Nick Goodall

So thanks for coming on.

Correct, mate.

Yeah, there's always a passing view down south, but you can't beat those boots on the ground.

So we'll get your thoughts on that shortly.

And lastly, though, to round us out today, we do have Tom Code, Head of Industry Solutions for Cotality NZ.

Tom, not your first time on the pod, but it has been way too long since your last appearance.

So I'm really looking forward to getting your take on some of the more strategic insights that we've drawn from the report, mate.

Thanks for coming on.

Thanks for having me back.

It's awesome to be back.

Good stuff, good stuff.

All right then, fellas, let's get into it.

Look, I think the high-level key outtake from this report was that sentiment among professionals in the industry has improved.

You know, they're feeling better about where the market's at right now and the likely future of it as well.

We saw that almost three-quarters of all New Zealand respondents expect house prices to rise over the next year, and this included 14% to anticipate growth above 5%.

I suppose, as is often the case with this, there are significant regional differences, and that's part of the reason for really being keen to get a couple of agents from different parts of the country.

But before we go into those details, I think we saw something like greater positivity in Canterbury.

I think 87% of all Canterbury respondents thought there'd be increasing prices, whereas here in Wellington,

We only saw about 63%, so some pretty big differences.

I'm really keen to hear about your guys' experiences on the ground though, particularly I think at the end of last year.