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Watch as Joe Higgins joins Mark Leishman on Country TV discussing some sucessful Canterbury bull sales, recent floods and the local market.

The new PGG Wrightson Real Estate publication the Property Collection is out now. This winter property publication highlights quality rural, lifestyle, residential and commercial properties listed for sale throughout New Zealand.

Our sales team throughout the country have been continuously busy across autumn and now leading into the spring listing period, with inquiry from prospective purchasers and action from aspiring vendors. This publication has an interesting variety of stories plus market commentary from around the country.

As you can see in this winter edition of the Property Collection, we have plenty of excellent listings awaiting your inspection and a national team of expert locals who can assist and guide you. 

Read the Winter 2021 articles online using the links below or read the full publication here.

• Golden appeal of kiwifruit glows ever brighter
• Plenty of recent farm sales in Waikato and King Country
• Growers remain positive despite Covid-related labour shortage through harvest
• Buyers lining up for all property types in the lower North Island
• Sales gauge North Island rural market strength
• Lifestyle and viticulture property on upward trajectory through top of the South
• Property demands maintain positive trends
• Resurgent demand for dairy property
• Welcome lift in wool prices

The Country's Jamie Mackay is joined by PGG Wrightson's General Manager for Rural Real Estate Peter Newbold, to take a look at the rural property market this month.
Mackay said there was only one word to describe the market at the moment - "gangbusters."
Newbold agreed, adding that it had been an incredible past few months for the market and there had been a real lift in farm sales for the first time in a while.

Mackay asked if the out of kilter land prices from the previous "dairy boom" would happen again.
Newbold said he doubted this would happen, as people were more astute.
He thought there would be strong sales, but not necessarily a "boom".
Mackay said people had avoided the dairy market but recent turnarounds had made it a great yield story.

Newbold added that while it had taken a bit longer than people wanted, there was increased interest in dairy, and banks were looking more favourably at the wider rural market.
The sheep and beef market continued to be strong, but the wool market wasn't "too flash," Mackay said.
Prospect for lamb, beef, and mutton were looking extremely positive and Newbold noted that sales of these properties had been exceptional.

Horticulture continued to be going "great-guns" and no one seems to be selling, Mackay said.
Newbold added that there was no shortage of buyers for horticulture properties.
Banks had loosened the reins on loans in the rural property market and were lending with more enthusiasm, as rural property transactions and interest increased.