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Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Nationally, for the six months to December 2022, rural property sales (20ha+) equalled $1.6 billion, back from $2.3 billion on the same period last year.


Friday, 18 November 2022

South Island rural real estate spring sales (August to October) equal $183m by value and 65 by number of farm sales, 44% down on the same time last year.


Friday, 18 November 2022

Tararua and Central Hawke’s Bay rural real estate spring sales (August to October) equal $39m by value from nine farm sales, well up on $11.6m from 4 sales the same time last year.


Thursday, 17 November 2022

Waikato rural real estate spring sales (August to October) equal $63m by value and 17 by number of farm sales, 57 % back on the same time last year.


Thursday, 17 November 2022

In recent seasons, there has been clear data reflecting a significant upswing in rural sales. Reversing a constrained market from 2017 to 2019 as a result of a swath of environmental policy reforms, OIA rule changes, and regulatory pressure to deleverage rural debt.

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