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Ray White sold five out of seven and Barfoot's sold three out of six at the latest Auckland apartment auctions

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Ray White sold five out of seven and Barfoot's sold three out of six at the latest Auckland apartment auctions

Nearly two thirds of the Auckland apartments offered at this week's main apartment auctions were sold under the hammer.

At Ray White City Apartments' auction, seven properties were on offer and five were sold.

At Barfoot & Thompson's main apartment auction this week, six apartments were offered and three sold under the hammer.

At the Ray White auction sales were made at both ends of the price spectrum, with a modern terrace house in Grafton selling for $1.309 million and a studio unit in the Cambridge building on Anzac Ave in the CBD selling for $153,000.

At Barfoot's auction there was very competitive bidding from several potential buyers for two large apartments in the CBD, one of 96 square metres which sold for $670,000, and a penthouse apartment of 177 square metres which went for $1.316 million.

There was also very strong bidding for a 195 square metre commercial unit in Otahuhu that was offered at the same auction and sold for $700,000.

Of the three apartments that were passed in at Barfoot's auction, two received no bids.

The full results of both auctions with details of all properties offered and the prices achieved on those that sold, are available on our Auction Results page.

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Still really low volumes being sold at auction, seven apartments only five sold hardly earth shattering.
TradeMe's current property listing for Auckland now stands at 11042 listings which is quite high.

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Something is happening that is turning the tide. This article is definitely no fluke. The houses are selling fast with multiple-offers situation left, right and centre.
4 Burwood Crescent just sold today for $2m+ over the CV!!
http://remuerarealestateregister.co.nz/catalog/product/1184
CV $2,300,000
Sold $4,380,000 (90% over the CV)

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Double-GZ An extraordinary result and practically a two beddie too!

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A two beddie with 273sqm floor area haha! That's what I call luxurious :-)

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Crazy for that.

Thats nuts, thats £2 million pounds. Soon a lot of migrants will be moving home. We will be to expensive for everyone. Which may slow immigration down. I would rather spend money on lifestyle block build nice house and pool, buy apartment. Send kids to private school, or get tutors. It just makes the divide bigger in that area. Cool if you like that sort of stuff, and into hob knobbing and patting each other on the back, but I like good genuine people around me.

Friends live in Runciman road and kids go to St Kents as day students, he loves the country lifestyle.

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I have to say this sale today is a little overcooked. I actually think it should go for around $3m...but who am I to say, the market is all about supply and demand. As I understand it, the vendor has received multiple offers for the property and sold it before the set sale date of Wednesday 12 April. This is what is happening out there in my neck of woods.

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Wow you guys must be making some serious coin up there!!!

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Homes.co.nz was pretty accurate again with the sale being between the mid point and the high figure. The property actually went up in value almost $8,500 a week since it last sold two years ago. I went to three open homes last weekend with two of them being reasonably busy and the third hard to say as I arrived just as it was closing.

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So much profits made and now safely in the pocket :-)
I went to see 11 Croydon Rd in Mt Eden last weekend as I was attracted by the chocolate box photos in the advert. OMG it was like a market there...the place was buzzing and I was pretty much stunned from what I've witnessed! https://www.barfoot.co.nz/593759

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Just curious - how was that house heated? I spotted a built-in woodburner in the lounge, but nothing else.

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It has under floor gas central heating with ducted grills.

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Actually I've re-thought, what I would do with 4 mill. Go to the coromandel by a cheap bit of land, build something thats eco and smallish, buy a ute, surf board and kite board. Get myself a cruisey little job or run a business to help keep me busy. And go surfing and live life. Burn the suit.

Ive worked for quite a few years in the corporate life, my priorities have changed and its certainly not buying a small house for millions in an overheated market.

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Do you really think 4mil is enough for you to last for the rest of your life?

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Ha ha thats a funny question? Not if I spend money on BMWs, taps that cost $200 and $5 lattes, and go for trips around Europe.

But yes is the short answer. So many people in this world live on way less. Its about whats important to you. I joined an incubator for start-ups, you've got to assess whats important to you and what do you truely want. I found in my life I want freedom, to spend time with my kids, and to live life, the way I like to live it. Which is surfing and fishing, do stuff in NZ for which NZ is great.. The rest is just stuff. I always wanted to money, but now I dont. Money to get freedom yes, money to make sure kids are fed yes. But not money for stuff.

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Yep with four million I'd buy three blocks of flats bringing in 250k.I'd have nearly 800k left over for a decent house.Yeah I reacon 4mill would do it.....just

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Also, there are many smart people on here who could point you in the right direction but if you got 5% annually on 3million, thats $150K. A cruisey job at $30K, which gives you $180K. More then enough to pay for the gas to get you to your surfing spots.

A mill for your house. Plenty.

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And there's plenty of surf spots to discover all over!!!

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Cheers for the Real Estate updates guys... enjoy your open Homes this weekend ;)

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Thanks for your concern Twyfie I will do so indeed, as I already have a list of open homes I'm going to see this weekend as part of my housing research. Will report back if the open homes are buzzing.

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When the Real Estate Agents are also doing the buying we know we are in trouble :)

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Yes the RE's are certainly chatting among themselves. Even one property sales seems to send them in to an optimistic tizzy, as they hope in vain to be able to fleece kiwi's out of our own land.

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Every sale counts. A sale of $4,380,000 in DGZ is probably equivalent to 10-15 sales in the region.

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Well hang on to that DGZ because your sales aren't going to last for long, not with those pathetic sales volumes.
I guess you and the other RE's are finding it really tough out there. Perhaps you should think about dropping your commission rates.

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I think, if anything, things are going to start picking up again. Lots of choice, interest rates getting lower, markets in Oz and Canada still hot.

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Sounds like you're saying political measures will still be needed to correct the housing situation in NZ.

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This just shows naive you are. Every single person with an opposing view is a RE agent - this is laughable LOL

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I know there are quite a few RE's who comment on this site, including yourselves and Zachary which most people are aware that your the same person, who is and RE. We've proved it over and over again.

It's just really, really SAD. But I guess you have to try to drum up trade some how. Drop your commission rates mate and perhaps you may seem some real sales volumes. Try to be less greedy!!

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I cannot stop laughing because every word in your comment is so awfully wrong. I am sure Zach is doing exactly the same LOL

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It is silly to assert things you cannot possibly prove. I think the ZS/DGZ phenomenon are perhaps unique to these times although there are also Keywest, Carlos, THE MAN2, Narrabeen Boy and others.

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You're in IT right? I'm sure you know we can tell your location from your IP address. Surely the mods can confirm that ZS and DGZ are commenting from the same location.

Heck I'll even make it easy for the mods to test this by confirming that I'm commenting right now from Newmarket. Yes, I actually do live in the double grammar zone, my son goes to a primary school in Remuera and I know that people in my "neck of woods"* are nice people, not like Double-GZ. That's how I know he doesn't live here and is only an RE because if you actually live in Remuera, you wouldn't be as nasty as him.

*Pro tip: the correct way to say it is "neck of the woods"

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RichMuhlach, If the administrators checked my current IP address they would see it is in Sweden because I am using the Tor browser. Just thought I would try it and see if commenting works in Tor. Of course another simple way is for one user to use the home broadband and another to use a 3G connection. There are also a number of VPN services that could be used. IT guys probably have a number of other ways as well. Of course we don't need to do any of that because we are different people. In fact when I was exiled for a month I told David C I would not create another account under a different name and email address and would honour the rules. I actually believe in being as honest as possible and abiding by the host's rules.

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Zachary if your IP address is being listed in Sweden then you're most certainly doing something dodgy. But then most RE's are dodgy and unscrupulous so that just goes to prove our point! :P

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CJ099 there is nothing dodgy about remaining anonymous. I would regard it as a human right. Is encryption dodgy? Why should I be okay with "authorities" looking over my shoulder every time I read something?

* Why do you comment using a pseudonym?

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So you are using ip proxy to pretend you are in Sweden, i understand.
Of course a packet sniffer will reveal your machine name and user name so beware of the feds.
Lots of information buried in those packets.

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I am simply demonstrating how easy it is to do in the context of interest.co.nz comments. No need to get too paranoid. I don't think being smug is a federal offence yet.

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Ive just been associated with a awkland property purchase, talk about shonkey, paranoia was my closest friend.

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Zachary you're dodgy, dodgy. He who needs to hide is obviously up to no good.

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But being dodgy is not so bad
Being a pleb is worse.

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@ Zachary: He he, That's a bit rich coming from some one who uses a villain as a user name! First sign of an RE; villainous User Names or egotistical.

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I am in the heart of Remuera and yes we are neighbours. I am sorry if you think I am nasty as I have no intention to be nasty to anyone, in fact all my work colleagues think I am too nice and too soft but it wouldn't matter in IT as all my customers are internal. I am a little naughty from time to time but maybe because I am a late Gen-Y. Have you heard of naughty thirties? Perhaps I will change soon as I am stepping into my 40 very very soon ;-)

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Mid life crisis soon. Ahh yes I remember that, women, gambling, drinking, fast motorbikes...luckily I got through in one piece but it was a close call.

I don't understand why people think you are nasty. I would have thought just the opposite.

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Whoa- checking ip addresses of other posters, frothing at the mouth when you don't agree with what they say;
Some of you guys are holding on too tight

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Eh?!?!?!? Where did I say that I checked his IP address?

ZS said we couldn't prove anything, I suggested mods can easily prove it by checking their IP addresses. That's a direct response to an assertion he had, no where did I disagree with any of the ramblings in their previous comments.

Perhaps YOU'RE holding on too tight, posting your comment twice to make sure you get noticed

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Whoa- checking ip addresses of other posters, frothing at the mouth when you don't agree with what they say;
Some of you guys are holding on too tight

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I'm sure if Double-GZ and Zachary Smith were the same person the manager of the site would pick up their identical IP addresses?

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Why would the manager care, have they committed a crime?

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I'm Zach and Double-GZ as well!!!!

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'Je Suis Charlie' LOL

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That's the only decent post you have made all year

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Yeah laugh it up boy your market is drying up and we all know it:-
China's Banks Are Still in Trouble
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-06/china-s-banks-are-st…

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Yawn. Has anyone checked the development potential of said propertys? Wouldnt be supprised if those with spare cash are picking up soon to be intensified land, especially if they own a neighbour or two, just like monopoly.

End of the day unless the Govt is going to act to slow speculation this stupidity will continue. Hope those that care get of arse and vote for change, and ignore the trolls and their comments.

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