Auction results: Harcourts sells three quarters of Auckland auction properties

Harcourts sold 74% of their Auckland auction properties last week, 67% in Hamilton, 63% in Christchurch

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Harcourts sold 74% of their Auckland auction properties last week, 67% in Hamilton, 63% in Christchurch

5th Apr 16, 5:03am by Greg Ninness

Harcourts sold 34 of their 46 Auckland auction properties last week giving a sales rate of 74%.

In Hamilton and Wellington the sales rate was 67% and in Christchurch it was 63%.

in Auckland prices ranged from $476,000 for a home unit in Manurewa (pictured) to $1.8 million for a house in Remuera.

In Hamilton prices ranged from $262,000 to $1.25 million, and in Christchurch prices ranged from $271,000 to $905,000.

See below for the full results:

Residential auction results for Harcourts Wellington:

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14 Comments

by Machiavelli | 5th Apr 16, 8:48am 1459802929

Borrow borrow borrow like there is no tomorrow. It's only the first home buyers that are feeling the sorrow.
The wealthy among us are the landed gentry. When we put out our hands there's cash aplenty.
As we drive the wedge deeper between haves and have nots, the Governor is sleeping while the PM plays golf.
I'm counting my fortune. It's winners take all. We look down from above at that growing class called the poor.

by bigbunny | 5th Apr 16, 9:40am 1459806052

by doublegz | 5th Apr 16, 9:46am 1459806415

Why have you edited your comment so many times? I already read it: "Pride comes before the fall for those who are gloating".

by bigbunny | 5th Apr 16, 9:56am 1459806986

doublegz - I didn't think my comment added anything to what Machiavelli has written, so I removed it.

by frazz | 5th Apr 16, 9:50am 1459806609

Health Is Better Than Wealth. :

This is an old proverb. It means that it is always better to be healthy than wealthy. A man may be immensely rich. He may have all the luxuries one can dream of. But if he has a grave disease like cancer or something, all his wealth becomes useless. He will not be able to enjoy comforts. He will be slowly crawling inch by inch towards death. Apart from that he has to suffer the mental agony arising from his realization. He will be as good as dead. But if a man is health even if he has no wealth, he can be happy. As he is healthy, he can always work and earn his daily bread. He can lead a happy and contented life with what he has. As he is healthy, there will be no diseases to bother him. He may not be able to spend lavishly or afford luxuries. Therefore it is true to say that health is better than wealth.

by doublegz | 5th Apr 16, 9:54am 1459806878

Yes, happiness always comes first - it's a no brainer.

by Machiavelli | 5th Apr 16, 10:00am 1459807200

Health + wealth is the best.

by doublegz | 5th Apr 16, 10:02am 1459807375

Health + Wealth = A large DGZ property with a large lawn to play cricket and a swimming pool :-)

by Machiavelli | 5th Apr 16, 10:15am 1459808148

To each his own DGZ. We left our DGZ home a few years ago (still own it) and have never looked back. It's a quarter acre, pavlova paradise slice of dirt in the wild west for me! Fishing in the forgotten harbour on the weekend reinforced my view. I'd happily own a few more DGZ properties though ;)

by Zachary Smith | 5th Apr 16, 11:41am 1459813293

I wouldn't trade superior intellect for happiness. Not sure if that is a no brainer or not ;-)

by Machiavelli | 5th Apr 16, 2:07pm 1459822028

You have to be in possession of something before you trade it.

(Sorry I couldn't resist!. Love your work though ZS.)

by Zachary Smith | 5th Apr 16, 4:07pm 1459829259

Maybe I should have written, "I will trade some of my happiness for a superior intellect"!
Happiness being a rather vague thing.

by Kaper2 | 5th Apr 16, 2:08pm 1459822119

These days you need wealth to be able to pay for the drugs that can beat cancer.

by Zachary Smith | 5th Apr 16, 6:25pm 1459837503

The Zachary Index is out on the above Auckland auction results.
Average sale price of 38.47% over CV for 32 houses.
I included the one which sold for below CV and the two Bassett Road properties that seemed to have abnormal results below what I would have expected. Without those three the percentage over CV for 29 houses was 45.26%