It's a new reality in real estate sales.

As our market shifts and becomes more moderate, we need to maximize our strengths in selling and make sure all of our agents have the skills they need to list homes and get them sold.

That is the bottom line on it, it's about jobs.

There are going to be pockets where it's going to be a bit of a dip.

There are no sales going on; it's more of a display store. I was not there as much as I would have liked to have been because it was just a busy part of the season. From what people have said, the response has been positive.

Some analysts are trying to dismiss the retail sales as an aberration but the market will have a reality check this week on the New Zealand rate outlook with the consumer prices index.