Dear Resident,
The number of sales of dwellings including apartments in Waitakere City for May was 280. There were 13 sections sold. The median selling price was $755,000 and the average days to sell was 37.
| Sale Prices | |||
| Suburb | Median selling price May 2017 |
No sold | Days to sell |
| Green Bay | $885,500 | 6 | 40 |
| Titirangi | $880,000 | 18 | 21 |
| Sunnyvale | $739,500 | 6 | 26 |
| West Harbour | $900,000 | 10 | 36 |
| Hobsonville | $959,000 | 13 | 53 |
| Glendene | $814,000 | 5 | 21 |
| Henderson | $710,000 | 51 | 32 |
| Massey | $760,000 | 31 | 36 |
| Ranui | $681,000 | 19 | 33 |
| Royal Heights | $690,000 | 5 | 32 |
| Swanson | $820,000 | 11 | 52 |
| Te Atatu Peninsula | $940,000 | 14 | 44 |
| Te Atatu South | $686,000 | 17 | 54 |
| Glen Eden | $700,000 | 31 | 37 |
| Kelston | $724,000 | 10 | 40 |
| New Lynn | $710,000 | 17 | 45 |
| Piha | $739,000 | 3 | 16 |
Capital Gains May 2012 – 2017 Median Prices
Glendene 119.1%
Kelston 126.3%
Massey 111.1%
On the 11th of May the reserve bank announced an unchanged official cash rate (OCR) of 1.75% meaning there has been no change this year. The indications are that there will be no change this year and possibly even no change in 2018.
Having said that the trading banks have been increasing both floating and fixed term mortgage rates making the cost of financing mortgages higher. In Auckland house prices fell by 0.7% in May and West Auckland was the same with a fall of 0.7%.
The number of property sales in Waitakere City was up from April by around 17%. The shortage of houses is getting worse not better and I feel this slight fall in prices last month will not be the sign of ongoing price falls.
Simple supply—demand dictates prices will in fact rise as the shortage of houses grows at the same time as demand is growing as the population of Auckland
increases. We don’t however have a free market where supply and demand issues alone determine prices.
The Loan to Value Ratio (LVR), central bank restrictions and other controls on the lending banks mean it is harder to obtain mortgages. Expect to see sluggish market sales until after the general election now in September.
Do you want to know the value of your property? Its probably worth more than you think. Contact me for a free no obligation value update.
Best wishes,
John Goodrum
Licensee Agent REAA 2008
021945140
thelegendofthewest@gmail.com