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Trade Me Launches Its New-look Site
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 9:11 am | Trademe
Trade Me has had its biggest makeover in over 20 years, with all members set to experience the new-look site over the next few weeks. Trade Me’s Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ragone said the site had been redesigned to make Trade Me more helpful, ... More >>
Good News For Tenants As Rents Across NZ Grind To A Halt
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 8:59 am | Trademe
The New Zealand rental market is at a standstill with rents slowing across the country, according to Trade Me’s latest Rental Price Index. Trade Me Property Sales Director Gavin Lloyd said the national median rent remained unchanged for the third consecutive ... More >>
House Prices Grow By A Record-breaking 17 Per Cent In One Year
Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 9:19 am | Trademe
The national average asking price has reached yet another record after seeing its biggest year-on-year increase of all-time in May, increasing by 17 per cent to $820,950, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property Sales Director ... More >>
Plants, PS5s And Pokemon Cards: Trade Me’s Trending Items
Monday, 29 March 2021, 8:57 am | Trademe
Kiwis are cashing in on plants, PS5s and Pokemon cards, according to Trade Me’s latest Marketplace Index. Head of Trade Me Marketplace Ivan Fuyala said it’s always interesting to see what items Kiwis were searching for. “Every day, 650,000 people ... More >>
Long Summer Ahead For Tenants Around The Country
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 8:36 am | Trademe
Tenants around the country are set for a difficult summer with competition for rental properties surging nationwide according to the latest Trade Me Property Rental Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson Logan Mudge said October data showed it was the same ... More >>
Auckland Property Prices Crack $1m For The Very First Time
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 8:24 am | Trademe
The average asking price for a house in Auckland cracked the $1m mark for the very first time in October, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson Logan Mudge said property prices in the Auckland region ... More >>
Porirua; New Zealand’s Most Expensive District To Rent
Friday, 30 October 2020, 7:55 am | Trademe
For the first time, Porirua is the most expensive district to rent in the country after rents climbed to a record $625 per week in September, according to the latest Trade Me Rental Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson Logan Mudge said the ... More >>
Property Market Runs Hot: House Prices Reach An All-time High
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 8:52 am | Trademe
New Zealand’s national average asking price reached a record high of $717,600 in September, a 10 per cent increase when compared with the same month last year according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson ... More >>
Wellington Rents Stall For The First Time In Five Years
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 9:14 am | Trademe
The median weekly rent in Wellington came to a grinding halt in August, showing no annual increase for the first time since October 2015, according to the latest Trade Me Rental Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson Aaron Clancy said Wellington’s ... More >>
Demand Soars For Property In Wellington
Friday, 18 September 2020, 8:59 am | Trademe
Demand for Wellington properties saw the largest annual percentage increase on record in August, after climbing 34 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson Aaron Clancy said that nationally, ... More >>
2 In 3 Kiwis Will Consider Buying An EV
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 8:06 am | Trademe
Sixty-seven per cent of Kiwis would consider an electric vehicle (EV) for their next car, according to Trade Me’s annual EV survey. Trade Me’s Head of Motors Alan Clark said almost 3,000 New Zealanders took part in the survey which looked ... More >>
National Property Prices Grow By Nine Percent In One Year
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 8:43 am | Trademe
New Zealand property prices saw their biggest year-on-year increase in over three years in July, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson Aaron Clancy said the national average asking price reached $697,100 ... More >>
Buyer Demand Skyrockets In New Zealand’s Property Market
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 9:12 am | Trademe
Buyer demand in New Zealand’s property market has soared as we head for what could be a very busy winter, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson, Aaron Clancy, said there were a number of positive signs ... More >>
Rent Freeze Set To Change NZ Rental Market
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 9:17 am | Trademe
The impact of COVID-19 and the Government’s move on March 26th to freeze residential rent increases for the next six months is likely to change the New Zealand rental market, according to the latest Trade Me Rental Price Index. Trade Me Property spokesperson ... More >>
Trade Me Reveals New Vehicle Safety Rating Search Filter
Monday, 18 May 2020, 8:40 am | Trademe
Trade Me announced today that it has launched a new search filter that allows Kiwis to search for vehicles by safety rating. Safety ratings indicate the likely performance of a vehicle in a crash, from 1 to 5-stars. Trade Me Head of Motors, Alan Clark said ... More >>
Trade Me To Give Away $1,000,000 In Onsite Ads To Small Businesses
Monday, 11 May 2020, 1:49 pm | Trademe
Trade Me has today announced that it will give away $1 million worth of onsite advertising to small businesses who have been impacted by COVID-19. Trade Me’s Head of Audience Ivan Fuyala said it was just one way the company was looking to support the community ... More >>
First-home Buyers Flood Property Market
Monday, 11 May 2020, 9:57 am | Trademe
First-home buyers were looking to get a foot on the property ladder in April, by taking advantage of record low interest rates and the Reserve Bank scrapping LVR restrictions , according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Head of Trade ... More >>
Trade Me Marketplace Will Be Back Up And Running At Alert Level 3
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 10:07 am | Trademe
Trade Me has today announced its Marketplace will be back up and running as normal from 11:59pm on Monday 27 April in line with the Government’s COVID-19 alert level 3 guidelines. Trade Me’s Head of Marketplace Lisa Stewart said from this Friday ... More >>
COVID-19 Already Shaking Up The Jobs Market
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 11:05 am | Trademe
While it is too early to know what shape the COVID-19 pandemic will leave New Zealand’s job market in, the level 4 lockdown has already had an unprecedented impact on new and existing job listings over the past fortnight. Head of Trade Me Jobs, Jeremy ... More >>
Trade Me Launches New Way For Kiwis To Buy And Sell Essential Items
Monday, 6 April 2020, 10:11 am | Trademe
Trade Me has today announced a new way for Kiwis to buy and sell the essential things they may need while New Zealand is at COVID-19 alert level 4. Trade Me’s Head of Marketplace Lisa Stewart said this step allows anyone to trade essential items onsite ... More >>