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New Zealand house prices: What went wrong?
In the last decade the cost of buying a home has risen faster than most Kiwis can save.
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NZ's multi-million-dollar dumps: The derelict properties sitting on a goldmine
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NZ's real estate nightmare: Timeline of a housing crisis
Housing affordability has steadily worsened over the last 10 years. Here's why.
A new neighbour every six hours: New Zealand's biggest selling suburbs
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'20% of it might be s*** but we need something radical, we need to get dirty'
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Holiday homes sit empty as cafes in beach spots struggle to find accommodation for staff.
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Southland do-ups are rough but even buyers on a modest budget can go far.
Buyer picks up Auckland flat for $116K in last auctions of 2021
Jaded Christmas shoppers get picky at the end of a long, strange year.
'Eyesore' house on NZ's poshest street finally sells
Property on Auckland's Paritai Drive described in the listing as "essentially derelict".
Wellington's house price jump was world's second biggest
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