6 St. Leonards ROAD, KELston, AUCKLAND, TOWNHOUSES
Well designed, high quality, low maintenance townhouses in strong rental demand location
8 x 1, 2 and 3-bedroom townhouses
Opportunity for additional capital growth before settlement in late 2020
Prices: 1 beds $449k - $459k, 2 beds $605k - $615k, 3 beds $709k
The West Auckland market is a consistent long term performer.
Extensive investment in public transport and motorway widening is progressively reducing commuting times to the CBD
The Developer has discounted all stock in this project by $20,000 on 17/1/20 due to slower than expected initial sales.
INVESTMENT OVERVIEW
Strategy: Off the plan
Upside: Growth prior to settlement
Rent: Unfurnished / Furnished
Lending: 80% LVR
Deposit: 10%
Deposit type: Cash, equity
Title: Freehold
THE PROPERTY
Type: Townhouse
Beds/Baths: 1+1, 2+1, 3+1.5
Carparks: 1 off street for the 2 and 3 beds
Internal floor area: 1 bed 52 - 53 sqm, 2 bed 76 - 77 sqm, 3 bed 97 sqm
Land size: 1 bed 58 - 83 sqm, 2 bed 61 - 92 sqm, 3 bed 117 sqm
SUBURB PERFORMANCE
Dwelling type: Townhouses
Market rents 1 bed: $365 - $405 p.w.
Market rents 2 bed: $450 - $485 p.w.
Market rents 3 bed $510 - $550 p.w.
Median gross yield: 4.4%
Median sale price 10 years: +127%
Median sale price 20 years: +335%
Capital growth (20 years): 8.0% p.a.
KELSTON HOUSE/TOWNHOUSE MARKET PERFORMANCE
House/Townhouse median sale price December 19: $730,000
House/Townhouse sales volume: 56 per year
House/Townhouse days to sell: 44
House/Townhouse sales value: $41 million per year
Market data sources: Real Estate Investar, Tenancy Services, REINZ, One Roof
FIRST HOME BUYERS
Dwelling: 1 bedroom townhouse
Purchase price: $499,000
Deposit: 10%
Weekly cost to own: $464
Occupancy: Sole
FIRST HOME INVESTORS
Dwelling: 2 bedroom townhouse
Purchase price: $605,000
Deposit: 10%
Weekly cost to own: $265
Occupancy: With flatmate/s
PROPERTY INVESTORS
Assessed rent 1 bed: $445 - $510 p.w
Assessed rent 2 bed: $510 - $600 p.w
Assessed rent 3 bed: $565 - $670 p.w
Year 1 cashflow: 1 bed +$113 to $117 p.w
Year 1 cashflow: 2 bed +$81 to $104 p.w
Year 1 cashflow: 3 bed +$61 to +$102 p.w
DSR: 1.4 - 1.6
Gross yield: 4% - 5%
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY SUMMARY
Note: The NSA/Net Sqm/Int. SQM area is calculated from the mid-point of the inter-tenancy wall to the external face of the façade as per PCNZ Guidelines.
ANALYSIS ASSUMPTIONS
Loan length: 30 years
Interest rate: 3.25%
LVR: 100% Investors / 90% Home Buyers
Rates: $2,000 - $3,000
CPI: 3.0%
Capital Growth: 8.0%
Valuation: Not supplied
Legal/Loan fees: $2,000
Rent: Market rents appraised by property manager
Body Corporate: N/A
Property Manager: NIL
First Home Buyers/Investors current rent: $450 p.w
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
Located on St Leonards Road in Kelston, these Townhouses are only a short drive to access the North Western Motorway and are perfectly positioned for trains, buses and other motorway connections. They are also walking distance to numerous schooling options, from Pre-School to High School as well as local shops, cafes and other amenities. It is with no doubt that nding new homes at an a ordable price point is only going to get increasingly harder as Auckland City’s population grows.
The open plan nature of the kitchen, living and dining provides everything you need for comfortable living. Our extremely functional kitchen will impress, plus there is a separate laundry with storage space under the stairs. Upstairs are either 1, 2 or 3 full size bedroom(s), which include large built-in wardrobes. Also upstairs is a full size bathroom. Outside is your own low maintenance, private courtyard with ample space for a barbecue, table and chairs. The outdoor area also includes a storage shed along with an outdoor power supply.
AUCKLAND OVERVIEW
Auckland home buyers need to get in quick - city house prices could leap to record highs by this time next year, one property pundit predicts. Infometrics economist Paul Barkle says that while Auckland house prices have stagnated for close to two years they are set for an almost 10 per cent jump next year followed by sustained increases through to mid-2022. Behind the forecast price rise is an acute shortage of houses. By Barkle’s estimate the city needs at least 45,000 more homes. But the news is not so rosy for homeowners outside the Super City, with national prices poised to ease next year from current record highs.
“By the end of next year we expect house prices in Auckland to be 9 per cent higher than in December 2018 compared to a slight decline in national prices of roughly 1 per cent over the same period,” Barkle said. Should Barkle’s forecast play out, it would push Auckland property values to new highs. Last month, the city’s median price reached $867,000 - or 3.7 per cent below the record price of $900,000 set in March 2017, according to the Real Estate Institute of NZ.
(Exert from Article originally appeared on nzherald.co.nz on December 29, 2018)