Team Hayden - Tremains Taupo

11/06/2026

Consumer spending ramps up after a dismal few months. This is the conclusion from Tony Alexanders survey of consumer confidence: "Back in early-April a net 38% of respondents said
that they planned cutting spending in the coming 3-6 months. This was about the same as the low-point towards the middle of 2024 before interest rates started falling, and was down from a nice +23% result at the start of February. The US attacks on Iran caused a substantial spike in pessimism here and around the world as we all wondered in fear how the unpredictable events
would affect us. Now, despite the war dragging on near three times as long as the protagonist said was planned people have adapted their behaviour and become less shocked. Now, just a net 7% of people plan cutting back their spending, as shown in the survey’s main graph just here. Net spending plans have improved for all the measures I ask about in the survey with the
biggest switch up for the past month being for domestic travel followed by eating out" If you would like the full report please feel free to message me for a copy.

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10/06/2026

Hilltop Update: As you may know, I specialize in the Hilltop suburb where the sales prices continue to defy national trends. Message me for a more detailed analysis or a personal appraisal on your own home - whether selling or not.

10/06/2026

Beat the winter blues or beat the real estate blues, period. I have two 'quiet listings' only available at Tremains and they both offer home and income opportunities for buyers. The extra income will shoo the blues away. One pitched for buyers up to $1.5m and one for just over $1m. Call me for more info and beat the blues!

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09/06/2026

The header picture shows Alice in Wonderland and, like Alice, I take great care to provide the latest sales' data for your home and suburb when providing an appraisal. My back ground as a Mathematics teacher has been invaluable to crunch the latest sales, calculate the medians, relate sales to RV's, graph trends, impact of views on sales, etc. So, call for a no-obligation appraisal.

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03/06/2026

A fabulous time at the Taupo Volunteer Awards, with Tremains front and centre of this community event. Well done Sarah for the stand-out presentation for the Tremains team.

03/06/2026

The 5th reason 'why you should list now' - because the latest predications are for more headwinds in the market and lower prices - see:

Plus, the region with the largest post-peak drop of any territorial authority in the country, and its not Wellington City.

03/06/2026

Better to sell now, but why? Four main reasons:
1. The number of listings in Taupo has dropped since summer by approx. 12%. Listing now puts you in a smaller buying pool.
2. Interest rates will never be lower in the short term.
3. You will beat the spring listing rush
4. Taupo has stunning winter weather that will appeal to buyers who are from out of town and, if it rains, it drains away fast into the pumice soils.
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02/06/2026

The economist Tony Alexander brings a summary of real estate agent comments this morning. "This month's survey has shown the following main things.

1. Buyers are highly discerning between homes which are well presented with zero issues and those requiring some work or having some undesired characteristics.
2. Almost all measures are slightly improved from the depths of our survey four weeks ago. But the results nonetheless reveal a market still struggling and firmly in favour of buyers.
3. Prices are generally seen as falling, but a number of agents noted an uptick in interest out of Australia plus some mild strength appearing in the long-beleaguered Auckland CBD apartment market."

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