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September 2025

Spring surge: Rural property market heats up as buyers return
Spring is looking promising for rural real estate sales, and the market could stay that way until Christmas. This is according to Peter Newbold, General Manager, Livestock & Real Estate for PGG...
Spring surge: Rural property market heats up as buyers return
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August 2025

Strong livestock market - will rural property follow?
Strong overseas markets and a reasonable spring have resulted in buoyant livestock sales for New Zealand, but does that mean sheep and beef properties will follow suit? “Definitely,”...
Strong livestock market - will rural property follow?
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June 2025

‘Fantastic’: Interest in sheep and beef properties on the rise
Interest in sheep and beef properties is on the up, with enthusiastic enquiries coming in over the past couple of months, according to PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter...
‘Fantastic’: Interest in sheep and beef properties on the rise
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May 2025

‘Exciting for the country’: Why the rural property market is set for spring
The rural property market has had its fair share of ups and downs in 2025, but PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter Newbold, remains optimistic. “If you look at all the...
‘Exciting for the country’: Why the rural property market is set for spring
Featured
March 2025

Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth
The rural real estate market is experiencing renewed activity, with good returns for dairy farming serving as the primary catalyst, according to PGG Wrightson’s general manager for real estate,...
Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth
Featured
February 2025

Market Sector Report – March 2025
Signals in most primary production sectors have improved in recent months, and in some this positivity is starting to flow through to the sale and purchase of rural property. For those sectors where...
Market Sector Report – March 2025
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February 2025

Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest
Momentum in New Zealand’s rural property market has changed, with dairy farm listings slow, while sheep and beef farms experience an increase in interest. That’s the sentiment expressed...
Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest
Rural Property Market Outlook – October 2025

October 2025

Rural Property Market Outlook – October 2025

After some tough years, several rural property market sectors are now responding well to the...
Spring surge: Rural property market heats up as buyers return

September 2025

Spring surge: Rural property market heats up as buyers return

Spring is looking promising for rural real estate sales, and the market could stay that way until Christmas. This is according to Peter Newbold, General Manager, Livestock & Real Estate for PGG...
Strong livestock market - will rural property follow?

August 2025

Strong livestock market - will rural property follow?

Strong overseas markets and a reasonable spring have resulted in buoyant livestock sales for New Zealand, but does that mean sheep and beef properties will follow suit? “Definitely,”...
Dairy farm values steady, future growth expected despite challenges

July 2025

Dairy farm values steady, future growth expected despite challenges

Dairy farm values have grown since 2014, but perhaps not at the impressive rate expected. The median price for dairy farms in 2014 was $36,700 per hectare, and last year it was $38,700. The...
‘Fantastic’: Interest in sheep and beef properties on the rise

June 2025

‘Fantastic’: Interest in sheep and beef properties on the rise

Interest in sheep and beef properties is on the up, with enthusiastic enquiries coming in over the...
‘Exciting for the country’: Why the rural property market is set for spring

May 2025

‘Exciting for the country’: Why the rural property market is set for spring

The rural property market has had its fair share of ups and downs in 2025, but PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter Newbold, remains optimistic. “If you look at all the...
Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth

March 2025

Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth

The rural real estate market is experiencing renewed activity, with good returns for dairy farming serving as the primary catalyst, according to PGG Wrightson’s general manager for real estate,...
Market Sector Report – March 2025

February 2025

Market Sector Report – March 2025

Signals in most primary production sectors have improved in recent months, and in some this...
Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest

February 2025

Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest

Momentum in New Zealand’s rural property market has changed, with dairy farm listings slow, while sheep and beef farms experience an increase in interest. That’s the sentiment expressed...
With interest rates slowly dropping, what will it mean for buyers and sellers this year?

January 2025

With interest rates slowly dropping, what will it mean for buyers and sellers this year?

Most property owners were able to breathe a sigh of relief at the end of 2024, with the official cash rate being dropped by the Reserve Bank, resulting in the lowering of interest rates. And the...
Property Report: As temperatures rise, so does rural market confidence

December 2024

Property Report: As temperatures rise, so does rural market confidence

Calvin Leen: Market heats up in South Canterbury New Zealand’s rural real estate market is seeing renewed interest, particularly in the dairy sector, following Fonterra’s strong payout...
Property report: Rural market positive following uplift in dairy sentiment

November 2024

Property report: Rural market positive following uplift in dairy sentiment

The rural real estate sector in New Zealand is experiencing increased activity, buoyed by strong...
Property report: NZ rural market optimistic after Federal Reserve rates cut

September 2024

Property report: NZ rural market optimistic after Federal Reserve rates cut

Despite a GDP drop for New Zealand this week, news of the US Federal Reserve’s first cut in interest rates in four years has led to positivity in the New Zealand rural real...
Property report: Rural market resurgence may happen sooner than expected

July 2024

Property report: Rural market resurgence may happen sooner than expected

Challenges facing the rural real estate market may abate sooner than anticipated. That’s the belief of PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter Newbold. Speaking to The...
Property report: ‘Challenging’ rural market remains subdued

June 2024

Property report: ‘Challenging’ rural market remains subdued

Activity in the rural real estate market remains subdued, with around 30% less buyer activity than 12 months ago. That’s according to PGG Wrightson General Manager of Real Estate, Peter...

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