Christchurch open homes get so crowded that agents are hiring icecream trucks
Ray White/Supplied More than 80 families turned out to an open home in St Albans, Christchurch, ahead of its auction last week. There is no rest for real estate agents in the lead-up to Christmas this year. The crowd of 80 families that turned up to an open home in St Albans, Christchurch, last week is a textbook example of buoyancy in the current market. The four-bedroom family home on Carrington St, within minutes of the city centre, went for $1.1 million at auction. “Open homes and on-site auctions are so busy now that we’re seeing offices use things like a Mr Whippy icecream truck ...