The agriculture sector plays the role of a significant contributor in the Timaru economy; though the other areas in it have made strong advances such as employment levels in manufacturing, retail and tourism. There many manufacturing factories in Timaru namely Clandeboye dairy factory, McCain’s food processing plant, DB Mainland Breweries, NZ Light Leathers, Alliance Group Smithfield Plant and Barkers Fruit Processors.

If you belong from a young family and you desire to raise your children in such a friendly community with plentiful opportunities for employment or starting a business, then you must look at the real estate opportunities located throughout the city of Timaru. By surveying the location for schools, health centers and recreational facilities you can see that these facilities influence the area. We can conclude that this is a very good place to buy real estate. Timaru Real Estate property report says that the house price fell in the July 2010 so; this is the excellent time for making it.