The Gisborne region has seen residential properties selling on average for 71% higher than current CVs, the highest in
the country, according to the latest analysis from Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
This is followed by Southland, where prices are around 43% higher than current CV and Hawke’s Bay and Marlborough where
properties are selling for around 27% more than their current CVs.
Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at REINZ says: “For the last 10 months in a row, since October 2019, the Gisborne region
has seen purchasers pay the highest percentage over the CV for properties in the country – showing how the shortage of
listings in the Gisborne region has continued to impact the East Coast.
“Whilst CVs are not what a property is ‘worth’ they are one of a range of indicators that can help understand the value
of a property, and with demand for good properties exceeding supply, this is why we’re seeing such a premium being paid
for properties in some parts of the country,” she continues.
“Undoubtedly, the pent-up demand after the country came out of the first lockdown has contributed to the premium people
are prepared to pay for properties – particularly if they have features such as a great outdoor area, a pool, a
study/office for working from home or even a large backyard,” continues Norwell.
Despite recent headlines of an uplift in sales of Auckland’s multi-million dollar mansions, particularly as Kiwis living
offshore look to return home, at a regional level Auckland’s residential properties are currently selling at the closest
to their CV.
“Currently, buyers are paying on average 5% over the CV in Auckland which is the most ‘affordable’ in the country –
despite the fact that the current CVs are nearly three years old and were due to be updated at the end of this year,”
points out Norwell.
“Interestingly, Auckland has been the region where purchasers are paying the closest to the CV for the last 11 months,
and for the prior 9 months it was the only region in the country where properties were selling for below CV,” concludes
Norwell.Table 1: Sales price to valuation ratio by region by monthRegionJan-20Feb-20Mar-20Apr-20May-20Jun-20Jul-20Northland1.111.151.111.081.131.101.13Auckland1.011.041.051.041.031.031.05Waikato1.141.151.161.121.131.151.17Bay of Plenty1.091.131.121.161.111.121.13Gisborne1.721.641.611.501.601.711.7Hawke's Bay1.231.271.281.261.261.301.27Taranaki1.151.141.141.151.131.141.18Manawatu-Wanganui1.211.241.261.281.231.291.25Wellington1.191.181.201.171.161.171.21Tasman1.201.211.211.281.191.241.19Nelson1.151.171.151.211.151.161.18Marlborough1.261.251.261.31.221.271.27West Coast1.101.191.081.091.101.141.13Canterbury1.031.051.051.041.051.051.06Otago1.251.231.241.241.181.171.22Southland1.421.481.471.451.381.451.43Graph 1: North Island sales price to valuation ratioGraph 2: South Island sales price to valuation ratio