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March 2025

Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth
The rural real estate market is experiencing renewed activity, with good returns for dairy farming serving as the primary catalyst, according to PGG Wrightson’s general manager for real estate,...
Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth
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February 2025

Market Sector Report – March 2025
Signals in most primary production sectors have improved in recent months, and in some this positivity is starting to flow through to the sale and purchase of rural property. For those sectors where...
Market Sector Report – March 2025
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February 2025

Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest
Momentum in New Zealand’s rural property market has changed, with dairy farm listings slow, while sheep and beef farms experience an increase in interest. That’s the sentiment expressed...
Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest
Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth

March 2025

Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth

The rural real estate market is experiencing renewed activity, with good returns for dairy farming serving as the primary catalyst, according to PGG Wrightson’s general manager for real estate,...
Market Sector Report – March 2025

February 2025

Market Sector Report – March 2025

Signals in most primary production sectors have improved in recent months, and in some this...
Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest

February 2025

Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest

Momentum in New Zealand’s rural property market has changed, with dairy farm listings slow, while sheep and beef farms experience an increase in interest. That’s the sentiment expressed...
With interest rates slowly dropping, what will it mean for buyers and sellers this year?

January 2025

With interest rates slowly dropping, what will it mean for buyers and sellers this year?

Most property owners were able to breathe a sigh of relief at the end of 2024, with the official cash rate being dropped by the Reserve Bank, resulting in the lowering of interest rates. And the...
Property Report: As temperatures rise, so does rural market confidence

December 2024

Property Report: As temperatures rise, so does rural market confidence

Calvin Leen: Market heats up in South Canterbury New Zealand’s rural real estate market is seeing renewed interest, particularly in the dairy sector, following Fonterra’s strong payout...
Property report: Rural market positive following uplift in dairy sentiment

November 2024

Property report: Rural market positive following uplift in dairy sentiment

The rural real estate sector in New Zealand is experiencing increased activity, buoyed by strong...
Property report: NZ rural market optimistic after Federal Reserve rates cut

September 2024

Property report: NZ rural market optimistic after Federal Reserve rates cut

Despite a GDP drop for New Zealand this week, news of the US Federal Reserve’s first cut in interest rates in four years has led to positivity in the New Zealand rural real...
Property report: Rural market resurgence may happen sooner than expected

July 2024

Property report: Rural market resurgence may happen sooner than expected

Challenges facing the rural real estate market may abate sooner than anticipated. That’s the belief of PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter Newbold. Speaking to The...
Property report: ‘Challenging’ rural market remains subdued

June 2024

Property report: ‘Challenging’ rural market remains subdued

Activity in the rural real estate market remains subdued, with around 30% less buyer activity than 12 months ago. That’s according to PGG Wrightson General Manager of Real Estate, Peter...
Property report: Momentum remains subdued in the rural market

May 2024

Property report: Momentum remains subdued in the rural market

 Momentum in the rural property market remains subdued, with farm sales for the calendar...
Property report: Rural market hits a low but there’s hope for the future

April 2024

Property report: Rural market hits a low but there’s hope for the future

The rural property market has reached “the bottom,” but “won’t need a lot of change for things to move forward.” That was the message from the general manager of PGG...
Property report: Tough times slowing the rural market

March 2024

Property report: Tough times slowing the rural market

The rural property market is finally starting to see more activity following a difficult period for farm sales. “To be brutally honest, it has been tough for some time,” General Manager...
Property Report: 2023 a tough year for rural real estate

December 2023

Property Report: 2023 a tough year for rural real estate

There’s no denying 2023 has been a challenging year for the rural real estate market. General manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Peter Newbold told The Country’s Jamie Mackay it was...
Property report: Palpable change in the rural market

October 2023

Property report: Palpable change in the rural market

With the weekend yielding both an All Blacks quarter-final win in the Rugby World Cup and a change...
Property Report: Rural buyers optimistic about farming’s future

September 2023

Property Report: Rural buyers optimistic about farming’s future

Long-term confidence in primary sector returns is keeping the rural real estate market afloat, despite current headwinds. That’s the message from PGG Wrightson Real Estate’s Canterbury...

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