http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1308/S00363.htm Harcourts MarketWatch August 2013 Friday, 9 August 2013, 4:22 pm Column: Harcourts Harcourts MarketWatch August 2013 The statistics from New Zealand’s largest real estate group Harcourts show, at current levels of sales, the country only has enough property on the market to last for 4.2 months. This is significantly down on the same time last year when there was enough stock for 6.9 months. Overall there are 12% fewer properties for sale than there were in July 2012, however written volumes of sales are up by 13.1% across New Zealand, meaning houses are selling fast and leaving the market hungry for more. [....]