Trade Me Property | Customer Director Gavin Lloyd: Property listings hit decade high
Trade Me property listings are up 10 per cent on the same time last year.
From a property perspective, it’s been a huge first half of 2025 with the number of listings on Trade Me hitting a decade high in March. As is fairly typical at this time of year, we’ve seen a slowdown in properties coming to market. In Canterbury, we saw a close to 10 per cent decline between May and June however, listings are up 10 per cent compared to the same time last year, so there is plenty of choice for buyers.
We’re also continuing to hear from real estate agents in the lower South Island that they’re seeing an increasing number of enquiries from Kiwis in the North looking to relocate. Our data is backing this up, with listing views on properties in Canterbury in June up four per cent year-on-year.
In terms of where we see Kiwis looking, at a more granular or suburb level, Rolleston continues to prove popular with the most listing views across the region. It’s followed by Halswell, St Albans, Rangiora, and the City Centre.
We’ll keep a watchful eye on the market and share our insights on Ōtautahi property in coming months.
