Over Christmas is always slow ... however ... the market in general is slow in the Hunter Valley atm due to issues with the mines - and with interest rates being so low that many people are buying instead of renting.
I remember thinking when you said you'd bought in Rutherford that it was a gamble with what is happening in the mines, but kept my powder dry because I figured you'd factored that in. I feel the Hunter will be slow for a while yet.
Not to mention a lot of building near Kurri and the likeRutherford has largely been oversupplied for a few years, mainly because of the mining downturn, but also because of all the building in the newer parts of Rutherford and Aberglasslyn.