The document discusses trends in the New Zealand property market and provides tips for business success. It analyzes factors like property prices, sales volumes, demand, supply, and median home prices. Data from websites is helping provide a richer understanding of the housing market dynamics. Overall, the market seems to be steady with some constraints on demand but steady growth expected to return sales volumes to long-term levels.

1. Where is the NZ property market is heading ? How to ensure Business Success in 2010

2. Boom or Bust – everyone has an opinion

3. Property Prices - rebounding

4. Property prices – small declines

5. Principles of real estate

6. Information is key – but property is not just an investment Access to accurate, timely and comprehensive data is critical

7. Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Listed 27 Aug Protracted release of property data Conditional offer 21 Sep Unconditional offer 16 Oct Settlement 13 Nov

8. The web has opened up a richer source of data on the dynamics of the market for property

9. Turnover Value Pace Better informed decisions based on richer information Demand Supply Sales Price Property sales Valuations Days on the market Inventory Weeks of sale New listings Website traffic Lead generation Asking price

10. New monthly report

11. Property sales – still all time low

12. Putting sales into perspective

13. Supply – inventory building

14. Supply – true inventory more balanced

15. Demand – web traffic as a surrogate of consumer confidence

16. Demand – Consumer sentiment reflected in web traffic

17. Property Prices - no inflated expectations in asking price

18. Property Prices – Comparison to UK