Lifestyle news and publications

Fiordland property market ‘hotspot’ bucks national trend

January 2024

Fiordland property market ‘hotspot’ bucks national trend

While property transactions in most of the country are at a low ebb, the ‘hotspot’ market in Te Anau and Manapouri is bucking the trend as buyers, particularly from outside the region,...
A quick guide to sell your lifestyle property in 2024

December 2023

A quick guide to sell your lifestyle property in 2024

It is not an easy decision to make - that the time has come to sell your lifestyle property. But lives change, needs evolve, and so do our desires for where we want to call ‘home’. There...
Opotiki benefits from aquaculture prosperity

November 2023

Opotiki benefits from aquaculture prosperity

Significant economic development focused on aquaculture in Opotiki is helping initiate a surge in activity in the Eastern Bay of Plenty's lifestyle property market. Benefiting from the government's...
Salespeople living their own lifestyle dreams – and revenue streams

November 2023

Salespeople living their own lifestyle dreams – and revenue streams

Two PGG Wrightson Real Estate salespeople are living their own lifestyle dreams with some...
Affordable lifestyle dream

November 2023

Affordable lifestyle dream

Several Northland families have taken advantage of farms in the region selling for forestry development, opening up an opportunity for highly affordable lifestyle property. On the back of land use...
Auction the perfect method to transact property

November 2023

Auction the perfect method to transact property

Throughout the rural economy auction is a common and centuries-old means of transaction. If you seek to sell property, whether lifestyle, residential or rural, auction is an efficient and dependable...
Ohoka farmlet offers opportunities

November 2023

Ohoka farmlet offers opportunities

A 12-hectare Ohoka farmlet, a rare and generous size for a lifestyle property in the heart of one of North Canterbury’s most desired localities, is for sale. Ron and Diane Dalley bought the...
Sight unseen purchase new era for church

November 2023

Sight unseen purchase new era for church

An Anglican church in a small Otago community has been de-consecrated and is now set to take on a...
Equestrian dream business potential

November 2023

Equestrian dream business potential

Kyrewood was established in the late 1980s by Pauline and Fred Gorton, and operated for many years as a riding school. With several premium features to fit and enhance an equestrian lifestyle, and...
Where to next? When it's time to sell your lifestyle property.

August 2023

Where to next? When it's time to sell your lifestyle property.

No matter how much you love your lifestyle property, the day will come when you decide to find somewhere new to call home. That could be for any number of reasons. But what’s key is setting...
Which region’s property markets are heating up as we approach spring? 

August 2023

Which region’s property markets are heating up as we approach spring? 

Spring is on the way, which, for the property market, means a hive of activity as homeowners contemplate their next move. And this results in two key things - more listings for sale, and more buyers...
Grand 130 year old Feilding villa for sale in immaculate condition

August 2023

Grand 130 year old Feilding villa for sale in immaculate condition

A meticulously preserved 130 year old grand villa on 1.5 hectares within a short distance of the...
7 steps to choosing the right real estate agent for your rural or lifestyle property

June 2023

7 steps to choosing the right real estate agent for your rural or lifestyle property

If it’s been awhile since you’ve had to engage the services of a real estate agent, or you’ve never had to do it at all, the process can be rather overwhelming. When there are so...
10 things to consider when thinking of buying a rural or lifestyle property

June 2023

10 things to consider when thinking of buying a rural or lifestyle property

For many, their dream life is living on a block of land. And whether you’re looking to buy a farm or lifestyle property, the prospect of finding the right place to set up ‘home’ is...
‘We Live Here Too’  why choose PGG Wrightson Real Estate

June 2023

‘We Live Here Too’ why choose PGG Wrightson Real Estate

With uncertainty in the property market and fluctuating interest rates, it’s now more important than ever to partner with the right real estate agency. One who has been there, done that and...