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Changes to property fees
We wanted to give you a heads up that from 21 February, the fee to list a residential, rural or commercial property is changing from $249 to $299 (including GST). You can relist your property until sold at no extra cost.
The fee to list a rental property will remain the same at $99.
Some of our promotional extra fees are also changing. The price to feature a property will go up from $49 to $69, and the price of a Feature Combo will change from $69 to $99. Both of these costs are inclusive of GST. More...
Rental supply on the up
Our Trade Me Property team has run some numbers and spreadsheets about the state of play in the national rental market. Here's a short media release setting out their findings and observations.
The national supply shortage for rental property has come to a halt in many parts of New Zealand, according to an analysis of the listings on Trade Me Property in the past three months.
Across the country, the number of rentals listed in the quarter to 31 December was up 1% compared to the same period in 2009. This was a turnaround after declines of 12% and 18% in the previous two quarters. More...
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Advanced property search
Trade Me Property now has an advanced search page, making it easier for you to find properties for sale and rent.
Here’s what you can do:
- Search multiple suburbs at once.
- Select multiple property types, e.g. apartment, house and section.
- Narrow your search by number of bedrooms, bathrooms, and price range, plus enter a few keywords.
- Save your advanced search and get the latest properties emailed to you!
Rental market sees supply down and rent up
The national supply of properties for rent continues to decrease, but the decline has slowed according to an analysis of Trade Me Property’s listings over the past 3 months.
Across New Zealand, the supply of rentals for the quarter ending 30 September was down 12% when compared to the same period last year. In the June quarter this drop was 18%.
With supply continuing to contract, demand also shot up, with 12% more messages from prospective tenants being sent than in the same quarter in 2009. Waitakere led the way, with demand soaring by almost 50% in the quarter. More...
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2010 NetGuide Awards x 3
Thanks heaps to everyone who took the time to click a vote for a Trade Me site in the 2010 People's Choice NetGuide Web Awards.
Brendon (Trade Me Property), Pete (Trade Me Jobs) and Terry (Trade Me) were all on deck at the flash awards ceremony in Auckland, and each of our three Trade Me musketeers ended up with a little yellow NetGuide cube to look after on the night. We've put them in pride of place in the foyer at Trade Me HQ.
Here’s what we picked up, thanks to the votes you sent our way: More...
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