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Family gobsmacked after frenzy blows pre-auction offer out of the water
135 bids made on deceased estate in South Auckland.

TV star turned agent: ‘My first listing was pretty tiny and sold for an insane price’
Gabriel Elkhishin on finding success the hard way.

Auckland house with no backyard sells for over $2m
It's around the corner from some of the country's most expensive homes.

‘Uber cool’ cone home back on the market a year after eye-watering sale
House had been given an award-winning makeover by previous owner.

Last OCR call before the election: What will the Reserve Bank do?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

‘Dream bach’ on Waiheke Island sells for $350,000 after bank steps in
Bushland block was one of NZ's most-viewed properties this year.

Cliff-top mansion once owned by Mr Asia drug lord up for grabs again
The property's current owners build super-yachts.

‘We had the best buyers in the room’: 70s icon sells for $4.275m
Mount Albert home was inspired by the work of NZ's greatest architect.

Fight over fake tiny home heats up and heads to court
Hearing to determine what can be built on the tricky site is delayed again.

Help for first home buyers pulled due to ‘unprecedented demand’
Kāinga Ora says it isn’t any new applications for its shared ownership scheme.

$12m Auckland mansion is being turned into an ‘Airbnb’ for celebs
Remuera home sold earlier this year in hush-hush deal.

Has your house jumped in value? The NZ suburbs shaking up the housing market
New Zealand’s housing market has picked up the pace.

Medieval castle in the middle of the Waikato sells for $1.35m
New owners are excited about their adventure house.

Mortgagee sale of multi-million-dollar resort home you can’t go inside
Luxury property was once owned by a high-flying banking executive.

Home loan heartache: Why Kiwibank put up its mortgage rates
Higher term deposit rates are having an impact on mortgages.

Top architect’s ‘angst-ridden’ townhouse up for grabs
Do-up home has some inspired touches, including a Tetris-like chimney.

Auckland apartment sells for less than $30,000, so why was the vendor over the moon?
Hugs all round at this auction.

The 80-year-old bach next door to Sir Russell Coutts’ $16m estate
80-year-old bach one of four homes up for grabs in wealthy beach suburb.

Overseas owner takes massive hit as $6m villa offloaded for ‘cheap’ price
Development property was bought at market peak.

Tony Alexander: Nearly half of all buyers right now are looking for lower-priced homes
First home buyers and investors are fighting over a small pool of properties.

As low as $1: ‘Cheap and cheerful’ train station apartments go under the hammer
Properties pitched at investors.

House prices in wealthy beach town jump $128,000
Market in beach town almost back to peak levels.

Rich Listers: TV star in waiting sells $5m-plus house in just three days
Top end fights for small pool of homes as vendors wait for election result.

Dream mansion for sale a year after family finished building it
Property is billed as having a dash of Wanaka and a sprinkling of Omaha.

Retirees go apartment crazy as luxury pad sells for $2.1m
Shortage of high-end apartments in Christchurch creating competition in the auction room.

Two numbers that could mean another interest rate hike is on the cards
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Auckland auction stunner: ‘Buyers saw it on the Tuesday, bought the next day’
Bungalow sells within seven days of hitting the market.

Tear-down rentals next door to toy billionaire’s trophy mansion for sale
Original waterfront home is surrounded by big money pads.

‘50/50 chance’ Reserve Bank will lift the cash rate in the next six months
Inflation worries could lead to another brutal hike in mortgage interest rates.