Nearly 600 bids at Ray White AT Realty’s Game Day

Wondering whether there are still real buyers out there? One auction day answers it better than any forecast. Ray White AT Realty's latest Game Day, the brand's big single-day auction event known around the network as "The Day", drew close to 600 bids as Auckland buyers turned out in force.

By the numbers

• 598 bids placed across the day
• Around $17.8 million in property sold
• 23 properties sold under the hammer, from 41 brought to auction
• A 56% clearance rate, with bidding called on 37 of 38 properties
• Roughly eight hours of continuous auctions

The standout came in Ōtāhuhu. A home on Church Street drew 78 bids in just 13 minutes from 17 registered bidders before selling for $882,000.

In Glen Eden, a property taken to market on a $1 reserve attracted 35 bids and sold for $731,000 after only 17 days on the market. That is what a no-reserve strategy can do: it concentrates buyer competition instead of scattering it.

Across the day, vendors collectively adjusted their reserves by around $680,000 to meet the market. The strongest run of sales came between 9am and midday, when 13 properties found new owners.

The takeaway is simple. Active bidding on nearly every property points to a market where genuine, finance-ready buyers are still willing to compete hard for the right home. Wondering what your own place would do under the hammer? An honest appraisal is the place to start.