Auckland commercial property yields sitting under 5%

Auckland commercial property yields sitting under 5%
Staff reporterDecember 7, 2020

Net rental yields were mostly under 5% at Bayleys' recent auction of Auckland commercial properties.

The net yields achieved ranged from 6.11% on a medical clinic in Penrose that fetched $1,065,000, to just 2.66% on a $3.61 million house in Takapuna that had been converted to legal offices (pictured above).

The Bob Dey Property Report suggested it had more intensive development potential.

Most of the properties sold on yields between 4% and 5%, with prices ranging from $1,065,000 to $4.04 million.

The yields suggest commercial properties in Auckland can still be purchased for about the same price or less than the average price of a house in the region, but the commercial properties are likely to be providing investors with significantly better returns.

Other recent commercial property sales around New Zealand include a hair dressing salon in Hawkes Bay which sold for $815,000 providing a net yield of 5.61%.

A large industrial building in New Plymouth sold for $2.6 million providing its new owners with a net yield of 7.65%.

Another recent sale was 303-305 Great South Road, Papakura, an Asian supermarket a mixed use zoned site for $3,440,000 at a 4.73% yield. It was declared on the market at $2,800,000. 

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