in either the prices or the number of farm sales says Real Estate Institute of New Zealand President Peter McDonald commenting on the latest REINZ Rural Market Report statistics released today
18 May 2010
Rural Property Market Remains Slow and Inactive
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The rural property market remains constrained with no significant rise in either prices or farm sales in the latest market statistics for the three months to April released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
20 Apr 2010
Little Change in Dairy Farm Sales Despite Bright Outlook
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Concern New Zealand farmers are losing out to overseas investors because local lenders are being too cautious has been expressed today by Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) President Peter McDonald.
15 Mar 2010
Rural Property Market Dips
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A continuation of a fall in sales in the rural property market has been confirmed in the latest figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Inc (REINZ).
17 Feb 2010
Rural Property Market Drops
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The rural property market continues to dip on the back of ongoing low dairy farm sales, as seen in the latest figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
21 Jan 2010
Dairy Farm Sales Affect Rural Property Market
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The latest figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) show the total number of farms sold in the three months to December 2009 was 241
15 Dec 2009
Confidence Continues To Built In Rural Market
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Confidence continues to return to the rural property market, says REINZ President Peter McDonald commenting on the rural sales figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
16 Nov 2009
"Wait and See" For Rural Market
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The Fonterra payout announcement was great news for farmers, but whether or not it will have a flow on effect in rural real estate sales and land values depends on banks’ lending policies...
15 Oct 2009
Rural Market Waits For Warmer Weather
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Muddy paddocks don’t make for the most attractive rural real estate propositions and farmers appear to be sitting out the unseasonal wet weather before putting their properties on the market ...
15 Sep 2009
Quiet Period For Rural Market
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Calving and coming out of the wintering period have contributed to a seasonally quiet period for the rural real estate sector as reflected by figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
17 Aug 2009
Rural Market Ends Season On High Note
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Figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) for the three months to July round off the season on a high note with dairy farm prices in particular showing a solid performance.
13 Jul 2009
Rural Real Estate
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The rural real estate market in the three months to June 2009 mirrors the same period two years earlier in terms of price.
12 Jun 2009
Buyer Confidence In Rural Market
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Rural real estate statistics covering the three months to May 2009 were released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) showing buyer confidence in a steady market.
14 May 2009
Improved Turnover In Rural Real Estate
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Statistics released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) indicate a degree of consolidation in the rural sector with an improvement in turnover and a settling down of prices.
14 Apr 2009
Lifestyle Properties Shine In Rural Market
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Rural real estate buyers are coming back statistics released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) indicate.
12 Mar 2009
Rural Market Shows Signs of Stabilising
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Figures released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) for February indicate the rural real estate market is settling back to its pre-2008 peak that was precipitated by the unprecedented Fonterra payout of that year.
16 Feb 2009
Turnover Low But Prices Firm In Rural Market
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Turnover of properties in the rural real estate sector reported by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) for January are the lowest recorded for many years, but prices remain relatively steady across most farm types.
16 Jan 2009
Cautious Approach To Slower Rural Market
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While December figures just released by REINZ reveal one of the lowest turnover rates....
12 Dec 2008
Rural Prices Steady in Slower Market
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Latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) show prices are holding firm in the rural real estate sector albeit in a slower market.
14 Nov 2008
Rural Market Enters Busy Period
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The rural real estate market is moving into a busy period with sales figures recorded in October giving an early indication of a market that is still establishing itself according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
13 Oct 2008
Dairy Real Estate Remains Strong
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Despite the announced drop in milk payouts to dairy farmers, dairy farm sales and prices remained relatively firm in September, with most rural real estate agencies reporting brisk activity according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
15 Sep 2008
Dairy Farm Prices Hit New Record
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Dairy farm prices hit a new record in August, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) rural market report.
19 Aug 2008
Rural Property Prices Continue To Shine
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Rural property sales tracked down slightly in July but property prices held up well, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc) rural market report.
17 Jul 2008
Farm and Lifestyle Properties Outpace the Pack
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The rural property market continued to outpace the residential property market in June with continued strong prices and sales, according to REINZ National Councillor and rural spokesperson for the Institute Mr Peter McDonald.
16 Jun 2008
Alls Fine Down On The Farm - REINZ
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The rural property market reached a new record in May....
16 May 2008
Farm Sales Hit New Record – REINZ
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The New Zealand farm real estate market continued its buoyant progress in April in stark contrast to the residential property market, according to REINZ National Councillor and rural spokesperson for the Institute Mr Peter McDonald.
11 Apr 2008
Farm Sales Thrive On Heavy Capital Inflows - REINZ
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Big money continues to flow into the New Zealand farm sector......
17 Mar 2008
Dairy Farm Sales Continue To Dominate Busy Rural Sector - REINZ
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High transaction volumes continued in the dairy sector in February but values eased a little across all farm categories
22 Feb 2008
Dairy Farmers Create Their Own New ‘Rich List’ -REINZ
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The residential property market might have fallen into the doldrums but the price of dairy farms hit new records in January
17 Jan 2008
Rural Property Market Ends 2007 Strongly -REINZ
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The rural property market ended 2007 strongly with an increase in the median sales price for farms and lifestyle properties in the three months to December 2007.....
12 Dec 2007
Dairy Farm Prices Drive National Farm Median To New Record - REINZ
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Strong dairy farm sales and prices kicked the rural real estate market up to the next level during November, the Real Estate Institute said today.
14 Nov 2007
Rural Property Market Steady And Poised For Further Gains - REINZ
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The three months to October saw continued demand for rural property with more farms changing hands during the period...
11 Oct 2007
Dairy Farms Tread Water But New Payouts Set To Extend Market
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The rural property market was a little subdued in September mainly due to a lower level of dairy farm sales and prices, the Real Estate Institute said today.
20 Sep 2007
Dairy and Finishing Properties Underpin Rural Real Estate Market - REINZ
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Very strong prices for dairy farms and finishing properties underpinned the rural real estate market in August, the Real Estate Institute said today.
13 Aug 2007
Dairy Farm Prices Finish Selling Season on a High Note
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Farm prices continue to firm with the dairy sector finishing its traditional pre-spring transaction period on a high note with a national median price of $3,162,500, the Real Estate Institute said today.
16 Jul 2007
Farm Prices Keep on Firming
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Farm prices firmed appreciably during the three months to June, despite a slight weakening in sales, the Real Estate Institute said today.
18 Jun 2007
Grazing And Dairy Farm Properties Lead Farm Prices
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Grazing and Dairying properties were in strong demand in May, with significant increases in prices and sales totals, the Real Estate Institute said today.
18 May 2007
Lifestyle Blocks Spice Up Rural Property Market
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A surge in lifestyle property prices dominated the latest month’s rural property market statistics, the Real Estate Institute said today.
20 Apr 2007
Dairy Farm Sales And Prices Drive March Rural Property Market
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A seasonal surge in dairy farm sales drove the national farm median price ahead in March, the Real Estate Institute said today.
20 Mar 2007
Rural Real Estate Market Remains Tight - REINZ
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Recent predictions of a surge in farms for sale weren’t borne out by the latest February Rural market statistics, the Real Estate Institute said today.
19 Feb 2007
Farm Sales Begin Year On Cautious Note
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Farm prices and sales began the year on a seemingly cautious note according to the January Real Estate Institute of New Zealand rural report.
22 Jan 2007
Rural Property Market Ends 2006 With Strong Sales
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The rural property market ended 2006 strongly with an increase in both the median sales price for farms and lifestyle properties for the month of December.
20 Dec 2006
Dairy farm sales surge underpins rural market
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A solid surge in dairy farm sales and prices underpinned the rural property market in November...
20 Nov 2006
Farm Sales Recover But Lifestyle Properties Take Centre Stage
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Lifestyle properties starred in the rural property market during October with an increase in the median selling price from $400,000 to $415,000
17 Oct 2006
Farm sales down in the face of cooling confidence
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The lifestyle property market enjoyed the benefit of a rising residential property market in September, but farm sales were significantly down...
18 Sep 2006
Spring Fires Up Lifestyle Property Prices
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The prospect of the arrival of spring did the trick for Lifestyle property prices in August...
17 Aug 2006
Farm Prices Rally In July
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An increase in higher value horticultural and finishing property sales drive the national median farm price back over the million dollar mark during July.
20 Jul 2006
Big Chill Hits Rural Property Market
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The traditional winter slow-down affected the rural property market in June....
20 Jun 2006
Rural Lifestyle Properties prove Increasingly Popular
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Rural lifestyle properties are proving increasingly popular according to the latest rural market report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc).
19 May 2006
Unclear economic signals send rural Sales into decline
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A combination of economic, commodity price and exchange rate uncertainly contributed to a drop in rural property sales in April, according to the latest rural market report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc).
21 Apr 2006
Confidence in rural market returns
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The rural property market shrugged off its seasonal summer slowdown with a strong performance in March with a jump in sales and an increase in the national median price to $1.1 million...
20 Mar 2006
Farm sellers melt into the shadows
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Farm property sales listings dried up during February leading to unseasonably low farm sales, according to the latest rural sales report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc).
17 Feb 2006
Farm buyers hold off over extended Holiday Period
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Rural results followed all areas of real estate in January with the maintenance of values, but low sales volume as the country moves through the holiday period from Christmas...
23 Jan 2006
Farm prices rise despite sales falls
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December farm prices firmed despite unusually low sales volumes, according to the latest rural sales report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc).
19 Dec 2005
Dairy Farm Sales Drive Rural Median To New Record
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Heavy volumes of dairy farm sales drove the New Zealand farm median sale price over the $1million level in November, according to the latest rural sales report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc).
24 Nov 2005
Lifestyle Properties Ignore Trends with Kick in Sales and Prices
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Strong demand for lifestyle properties resulting in a kick in prices were features of rural property sales during October, according to the latest rural sales report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Inc).
20 Oct 2005
Farm Prices Buoyant As Demand Exceeds Supply
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The rural property market stirred in September but a shortage of listings continues to dominate the market.
22 Sep 2005
RURAL PROPERTY PRICES STRENGTHEN IN AUGUST
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Strong buying demand but low volumes of sales boosted grazing, dairying and horticultural property prices during August
22 Aug 2005
Demand for rural property holds up despite quiet market
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Despite a seasonally quiet month for the rural property market, demand remains strong and prices are holding up.
18 Jul 2005
City Dwellers Drive Lifestyle Property Prices to New Record
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The price of lifestyle property continues to reach new highs as city dwellers compete for rural properties.
22 Jun 2005
Grazing properties steal the show as farm prices continue steady increase
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Farm prices and sales rose during May, despite the traditional downturn expected at this time of year, according to the latest rural sales figures.
19 May 2005
Dairy Farm Prices go from Strength to Strength
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The national dairy farm median price hit $2,707,500 in April, up on the March median price of $2,500,000 and more than $760,000 higher than the April 2004 median of $1,940,000.
21 Apr 2005
Strong Lifestyle Property Prices Dominate March
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Lifestyle property values continued to increase strongly during March according to the latest rural sales figures. The national median selling price for lifestyle properties increased from $300,500 in February to $350,000 for March.
23 Mar 2005
Rural Property Prices Ease in February
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Rural property prices began to ease during February despite stronger sales volumes.
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