Real Estate Market Sales Update September Quarter

The number of confirmed sales in Gisborne city for the September quarter was down on the June quarter by 26%. In terms of numbers, when we make the comparisons with sales over the past four years, the total of 115 sales is definitely low. The recovery that we were looking to experience  from the difficult 2008 year was short lived. However I believe it was not because of the tightening of monetary policy or lack of confidence in the economy, but rather because of the flow on effect of not having sufficient stock in the market place. In real estate, you can’t sell what you don’t have. The shortage of available homes for sale was apparent during the last quarter. There were plenty of buyers around, but there just wasn’t the homes for them.

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Why are medians used more often than averages?

Medians are often quoted because they are more likely to be in line with current market values than averages. Medians give a middle of the road snapshot. Averages can be greatly distorted by extremely high or low values. For example: five sales at 150k, 200, 225k 250k and 600k produce and average of 285k. The median of these sales is 225k (two sales either side). Medians discount the high and low values of either end of the data. Of course, the more data gathered, the greater accuracy of the median as a valid benchmark.

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