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Auckland agent Alex Baker broke real estate records while battling cancer.
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Home-owners are leaving savers in the dust.
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Surge in building activity is making up for lost ground.
Ponsonby auction goes ballistic: 'There's nothing under $3m'
And the heat is spreading to neighbouring Kingsland.
Developers can't provide large, luxurious homes at cheap prices
But smaller, better designed housing stock will help lift quality and bring down costs.
Land bought on Tuesday for $3.15m; 15 townhouses sold out by Thursday
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Art collector set to break records with $6.25m apartment flip
Listed Wellington apartment was bought last year to store paintings.
Ashley Church: Why I no longer trust the Reserve Bank
Comment: The bank has shown itself to be neither independent nor competent.
Breast surgeon sells Remuera block for $23.5m
John Harman called it quits on plan for $200m luxury apartment block as a result of Covid.
NZ mansion that taught Keith Richards how to relax sells for $8m
Cotter House hosted Rolling Stones guitarist after he underwent life-saving brain surgery.
The Block NZ: Can extreme bidding tactics seal the deal?
The houses are finally back on the block.
Revealed: The banks that have pushed up mortgage rates the most
Research shows the extent of interest hikes in 2021.
Omaha home smashes $8m price barrier; $10m sale not far off
Waterfront property sells after only two weeks on the market.
300% increase: The houses that are set to change the face of Auckland
Number of new developments with five or more townhouses has risen sharply since 2019.
Reserve Bank's huge mistake means home-owners have just days to act on rates
Borrowers should not rule out one-year fixed mortgage rate of 5.5%, says Tony Alexander.
Longer in level 3: Lockdown's impact on Auckland's housing market
The city's housing market should be in full swing by now.
Bach sells for $6.35m - more than $1.2m above the reserve
Eleven bidders push up the price in Omaha.
Ashley Church: Will China's 'Lehman moment' bring down NZ's housing market?
Comment: Fears over stability of Chinese real estate giant have world on edge.
Sponsored: Apartment revolution hits suburbia
Risland Meadowbank is clever, modern living in urban surrounds.
Builders who don't deliver quality homes 'should be penalised'
CEO of Auckland's biggest builder opens up about the pressures facing his industry.
Interactive: How has the house price surge affected your neighbourhood?
Signs of slowdown in some parts of the country but in others prices have accelerated.
How street name change put the brakes on moving day for 76 families
Delays can be caused by the tiniest of things.
'We don't want to sell the Mercedes and a Skoda turns up'
New developments need to give homeowners and renters good quality housing.
Rich-lister waterfront pad hits the market
Private home in in wealthy enclave has "wow" factor.
Can NZ build its way out of a housing crisis?
Building boom could bring prices in line but infrastructure and supply challenges loom.
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An elegant and modern room, without having to resort to the safety of a neutral palette.
Partnership: The bedroom of a little girl's dreams
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Revealed: The $600K price difference between new-builds and existing homes
Building boom is making a huge difference to house prices in New Zealand.
Is Auckland walking into another 'leaky homes' disaster?
Experts warn that first-time developers are cutting corners.
Award-winning 'Lego brick' home sells for $1.745m
Four-storey Auckland townhouse is the width of a double garage.
The rich-lister homes that earned more in one day than these suburbs did all year
Housing market's biggest winner versus its biggest losers.
Land grab as Mt Wellington neighbours sell up for nearly $4m
Two homes fetched more than twice their combined CVs at auction.
'Three of the bidders hadn't even seen it': Ex-state house scores $2.412m
Property around the corner from The Block hits the big time.
Fashion guru's Auckland penthouse fetches $2.03m
Keith Matheson more than doubles his money with Parnell apartment sale.