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Couple’s gamble on uncertified home pays off after $1.235m sale
They turned a real estate disaster into a real estate triumph.
'Leasehold liquidation' - owner still smiling after selling Auckland apartments at a loss
One of the properties had a declared reserve of $49,000.
Inspections in crisis: Buyers spending up to $10,000 on 'worthless' building reports
Agents and experts call for more regulation.
Townhouse on NZ's wealthiest street sells for nearly $3m
Agent found buyer for stylish Herne Bay pad after completing stunning revocation.
Dame Jenny Gibbs puts $12.5m price tag on her art gallery home
“We had art in the wardrobes, under the beds. I’m a compulsive art buyer."
Break fee warning: Homeowners tempted by lower interest rates risk harsh penalties
Breaking the terms of a loan could cost Kiwis thousands of dollars.
Xero founder Rod Drury got $12m for his Hawke's Bay mansion
The rich-lister's home set a record for the region.
$300m Auckland skyscraper: Construction work 'paused' indefinitely
Auckland Council is 'aware that work is currently paused on the Seascape development'.
Tony Alexander: Rate cuts won't solve NZ's economic mess - more liquidations are likely
Kiwis banking on a strong recovery in 2025 should curb their enthusiasm.
Waterfront home built by NZ's first celebrity sailor sells for $4.3m
Pt Chev original is close to Taika Waititi's $10m pad.
Bought for $285,000, sold for $8m - Mount Maunganui bach stuns at auction
Original bach had been in the same family's hands for more than 30 years.
Foodstuffs North Island fined $3.25m for anti-competitive land covenants
Foodstuffs fined for efforts to hinder rivals from opening or expanding.
PM wants $945,000 for his Auckland investment property
Asking price is $205,000 below the unit's 2021 CV.
Owners of Du Val-managed Lakewood Plaza units pay millions after water mains burst
'Millions of dollars in repairs, ridiculously expensive': owner paying $30,000.
Water funding remains problem for councils
A rural mayor says there’s no incentive for councils to band together in new entities.
Are 1576 new homes heading to the scrap heap? Full list of developments on hold at KO
Future of big housing developments hangs in the balance.
Luxury lodge linked to NZ racing legend sells after buyers told to ignore $7.75m RV
Estate was advertised as a "required sale” by the mortgagee.
Du Val investor worried after interim receivership
'It’s been nearly two years since I’ve been paid anything.' - Du Val investor
264 bidders, $22m in house sales - South Auckland mega auction ‘chocka all day’
"People were saying to me, 'It feels like we’ve turned a corner.'"
$300,000 discounts in Waikato's most expensive suburb
Prices have dropped but agents warn buyers to move quickly.
Fletcher's Iplex: leaky pipe class action launched in Australia
Around 30,000 homes in Perth are thought to be involved.
'Rent will continue' - Du Val to worried apartment landlord
Around 500 people live in the high-rise.
Don't get sucked in by 5.99% rates - fixing for longer 'foolish', warn experts
Brokers advise borrowers to hold out for cheaper rates.
Miner's surprising igloo home in NZ's cheapest town has $390,000 price tag
Jack Ewen's unusual-looking property is built to keep heat in and costs down.
'What I learned': Why Ben Wilson converted offices to apartments
Several CBD office buildings in Auckland have been converted into apartments, hotels.
Offices to apartments: floor owner creates eight Auckland CBD rental and short-stay units
Ben Wilson converted a Victoria St office floor into eight upmarket apartments. Video / Dean Purcell
Buy this West Auckland house and the agent will fly you to Fiji
Stressed-out first-home buyers need a reward, and agent needs his rental sold.
Artist's weird South Island crib sells for around $400,000 - 'some people were scared of it'
People stepped inside and just went “wow”, says agent.
Why 4.6% is the housing market's magic number - for horrible reasons
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Jaguar fan’s South Auckland party pad sells for more than $2m in three days
One-of-a-kind home has a man cave, ladies’ lounge, tennis court, and an 18-car garage.
'I'm calling it' - agent says Auckland's price slump is over as buyers pounce on unwanted homes
Diego Traglia has noticed a pick-up in the market in the last two weeks.