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After three months of slashing, are the biggest mortgage rate cuts behind us?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Will 0.5% OCR cut automatically mean cheaper home loan rates?
Mortgage expert also weighs in on the impact of Donald Trump's election victory.

South Auckland house riddled with fleas: I had to race home and take a shower
Kiwi agents reveal how they deal with pests, but spare a thought for sellers in Australia.

Real estate mama lays it all the line: 'Go big or go home'
Rising star juggles raising four children with selling houses.

Stressed owner selling unusual bush home before the bank steps in
Bargain property comes with historic jail.

Turning niche to neat with property styling Refined Spaces
Katie Kettle was once a Navy chief now she transforms homes by refining and rearranging.

Renowned Kiwi breast surgeon sells luxury bach to golfers for well above CV
Trophy home is one of many feeling the heat in Omaha.

Where are NZ's most undervalued houses?
Some regions had 'a dead cat bounce' and others might be overdue for a resurgence.

Aussie tries to buy burnt down Kiwi bach sight unseen but local beats them to it
Mortgagee sale of beach property in Waihau Bay attracts strong interest.

Real estate agency's $250,000 car giveaway to new townhouse buyers
First five buyers to sign up before Black Friday get a $50,000 Toyota Camry Hybrid.

Mortgage rates may not drop much despite OCR cut, experts warn
“We need that cash rate below 4% ASAP.”

Case against real estate boss follows ruling against ex-Harcourts agent
'This case didn’t get elevated to the top. I accept it should have.' - Cooper

Half the neighbourhood invited to auction of protester’s home
Jan Wilcox faced police batons during infamous Springbok rugby tour in the 1980s.

'Gotham City' penthouse ditches stripper pole and car bed as it aims to snag an Asian buyer
Apartment's decor has been toned down.

Mum and dad's epic waterslide house sells for $1.72m
Couple built 36m, glow-in-the-dark slide in their backyard over Covid.

Winston Peters' former multi-million-dollar mansion up for grabs
Also for sale in the city is a home that once belonged to his arch-political rival.

Foreign buyers eye trophy estate, but Aucklanders have the edge
Sprawling Northland property looking for new owner with vision.

'I dropped the ball' - top real estate boss Martin Cooper apologises to disciplinary tribunal
'Accidents happen. Mistakes are made. It was not a conscious decision' - Martin Cooper

Single buyer scoops up entire floor of new luxury apartment block
They set a new record in Hamilton's for apartment market.

The wealthy Kiwi suburb where house values jumped a shocking $3.3m
Rich-listers set to benefit from heat in Queenstown market.

Block NZ house for sale again - and with a twist you wouldn't believe
Point Chev home has CV of just over $3m.

Historic home with famous garden for sale - it's a 40-year labour of love
Property comes with rare and endangered native plants.

'Heartbreaking': Couple's $20m payday thwarted after goat milk business collapses
They have been forced to carve up their Northland farm.

The biggest ‘threats’ to first-home buyers are making a comeback
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Real estate boss selling Auckland home his wife transformed - ‘I just paid the bills’
“No pressure at all, selling the boss’s house,” say the listing agents.

Neighbours fall in love with each other - so who makes the first move?
Couple put their homes on the market as they take the next big step in their relationship.

Commerce Commission killed our house sale - couple gutted after $4m deal pulled
Renovated churches relisted after year-long wait ends in heartbreak.

This is our sixth house on the same street: Couple’s multi-million-dollar ‘box with a pool’ for sale
Award-winner the latest in a long line of homes they have owned or rented on loved street.