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Landlord with quarter-kilometre downtown tower plans pushes up profit
New leases in 1HY25 were 22.8% above previous contract rents, company said.

Christian couple’s life-size Ark for sale - ‘we need a Noah 2.0’
Unusual property needs a buyer with vision.

Tony Alexander: What the OCR cut means for the housing market and home loan costs
The housing market is improving but Kiwis still feel wary about the state of the economy.

Townhouses from cancelled Block NZ sell for a huge loss despite fetching top prices
"I’m pleased to get them off my hands."

How Wellington’s RV drop affects your property and rates
Wellington's average drop in rating valuations (RVs) is 24% since 2021.

Why Kiwis might pass on mortgage rate of 4.99% as OCR cut looms
Banks are unlikely to cut further, warns mortgage expert.

‘Like gold’ - Iconic Boat Sheds home snapped up in record time for more than $7m
The vendors were racing against the clock.

Buyer named: $26m paid for neighbouring Herne Bay villas, each with a pool
Commodities trading heir in $26m deals.

Philip Polkinghorne’s Remuera home listed for sale - ‘we have a motivated vendor’
House where wife Pauline Hanna was found dead has a $6m CV.

Buyer pays $15m for luxury Herne Bay villa, and another $11m for the house next door
One of the homes starred in a hit Kiwi film.

OCR set to drop to 3.75%, but will mortgage rates follow?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

$5m windfall: NZ’s biggest house sale winners revealed
Resale profits grew in the last quarter of 2024.

Herne Bay villa once owned by actor Karl Urban sells for $14m in hush-hush deal
Off-market sale took place at the end of last year.

Tobacco boss’s iconic Kiwi homestead for sale
Napier home is one of several magnate Gerhard Husheer owned on the street.

Paula Bennett’s $10m island finally finds a buyer
The former deputy PM was the co-listing agent for Motuketekete Island in the Hauraki Gulf.

Like Selling Sunset TV but ‘without the bitchiness’ - life as a buyer’s agent in NZ
Jo Eddington and Alex Martelli are putting in the hard yards to find dream homes.

Christchurch teenage couple buy their first house - aged 19
The youngsters have saved their way onto the property ladder.

‘Go Waingaro Go’ - Water park with chequered history up for grabs
Owners are retiring after more than 30 years.

UK Kiwi snaps up one of Queenstown’s oldest houses sight unseen for around $5.9m
Agent called him from a paddle board in the middle of a lake to show him the property.

Owning v renting in New Zealand – which is cheaper?
At some point in their lives, Kiwis will be asking this question.

Rugby star Ruby Tui ‘stoked’ after her house sells within days
Homes in the $700,000s price bracket are in hot demand in Tauranga.