Property turning over but not on all cylinders yet

Property turning over but not on all cylinders yet
Brent Melville
The housing market seems to be spluttering back to life – though there are mixed views as to how fast it will go when the engine does start firing properly.According to the latest numbers from homes.co.nz, which represents about 40 percent of all homes on the market, listings tracked up over the past week, ahead of stepped down covid-19 restrictions, which had seen new listings bottom out in mid-April at about 76 percent off their benchmark August 2019 numbers.These are comparable to the Christmas and New Year break la...

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