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Is Wellington seeing a property market resurgence?

The Wellington property market is struggling to keep up with demand thanks to an over-representation of house-hunters and an under-supply of housing stock, indicating a possible market resurgence ahead of the rest of the country.

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Wellington homes are receiving multiple offers and selling in shorter timeframes | Wellington Market Update | September 2023

“At Tommy’s, we are seeing more activity across the board. Low stock levels-and-increased demand is the story of the current market.”

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Real Estate Winner Champion of the Community | REINZ Awards 2023

Tommy’s Real Estate continues to win more national awards than any other Wellington agency under a new management team that sees community partnerships as pivotal to its future.

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The buyers are back in town! | Wellington Market Update | August 2023

That’s the belief that’s putting a spring back into the step of real estate agents as winter closes on a prolonged listings slump and warmer weather beckons!

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The Wellington housing market is shrugging off the winter blues as renewed confidence makes it a good time to both buy and sell | Wellington Market Update | June 2023

‘The Wellington winter housing market is shaping up to be similar to what we would expect to see in terms of listing numbers,” Tommy’s Sales Director Tim Clark says.

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With signs of more buyers entering the housing market, this winter could be a golden opportunity | Wellington Market Update | May 2023

“With such low volumes of sales over the past 12-18 months, banks are very keen to lend,” Tommy’s Real Estate Director Nicki Cruickshank says.

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Despite rising interest rates, more Wellingtonians are looking to buy their first homes | Wellington Market Update | April 2023

“I think one of the most positive things we have seen over the summer in terms of real estate is the number of first-home buyers that have returned to the market,” Tommy's Director Nicki Cruickshank says.

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Newsroom , Real Estate Insights , Wellington

How do you market an iconic Mount Victoria property with 30 bedrooms, eight bathrooms and a rateable value of $16.95 million?

“It’s probably the most unique building we have marketed,” Tommy’s Sales Director Nicki Cruickshank says.

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Here for the Hutt Valley

Tommy’s Real Estate has appointed Hutt Valley real estate identities Linda and Dave Gaskin to run its Alicetown-based office.

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Will the Reserve Bank raising the Official Cash Rate this month and in April set back the housing market just as it’s starting to stabilise in Wellington? | Wellington Market Update | February 2023

At one stage it was feared the OCR would jump .75 points because of Reserve Bank fears about the rate of inflation. But economists now think it will be closer to .50 points.

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What does the new year hold for the housing market after the turbulence of 2022? | Wellington Market Update | January 2023

“My only new year’s resolution is that we return to what we call a ‘normal housing mar-ket’, where people can transact without fear of missing out or fear of paying too much,” Tommy’s Real Estate Sales Director Nicki Cruickshank says.

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