We are looking for hard-working and enthusiastic people to join our growing team. maybe you already work in real estate, but would like to be part of a smaller team where we all pull together in the same direction. Or you are new to the whole idea - either way we would love to have a confidential chat We have opportunities in rural, lifestyle, and residential sales. Phone Richard Anderson...
Before you even think about listing with another company see how many thousands you can save with Rural and Lifestyle Sales.com Ltd flat fee of 2.2% plus GST. And don't think that because it looks "cheap" that the service may also be cheap. We have a team of experienced salespeople with many years of selling real estate and a track record of satisfied clients. Our thinking behind the 2.2% rate is...
Food and fibre produced by our primary industries continue to underpin the NZ economy. The latest Situation and Outlook report from MPI (click on the link to read to 154 pages!) shows that $52.2 billion and 81.8% of our export revenue is contributed by the primary sector. Contrary to what some people think the other sectors of the economy have not been catching up - in fact for nine out of the past...
We advise the best time to sell the farm is when you and the family are ready. Sometimes that's a 1-2 year "lead-out" period. We have wide experience in helping clients make such big decisions and believe this should never be rushed
The Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership (He waka eke noa) is agriculture's response to the Government's desire to capture agriculture under the ETS by 2025. One highlight of the work being developed to date is to allow farmers to offset farm emissions through recognising the trees already on the property. The ETS scheme generally only recognises sequestration from stands of trees at least 30...
When it comes time to sell or re-arrange your life, getting maximum value from your land asset is important.We work closely with clients from the initial feasibility concept of subdividing part of the farm or lifestyle block right through to the final sale. Maybe it's something you are weighing up the pro's and cons of? We've outlined below what the process might look like. Take a read and then give...
Koputara, a 244 hectare beef fattening farm near Himatangi Beach in the Manawatu was offered for sale by auction on 10th March. After 148 years in the Spiers family, it took less than 15 minutes of spirited bidding for it to change hands. Here’s an outline of how that auction progressed. Rural and Lifestyle Sales office in Feilding was packed full of aspiring bidders and locals interested to...
Homeowners who used a real estate agent to sell their home could receive on average 15% more premium than those who sold privately, which is the highest level of premium that New Zealand has seen in 18 years, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ). According to the REINZ’s analysis of private sales compared to those using an agent, the premium has slowly increased over the last...
The latest Fonterra Global Dairy Auction on 16th December saw the overall GDT index rise by 1.3%. This followed a 4.3% jump two weeks earlier. The keystone product that determines Farmgate Milk Price is Whole Milk Powder, and this lifted a further 0.5% to US$3210/ tonne. The last time WMP was above $3200/tonne were the short-lived peaks in both January 2020 and July 2020. This rising GDT price...
Data released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 118 more farm sales (+45.4%) for the three months ended October 2020 than for the three months ended October 2019. Overall, there were 378 farm sales in the three months ended October 2020, compared to 401 farm sales for the three months ended September 2020 (-5.7%), and 260 farm sales for the three months ended...