The record 275 sales in a first quarter for both new sales and resales is almost twice that of the same quarter a year ago when 141 sales, comprising 70 new and 71 resales, were settled.
The second quarter for 2021 was looking strong also.
There was a good pipeline of new builds to come, including a $170 million village in Prebbleton, Christchurch, which was granted resource consent in March.