Auckland sellers get close to asking price
Over the past three years, REINZ statistics show that the sale price of properties was generally about 15% below the asking price, although there had been a slight rise over the past six months.
But for Auckland, the difference between asking price and sale price has been a lot smaller over that time and there had been a significant narrowing of the gap over the past 18 months.
Sale prices are now only about 5% below asking prices.
Helm said there were several possible explanations. “Is it a function of the rising Auckland house prices? Could it be more cautious real estate agents not pricing property too far ahead of expectation in Auckland?”
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