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Introducing Ray White Now, an insight to provide clarity to all our customers on what is happening in the market now.

If you are considering selling we explain how you can take advantage of the current conditions to achieve the best possible sales outcome.

The resilience of the New Zealand housing market has never been more evident than over the past three months. Most New Zealanders would be surprised at the level of activity and prices achieved, even though it has operated under restrictive operating conditions.

As Australasia’s largest real estate group, we are uniquely placed to provide our clients with the most relevant and timely information and data to assess current market activity and outlook. And as a family-owned and led business with 118 years of experience including operating through two world wars, the great depression and recessions, we know that we can deliver you the highest quality solutions in the current market.

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We had a bit of a nerve-wracking moment this week. Our listing at 29 Belmont Terrace - a gorgeous four bedroom character home in the heart of Remuera - sold at one of our successful online auctions. But, and here’s the nerve-wracking part, the purchasers had never stepped foot inside the house!

So you can imagine our trepidation when the new owners traveled up to Auckland a few days’ later and wanted to take a look inside their home. Thankfully, they loved it in person as much as we did, and they’re super excited to move in.

But it goes to show what’s happening with the market at the moment - with interest rates so low, and spending on things like overseas holidays on hold, plenty of people are cashed-up and ready to buy - even from afar!

Our agents have plenty of contacts overseas getting in touch about moving home and wanting to buy, which has made our online auction platform incredibly popular. Things feel fresh and exciting, and we’re loving it.

As always, this issue of The Black Book has an array of incredible listings, including this week’s stunning feature propery on Arney Crescent. Trust us - you’ll instantly fall in love!

Hopefully you’re able to get out and about to enjoy the beautiful spring weather we’re experiencing. Rosè season is fast approaching, and I can’t wait.

Heather Walton and Mark Bycroft Franchise owners - Ray White Epsom & Ray White Takapuna Black Group Realty Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)

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Business Development Josh Smith 021 235 8802 josh.smith@raywhite.com

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5 waysspend to 10K OneRoof asked design expert and Pocket Space Interiors owner Laura Heynike how homeowners could spice up a property and boost its value - but with just a $10,000 budget. She came up with five projects that will give you the best bang for your buck:

1 . BATHROOM

Renovating a guest bathroom or en-suite is a good investment, says Heynike. Replacing the vanity, tiles, lighting, the mirror and toilet is a quick way to set a standard for the rest of the home. ”Bathrooms make up five percent of a house’s value, so you need to be investing in those spaces,” she says.

“Bathrooms make up five percent of a house’s value, so you need to be investing in those spaces.”

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2 . WARDROBES

For $10,0000, at least three wardrobes in a home can be upgraded, Heynike says. “People often don’t upgrade their wardrobes for years and years and the shelves start to sag and become discoloured.”

It’s not noticeable to a visitor, but people use their wardrobe daily, so a well-organised and modern set up improves day-to-day life.

It’s important to think through the fitting arrangement and understand that not all clothes have to be hanging to maximise the space.

“Bedrooms are typically too small for a separate set of drawers, so integrating that is one of the biggest things, and you can even put shoes there,” Heynike says.

3. LOUNGE SUITE

Unlike a wardrobe, this is something that will be seen and noticed by everyone walking into the house.

“A lounge suite is one of the big focal points of a home, and you don’t want to be spending money on changing it every year.”

Choose base couch colours and texture that can be added to as moods and trends change.

“Pick a couch that fits the space and style it with cushions and throws which you change out seasonally. It makes a huge difference.”

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4 . LIGHTING

Lighting is an easy fix, not to only make your home pop, but also to save energy dollars.

Lighting arrangement sets the ambience of a place and there’s plenty of options for energyefficient and money-saving lights, Heinike says.

Update the light bulbs to LED, especially if the lights have discoloured and turned yellow and focus on making the kitchen and living areas brighter.

However, Heynike says, do not rely on a single feature piece to cover off all the functional light you need in a certain space “Particularly now, those trendy glass bulbs are not very bright and sometimes you need secondary lights to support that.”

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You can seriously freshen up a home with a new coat of paint or by adding splashes of colour to a space.

Instead of doing a bright feature wall, Heynike recommends using feature wallpaper to make a room pop. “It’s not so polarising with the rest of the interior and is a more subtle way to bring in texture.”

She suggests starting a feature wallpaper in the entry, and then carrying it into the family area and a main bedroom.

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A SPLASH OF Ray White Takapuna agent Darnell Adams is not afraid of having some fun. If it’s not her award winning property videos, she’s getting creative on her Facebook page.

With almost 100 entries in just seven days, the competition was tough, with entries ranging from two to thirteen-yearolds. The winner was decided by voters on Darnell’s Facebook page. Charlotte, pictured, was the eventual winner, and nabbed a family pass to Rainbow’s End for her efforts. A future interior designer, perhaps?

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The Experts on House Prices Super-low interest rates are fuelling hunger in the housing market and are a big reason prices have remained strong throughout the Covid-19 ride, say economists.

Most still predict a fall in prices next year but not as sharply as initially forecast with some saying there might not even be a decline - and then prices will go up again.

Former BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander goes as far as to say the worst could be over: “There are a few things in play here which point towards a strong possibility that the weakness in the housing market may have been and gone and the general track for prices from here on out is more likely to be upward than downward.”

He’s not ruling out some short-term price weakness but thinks that will be over before the end of the year, if it happens at all, with prices rising “at a completely unforecastable pace” over 2021.

Alexander is also warning businesses to remember six months ago their biggest problem was finding staff and to be careful about laying people off because they will need them down the track.

Part of his reasoning for the continued strength in the housing market is the Reserve Bank’s talk about the potential for negative interest rates, which Alexander says cements in people’s heads rates are going to go lower and could stay low for a long time.

Another reason is behaviour after the first lockdown when a lot of people dived into the property market, showing the lockdown wasn’t much of an impediment.

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Low for longer He also points to a statement from the United States Federal Reserve chairman of a concern inflation had averaged over 1.6 per annum over the last 10 years but that was not close enough to the two per cent target.

The Federal Reserve intended running a policy where inflation would sit above 2 per cent for some time in order to eventually give a two per cent average and that is why the Kiwi dollar is almost two cents higher than the Greenback, Alexander says.

“The main point is it reinforces here in New Zealand interest rates (will be) low for a long period of time.”

The hunger in the market is not likely to go away, Alexander says, with first home buyers and investors looking. “The investors have lost a lot of their hope of bargains but they’re still going to be in the market because you’re looking now at an environment where the term deposit rates are going to go even lower,” he says.

“One outcome, eventually, of this will be an environment where investors simply can’t find a property to buy and you will get entrepreneurs saying ‘let’s pool the money together and we will build build-to-let properties, which is a UK thing, so you’ll eventually get those investment vehicles.”

Alexander started out forecasting house price falls between 5 and 10 per cent then changed about two months ago to more towards the five per cent.

“Now I’m thinking maybe that’s it in the downward movement in the prices. I think for 2021 five per cent is quite conceivable upwards and for the rest of this year I’m going to pick average flat.”

The caveat is waiting to see what happens when the wage subsidy ends but Alexander points out the bulk of people losing jobs are in tourism and hospitality and are not property owners, a worldwide phenomenon, which means there won’t be unwilling sellers.

He also thinks next year banks will become more willing to lend – and says at some point everyone is going to say it looks like a vaccine is coming. When that happens predictions can be made about when the borders might open and foreign tourists start coming back and that would lead to a lift in positivity and in the economy which would help support the housing market.

“Eventually. We don’t know when we’re going to do that leaping forward.”

Modest decline Dominick Stephens, Westpac’s chief economist, says the market has defied expectations and Westpac has revised its house price forecast up. “We now expect a fall of 2.5 per cent over the second half of 2020 and an increase of 8 per cent in 2021.

We initially started with negative 7 for the remainder of 2020.”

There was a small fall in prices over April and May after the country came out of the first lockdown, prices were stable in June then rose sharply in July.

The negative 7 forecast was based on the average of past recessions but this one is different, Stephens says. “In all of those past recessions interest rates had risen sharply just prior and a big lift in interest rates was probably part of the cause of each of those recessions. This time you’ve got interest rates going down in the years prior then a big drop at the onset of the recession.”

Stephens still thinks increasing unemployment over the remainder of this year will cause a modest decline in prices then, assuming the Covid 19 recession stabilises next year, expects a sharp increase in prices, saying this is what typically happens exiting recessions.

He’s been surprised at the level of activity in the housing market, though always expected a rebound of some kind, and thinks it’s partly due to getting to alert level one earlier than expected.

That may have caused a false sense of security, however, which may change with Covid-19 re-emerging in the community. “It was always going to be up and down as the alert levels went up and down. The main point is really that I think unemployment is going to lift between now and the end of the year and the increasing pressure on the economy from that will trickle through to the housing market despite really low interest rates.”

Remarkable winter Two big forces are acting on the market – a very weak economy and very low interest rates, leading to an uncertain outlook and people’s personal circumstances and risk tolerance are factors in whether to buy or sell now or wait. But he also cautions that while he is forecasting a big lift in prices next year because interest rates have fallen so much, one day they will go up again. “When they do it’s going to be quite painful for the housing market and none of us knows when that’s going to happen.”

Jarrod Kerr, Kiwibank’s chief economist, expects a slight pull back on prices into next year but not as savagely as first thought.

He, too, says the country got through the lockdowns far better than expected and points to pent-up demand after the first lockdown meeting an interest rate war with banks slashing rates.

That combination enticed people into the market, and eligibility also improved through the postponement of LVR restrictions and the lowering of serviceability caps.

Kiwis are still coming home from overseas and may be showing up as first home buyers, as well.

“Basically, everything we’ve seen over the winter period has been remarkable. House prices are running at a clip over 9 per cent compared to this time last year. Anyone thinking about what housing markets are likely to do going into the greatest pandemic and economic shock in 100 years – it really is remarkable we’ve held up this way.”

Kiwibank is wary about what might happen when the wage subsidies wear off as there is likely to be a lift in unemployment which may take some of the steam out of the market into early next year.

“But broadly speaking we think the property market has done particularly well through this period. It’s being driven by record low interest rates and people hunting for yield, and there’s good yield in the regions.

“If you’re getting a 2.5 per cent mortgage rate, and a lot of properties in the regions are yielding 4, 5 6 per cent, then it’s a great alternative investment, better than cash.”

Kiwibank had forecast a 9 or 10 per cent decline at the start of the first lockdown and possibly up to 15 per cent or more depending on the severity.

“We’ve had a massive swing in our mindset and we’re now saying minus 5 or 6 per cent to the first quarter of next year – we like the fact we’re looking a little pessimistic here, it’s nice to be surprised on the upside.”

However, if the impact of unemployment coming through is not as bad as modelling suggests there might not even be a decline in prices, Kerr says, and instead the market takes off again in the second half of next year, supported by the under-supply in affordable housing and the lower interest rates.

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Analysis and forecast company Infometrics initially thought an 11 per cent fall in prices when the original lockdown occurred then pulled that back to about a six per cent drop by the end of next year.

There will probably still be falls next year, chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan says, but the mortgage holiday scheme was extended and the labour market deterioration hasn’t happened anywhere near expectations.

While not wanting to put a figure on it, he says prices will be down but by less than the six per cent drop Infometrics’ economists were thinking a month or so ago.

“There’s been a number of aspects of how the economy’s performed we have been surprised about. With relation to the housing market one is obviously the strength of demand but that may be a function of the fact so far there’s been a lot of Government support for the labour market in particular and so you haven’t had those job losses we were really worried about four or five months ago.”

And with the borders closed people haven’t been able to go on overseas holidays so have been channelling spending into other areas, including property and renovations.

Mortgage relief Mike Jones, senior economist with the ASB, says the bank has been the least pessimistic, forecasting a six per cent fall by March of next year and since revising that down to a 2.8 per cent fall.

The expectation interest rates will keep falling, and possibly dramatically, means there is a lot of mortgage relief coming through and this will continue over the next 12 months.

“Those lower mortgage rates do seem to be stimulating the market to a greater extent than most people thought, and then we’re seeing the fiscal stop-gap measures that have helped plug up the labour market extended as well, so the wage subsidy, the mortgage holiday scheme, meaning the housing market is going to continue to feed off that extra stimulus a little longer.”

There are, however, factors casting some pretty big shadows over the market, including higher unemployment and a sharp slow in population growth.

“They’ve always been the two big bugbears for our housing view. What’s really happened is the impact of those has just been delayed by a range of factors, including the fact stimulus has kept pumping for longer.”

The peak in unemployment now looks as if it could occur in the middle of next year and unemployment is clearly rising.

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“One thing that’s been interesting, though, is while the numbers of migrants have slowed right down the mix is slightly more supportive of the housing market. The fact we’re seeing a lot of Kiwi expats that are relatively well-heeled return and looking to settle back in New Zealand a little bit earlier than they would have in a non-Covid world is providing a little bit more demand into the housing market and I think we’re seeing that in auction rooms.”

Those who have sounded the all-clear have been a “tad hasty”, though. “We were always saying it’s going to take a while for the labour market to be impacted and for those impacts to flow through to the housing market. It’s still coming.”

Liz Kendall, a senior economist with the ANZ, says the bank still expects some downward pressure on house prices at the end of this year and into next year but no longer expects such a large fall with mortgage rates set to continue to decline into next year.

“Potentially, we could be looking at a situation where the housing market is quite resilient but we’re balancing that against the possibility the recent life we’ve seen in the market could be short-lived if the economy really starts to come under strains.

“It is a tricky one to balance our thinking around those things and I think we’re quite happy to wait and see what happens as we move past the seasonal strength we’re seeing through winter as the lockdown has ended, as domestic tourism’s been propping up some of those regional tourist centres and as we move into the latter part of this year when the closed border’s going to become more of a problem.

“That’s where we’ll start to see those housing market impacts if they’re going to happen.”

The ANZ, too, has been surprised at the fervour in the market with potential buyers appearing keen to take up the low mortgage rates. “I suppose we would have expected a little more caution given we are in a very uncertain economic environment. Unemployment is rising but those people who are not immediately affected can be very enthusiastic home purchasers.”

The downturn is not playing out as it usually would because of the wage subsidies, making it an unusual time for trying to predict what’s happening in the housing market.

The wage subsidies have helped a lot of firms meaning the negative consequences of the downturn are not playing out as they usually would.

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Rose Matafeo is on a roll! The Kiwi funny lady made a name for herself on home soil on shows like Jono and Ben and Funny Girls, but it’s been since she left New Zealand that her career has really taken off. First she won the coveted Best Show award at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival, was asked to be a cast member on hit UK gameshow Taskmaster, and now has her own comedy special on America’s HBO network. The world truly is her oyster.

Joshua Nanai was just a teenager at Manurewa High School when he produced a musical beat he called Laxed. Somehow, the teen’s song became an overnight success on social media app Tik Tok, and next thing global superstar Jason Derulo was calling, hoping to collaborate with the 17 year old. Their sing Savage Love went to number one in 15 countries, and now he’s a sought-after music producer. He’s just released his latest song Sweet and Sour.

Yoson An has hit the big time.

The New Zealand actor has been working solidly for a number of years locally - you may have seen him on hit Kiwi shows like Fresh Eggs. But 2020 has been next level for An. First, he took on a role on the huge international production The Luminaries, based on New Zealand author Eleanor Catton’s award winning novel. But it’s his role as Honghui, the love interest to Disney heroine Mulan in the Hollywood blockbuster that is sure to make him a star.

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In a major city like Auckland, it can often feel crowded like it’s hard to find a space that’s truly your own. But this property on Arney Crescent flips the lid on that, giving you a sense that you have the city all to yourself.

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Susan and David think there’s something very special about their home.

We would have to agree, as evidenced the moment you get to the front door.

“When you come down the driveway, you look through the glass entrance, and you have a view right through the lounge,out to the infinity pool, and beyond to the Hobson Bay and the harbour,” Susan explains to us.

What a way to be greeted!

The six bedroom home was originally built for former All Black Sean Fitzpatrick and his wife Bronwyn, who enlisted local architect Daniel Marshall to create the design.

“Daniel has done an amazing job of using the site,” says Susan.

“He’s made a real statement of the entrance and designed a large house that feels connected.”

After a few years of living in the house, Susan and David decided to undertake an extensive renovation project, back in 2017.

“We didn’t do anything structural - we didn’t extend the building platform. Most of our renovations were internal. We just wanted to bring it up to date, and create a more modern feel. We went back to Daniel Marshall and said ‘if you were building this house now, what would you do?’”

What they’ve managed to create is nothing short of spectacular.

“We love it here. It is a really stunning property - most people that visit comment on one feature or another that they really like. It’s always so lovely to invoke that kind of emotion from your home.”

One feature is the enormous atrium when you enter the front door.

“You come through the entrance, and you’re in the big open plan living area. The ceiling is over 6 metres high!”

That sets the scene for the incredible openplan living and dining area.

“It’s a very large space, so it feels expansive.

Add to that the huge windows that give you an amazing view out to the pool, garden and harbour,” says Susan as she walks The Black Book through the property.

He’s made a real statement of the entrance and designed a large house that feels connected.

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The beautiful, long island is made of flamed and brushed granite. There’s a matching, even longer, bench at the back. It has all the storage you need, and all modern appliances, but it feels minimalistic. It feels clean.

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The kitchen is another key feature in the home - perfect for someone who loves to entertain and cook for friends and family.

“It really is an amazing and practical kitchen,” says Susan.

“The beautiful, long island is made of flamed and brushed granite. There’s a matching, even longer, bench at the back. It has all the storage you need, and all modern appliances, but it feels minimalistic. It feels clean.”

“It’s awesome for entertaining and family too, because there’s lots of room where people can lounge around and congregate around the island. It really brings everyone together in that one central area.”

There are six bedrooms - four with their own ensuites - one on the lower ground floor, one on the ground floor, and four bedrooms upstairs.

“Initially we had plans to make the lower ground floor bedroom a media room, because it’s downstairs and away from the other living spaces,” explains Susan.

“But our son claimed it for a bedroom, with his own external entrance.”

“Our master bedroom area is lovely - it’s in its own wing on the upper floor,” Susan shows us.

“It has a stunning sea view with lots of space, a large open bathroom, and his-and-hers wardrobes.”

The other three bedrooms are found on the same floor, but in another wing. One bedroom comes with its own ensuite, and the main bathroom on that level services the other two rooms.

There’s also an unique feature in the large galley style wine cellar on the lower ground floor.

“The cellar is really special,” says Susan.

“It’s just under the living spaces so it’s very handy!”

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When you talk about indoor-outdoor flow, you’re thinking about this house.

“Daniel, the architect, has mastered indoor-outdoor flow,” explains Susan.

“You can open all the glass doors on the ground floor - they recess into the walls, and the in and outdoor becomes seamless. You wouldn’t even really realise that you’ve stepped outside, because it just continues on.”

“The house is on a terrace - so even though we’re in the middle of Arney Crescent, in the middle of Remuera, we have complete privacy and an expansive view out to Hobson Bay and the harbour. All the amazing mature bush surrounding us adds to that feeling of being somewhere special.”

Susan days this is an incredibly practical house.

“All parts of the house are centred around the main living spaces. So while everyone has their own areas, you are never far from each other. For such a large house it is really warm, the sun streams in all day long, and with all the windows it’s really light.”

“I also love how Daniel Marshall has used every part of the house. There is no wasted space or area that you don’t want to be in. Every room or area has its own special quality. It’s a great house for entertaining, for the kids to have their friends over or just for a family to enjoy all the different spaces.”

The couple have listed the property through Ray White Epsom’s Ross Hawkins.

“It will be very hard to leave, but we are sure that another family will love living here as much as we have.” says Susan.

“I think there’s a lot to enjoy about this place.”

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It will be very hard to leave, but we are sure that another family will love living here as much as we have.

Pakatoa Island, Auckland Price On Application

For years we have been remembering and dreaming of this Hauraki Gulf Island Resort we used to visit in the weekends or for our holidays by hydrofoil from Downtown Auckland.

With the ever changing world we now live in, the time is right to bring this jewel island back to life for us all to enjoy again.

There are many existing buildings to renovate or remove and the original resort on the main beach along side the recently upgraded wharf. You have tennis courts and a pool that can be easily upgraded as part of the amenities. You have the ability to subdivide and sell down the most amazing island lifestyle lots you could ever imagine.

Now is the time so get a group of like minded people together and make it your project to bring Pakatoa back to her glory days. The possibilities are endless.

Contact me for further information or to arrange a trip to the island to view.

Ross Hawkins

M. 0274 720 577 E. ross.hawkins@raywhite.com

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rwtakapuna.co.nz/TKA20025 Black Group Realty Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)

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17 Perehia, Flat Bush Design, build and live in your dream home in a very cultivated established neighbourhood. A magnificent piece of 325m² freehold land approx.

Motivated vendors have purchased so this needs to go!!! There is an amazing $200 million new town centre scheme planned for Flat Bush with a proposed aquatic centre and library to sit at the heart of the community. Enquire now!

rwtakapuna.co.nz/TKA20064 Black Group Realty Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)

For Sale

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Leonardo Zwń 027 723 4426

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“Career-wise, moving to Black Group has been the best decision I ever made.

The leadership here is second to none. It comes from the top - from the amazing White family, Carey Smith our New Zealand CEO, and our business owners Heather and Mark. They are all 100% committed to constant and never-ending improvement.

The results speak for themselves - we’ve seen stellar market share growth within the Bill Myers team, our office, and Black Group.”

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