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Local market movements and trends across Palmerston North and the wider Manawatū, drawing on REINZ, QV and other published data.

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Palmerston North and Manawatū Property Market Report, June 2026

Let’s look at the market. The May 2026 figures show a local market that is steady, but still selective. Palmerston North remained the main activity market,…

19 June 2026 · 9 min read

Palmerston North and Manawatū Property Market Report, May 2026

Let’s look at the market. The latest REINZ figures show a quieter month across Palmerston North and Feilding, with sales volumes easing back from March levels…

21 May 2026 · 12 min read

Manawatū Market Insights: March 2026

March gave us another useful snapshot of where the local market is sitting, and overall the picture across Palmerston North, Ashhurst, and Feilding remains…

21 April 2026 · 4 min read

Palmerston North Market Update – October 2025

October 2025 brought mixed results for the Palmerston North property market. The median sale price rose along with the sales volumes. With spring here in full…

18 November 2025 · 2 min read

What the OCR Cut Means for Homeowners & Buyers

What’s Happened: A Big OCR Drop On 8 October 2025, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points, from 3.00 % down to…

8 October 2025 · 5 min read

Palmerston North Market Update: August 2025

August 2025 brought mixed results for the Palmerston North property market. While the median sale price rose, sales volumes stayed flat. With spring here and…

16 September 2025 · 2 min read

How will the property market perform over the festive season?

In a normal year the property market would likely slow down over December and January as people unwind and enjoy their festive celebrations, but 2020 is a year…

23 November 2020 · 3 min read

What’s Happening in the Manawatu

With a good amount of our blog readers being based in the Manawatu we thought that this month we would put something together about a few different things…

18 June 2020 · 3 min read

Covid Effects On The Housing Market

New listings pick up during first week of alert level 3 after lockdown slump. Real-time data from realestate.co.nz shows new property listings slumped during…

20 May 2020 · 4 min read

Low Listings Impact August Sales Volumes: REINZ

The number of residential properties sold across New Zealand in August decreased by -6.1% from the same time last year to 5,959 (down from 6,346), the lowest…

16 September 2019 · 4 min read

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