For the first time we now have our own dedicated platform for commercial customers. This is the first time Bayleys Commercial has delivered a content based website – with over 150 brand new pieces of content for our sales, leasing and business customers! Take a look through the site now >

We are very pleased to announce the launch of the Bayleys' Commercial Facebook environment. Full of good quality, unbiased, informative content on the commercial property market. It will also be a key tool in our content marketing strategy. Look out soon for info we will be sending out on property carousel and feature property advertisement opportunities on the commercial facebook page. ‘Like' the page now >

This week our Total Property content marketing campaign hit the market - utilising our content to engage our audience and build on our reputation as the market leader in real estate knowledge. The campaign will help us to:

• Build a database of commercial property buyers and potential buyers
• Deliver an ‘always-on' marketing campaign to the market
• Promote Total Property and deliver content to our audience on an ongoing basis to support the wider sales push

Cap rates continue to head lower as evidenced by our latest very successful round of Total Property auctions with a record seven investment properties selling at yields of below 5% at the Auckland auction and good results from other North Island locations as well. There were also three very successful standalone Auckland auctions last week at 4.5-4.6% yields. More >

Our Capital city is on a roll with our Wellington team having a cracker of a year on the leasing front. They followed up a whopping 22 transactions in June with a further 18 leases in July which included their largest industrial deal of the year and a $420,000pa Lambton Quay retail lease. More >

The Auckland City & Fringe team have concluded some good tender sales out of Total Property 4, even if they've strayed somewhat to set a new benchmark yield for Kawakawa, while our Wellington and Waikato offices have also notched up some successes from past TPs, including the sale of a big industrial site in Petone for $13.75million. More >

Our International Division’s Chris Bayley and James Chan are off to Singapore and China again this week. Their trip follows the division’s recent sale of an Auckland CBD office building to a China based investor for $30m-plus. More >

There are some signs that the tight stock supply situation might be starting to loosen up a tad, particularly on the auction front. Ten offerings are being auctioned by our Wellington office in the latest Total Property with seven North Shore properties also going under the hammer. More >

A significant number of C&I team members were recognised in the awards that were an important part of Bayleys’ recent national conference. Here’s the full list >

Bayleys Canterbury has an opening for a leader/manager for their Commercial and Industrial team. More >

Prashant Vijan has joined Bayleys' Auckland Business Sales team after 16 years in food retailing, most recently as Merchandise Manager for Countdown where he headed the general merchandise buying team. He's also had experience in the quick service restaurant industry with Burger King NZ and operated his own food and hospitality business overseas. He's looking to add value to the business buying and selling experience utilising his corporate experience, industry knowledge and financial understanding.

Another Robert Scott has joined our C&I team, operating out of our Whanganui office. A resident of the river city for 40-plus years he's run a successful cabinetmaking business as well as owning and operating the popular Converge Coffee Cart in the town square. He's also done a lot of work in the community including recently re-establishing the City Mission charity shop “Zest”, pastoring a church for more than a decade and highlighting issues around heritage and earthquake prone commercial buildings.