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One of NZ’s oldest mansions hits the market for sale
Warwick House is nicknamed The Castle due to its impressive neo-gothic turret.
Tony Alexander: With so much interest in the housing market, what is holding buyers back?
Getting bank finance is the main problem.
'Living hell': Owners of The Ridge apartments try to sell entire building
Seven-level block with 60 car parks advertised 'as is': apartment owners try to exit.
Teardown home next to billionaire’s mansion sells for around $3.5m
Buyers weighing up whether to renovate or rebuild the property.
Award-winning house up for grabs - it’s like ‘living in a work of art’
Architect was praised for his “fearless approach to design experimentation”.
Compass Homes Franklin in liquidation, creditors want money
Grant Reynolds appointed. He is also the liquidator of other Compass building businesses.
Succession NZ: How the super-wealthy live - mega-mansions that can lie empty half the time
Their trophy homes have panic rooms, gyms and fridges the size of most kitchens.
Olympic sailor's iconic Takapuna house sells for $4.705m
Sailing enthusiast picks up lakefront property once owned by the late Ralph Roberts.
Parnell mansion once owned by Crowded House singer Neil Finn for sale
It comes with plans for Grand Designs-style home.
The value of financial assets owned by 10 big post-settlement iwi
Asset returns decreased and half the iwi reported financial losses.
Property Insider: Apartment ‘hell’ in new series; magic behind early highway fix; Chinese exodus
Owners spent about $15m trying to fix The Ridge apartments: it's stripped out, empty.
Kmart won't kill your mortgage deal, but RBNZ's not keen on lowering your interest rates
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
House no one wanted a year ago is snapped up for $1.2m in just seven days
Two buyers were going at it hammer and tongs to win the auction.
Max Key plans next venture with purchase of dilapidated Parnell cottage
The dilapidated cottage is a do-up or tear-down, according to agents who sold it.
First to crack $2m: Aussie buyers push house prices in Queenstown-Lakes to new heights
“We’ve 10 to 13 flights a day from Australia, it's crazy.”
Beach site that could be bought for $1 ... but there’s a catch
Roughly half the property has already been reclaimed by the sea.
‘There’s a lot of discreet wealth’: Why award-winning home could break city’s price record
It's tipped to break the $4m barrier.
The prominent Herne Bay residents opposing Watercare’s sewer plans
Business people, investors and many others cite reasons to stop sewer project proceeding.
Mystery under the flyover: What’s in store for scrub land next to NZ’s $1.15 billion mall?
Buyers pick up sites opposite Westfield Newmarket.
You'll need $15m-plus to view this home: Stone masterpiece on rich-lister street for sale
Mansion on Paritai Drive hits the the open market for the first time.
Couple's all-night celebrations wake up the neighbours after house sells for $300K above CV
Agents says he was inundated with calls after surprising auction result.
NZ acting royalty sell their Westmere home for more than $4m
It was the house that Hercules bought.
Tony Alexander: Two reasons buyers shouldn't rule out a sharp rise in Auckland house prices
Pressure building in NZ's biggest city.
Residential building consents fall from all-time high
Just 80% of consents result in construction now, down from 95% previously: one estimate.
Surfing mecca’s cheaper next door neighbour - where even luxury baches cost 50% less
Hidden gem in overlooked beach town up for grabs.
‘$2m’ Grey Lynn crime scene house ends up selling for $1.351m
Buyers crowded auction room in attempt to grab a bargain.
Historic two-storey Napier courthouse sold, but to whom?
In Crown hands 150 years, sale plans were revealed by new owners in late October.
'Where is the money?' Creditor of Auckland house builder asks question
A subcontractor complained he was owed more than $80,000.
House prices rising in nine out of 10 suburbs: Where have they grown the fastest?
Heat in New Zealand's most expensive market.
Huge chunk of Great Barrier Island running hot, eyes $10m-plus
Gray Family Farm on the market for the first time in 115 years.
What happened to house prices in NZ’s cheapest holiday town?
Mangakino made the headlines just over a decade ago.
Quirky bach in multi-million-dollar lakeside spot
Agent says buyers are queueing up for properties on Lake Rotoiti.
Auckland's $100m-plus real estate punt: 165 properties for sale in just 48 hours
Large-scale auction events aim to bring in the buyers.