Zoe Hunter: Why this year will go down in history 21 Dec, 2020 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read Many economists predicted things would go south post-Covid-19 lockdown. The housing market was not supposed to bounce back the way it has and business confidence was meant to crash, with some sectors expected to hit rock bottom. But this doesn't seem to be the case. Kiwis have pulled through, especially here in the Bay of Plenty as people really took to heart the meaning of going local. Despite pre-Covid predictions, the country's property market has gone absolutely berserk. Property in the Bay of Plenty is selling at a record-low median of 30 days, with the region's annual sales volumes during November at the highest they've been since 2016.