Dear Resident,
The number of sales of dwellings including apartments in Waitakere City for July was 260. There were 8 sections sold. The median selling price was $733,500 and the average days to sell was 33.
| Sale Prices | |||
| Suburb | Median selling price July 2017 |
Number sold | Days to sell |
| Titirangi | $755,000 | 19 | 31 |
| Sunnyvale | $710,000 | 10 | 44 |
| West Harbour | $943,600 | 15 | 34 |
| Glendene | $875,000 | 11 | 28 |
| Hobsonville | $905,000 | 6 | 80 |
| Henderson | $702,500 | 48 | 26 |
| Massey | $732,000 | 31 | 28 |
| Ranui | $970,000 | 13 | 56 |
| Royal Heights | $725,000 | 6 | 34 |
| Swanson | $699,000 | 4 | 47 |
| Te Atatu Peninsula | $770,000 | 9 | 47 |
| Te Atatu South | $682,000 | 17 | 35 |
| Glen Eden | $724,100 | 21 | 50 |
| New Lynn | $605,000 | 33 | 24 |
Capital Gains July 2012 – 2017 Median Prices
Swanson 50.6%
West Harbour 87.2%
Glen Eden 61.8%
The latest reserve bank announcement on the 10th of August was to leave the OCR (official cash rate) at 1.75%, unchanged since November 2016. The bank indicated there was not much likelihood of a change this year or in 2018. Net migration remains at record levels – 73,000 for June (July figures are not yet available) and the shortage of houses in Auckland continues to grow.
The reserve bank was asked to ease the lending restrictions for first home buyers but shows no sign of doing so and indicated house prices may again accelerate after the election as they did previously. There is a CPI index calculator on the reserve bank’s website for home price inflation. I brought my first home in Te Atatu South in Q4 1977 for $59,000.
Using the calculator the cost in Q1 2017 would be $1,293,129 which is a 20917.7% increase over 39 1/2 years. That’s a compound increase of 8.2% per year. There is little doubt the current 0% increase for the last 3 months will not remain. One would expect prices to rise after the election, but then we have the reserve bank that will apply the brakes even harder if that does happen to any extent.
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