There was a substantial jump in activity at the latest auctions, with interest.co.nz monitoring 530 residential property auctions over the week of 15-21 November.
That was up from 436 the previous week and 466 the week before that.
Anything over 500 a week suggests the market is in peak selling mode, so the summer rush certainly seems to have arrived in the auction rooms over the last week.
Of the 530 properties on offer, 224 sold under the hammer, giving an overall sales rate of 42%, compared with 40% the previous week.
Of the 224 that sold, 61% achieved prices that were above or equal to their corresponding rating valuation.
So we are seeing more activity, with more properties coming to market and more selling, but no significant movement in the sales rate or prices.
Details of the individual properties offered at all of the auctions monitored by interest.co.nz, including the selling prices of those that sold, are available on our Residential Auction Results page.
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| Residential Auction Results | ||||
| at auctions monitored by interest.co.nz | ||||
| 15-21 November 2025 | ||||
| District | Total | Sold | % Sold | % of selling prices above or equal to rating valuation |
| Northland | 23 | 7 | 30% | 71% |
| Auckland Region | 327 | 144 | 44% | 54% |
| -Rodney | 33 | 12 | 36% | 33% |
| -North Shore | 74 | 42 | 57% | 72% |
| -Waitakere | 25 | 8 | 32% | 27% |
| -Central suburbs | 109 | 44 | 40% | 55% |
| -Manukau | 54 | 28 | 52% | 61% |
| -Papakura | 11 | 6 | 55% | 33% |
| -Franklin | 21 | 4 | 19% | 50% |
| Coromandel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waikato | 26 | 11 | 42% | 60% |
| Bay of Plenty | 39 | 15 | 38% | 62% |
| Gisborne | 15 | 9 | 60% | 71% |
| Taupo | 7 | 2 | 27% | 0 |
| Manawatu/Whanganui | 5 | 2 | 40% | 50% |
| Marlborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson/Bays | 7 | 3 | 43% | 33% |
| Canterbury | 61 | 28 | 46% | 89% |
| Central Otago/Lakes | 15 | 3 | 20% | 33% |
| All of Aotearoa | 530 | 224 | 42% | 61% |
10 Comments
My immediate neighbor had a drone up taking RE video, needs to sell, medical means cannot realistically live rural.
Highest clearance rates jn a while. Hearing from contacts at the front line that lotsa sellers still want 2021 prices. Has price eroded, or the cost of capital retreated to enable servicing?
I suspect a bit of both.
We bought this week via price by negotiation. Seemed like decent value vs the renting options.
Going to miss the easy walk to the beach though
Gecko is being quiet today, after posting this just 5 days ago.
by NZGecko | 17th Nov 25, 10:58am
You been living under a rock?????
THE CRASH IS HERE AND NOW.....and it's not done, doing its very good work !!
2012 and 2015 prices coming here, and there, to a town near you soon. Don't overpay on todays expected prices - housing deflation is a trend.
NZ Housing market Crash, Crash, Crash.
This Gecko is a master at camouflage when it senses the danger of a property market recovery...
Jesus a recovery? struggling to build a base here.... chickens counting etc
you probably want the 3 month moving average to stay positive for 3 months to claim a base, only then can we start talking a recovery, current we are seeing noise with a large overhead supply
not sure we can move higher without that wood chopped, plus all the hidden supply from developers not listing all available stock...
Yvil claims he has no rentals but seems to be very attracted to property price appreciation?
whats your position Nifty you own rentals?
Ask the rentals loaded Specuvestors Yvil or Grifty a hard question and all we get is crickets.....
I noticed that Wellington has not appeared in one of these tables for quite a while.
Does this mean that none are selling by Auction?
More for sale means more sales.
Agents pushing hard though - one left me a voice mail today to remind me that I'd unsubscribed to their marketing mails months ago, and how they'd love to share some great properties they have listed
... buyers must be lining up I suppose
Yeah. Was chasing a few things two years ago. Spent the last twelve months delisting from endless spam. Seems they pass the list to every new agent trying their luck.
Started getting agents calling. Good to see them actually working for a change. Must have been so hard fighting off buyers and just coining it.
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