“They’re coming in and just going out again.” McPherson said the past few months had been the busiest he had seen in 30 years selling real estate.
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The Top Ten celebrity homes listed in 2020 include Elvis Presley s honeymoon house and homes once owned by two James Bond stars - Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan. As with last year, both investors and homeowners were buying, and demand was strong in all parts of the city and across all price ranges, he said. Prices were “still moving”, McPherson said. Property analyst CoreLogic’s figures show Christchurch’s average home value rose 6.2 per cent in 2020, including 3.4 per cent in the last three months of the year. The latest average value was $539,000.