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$4.8m bid ends buyer’s two-year search for dream bach on Waiheke Island
Eco-home one street back from the beach sells for more than $1m above CV.
Inside the search for Yanfei Bao: ‘We just want some answers’
More than two weeks on from Yanfei Bao's disappearance, the search continues.
First home buyer celebrates house purchase with surprise marriage proposal
Girlfriend had expected to see a sold sign outside their dream house.
Sold to repay $10m debt: Mansion bought sight unseen at court-ordered auction
Buyers couldn’t even see inside the property before placing bids.
‘Dream bach’ in hidden beach town could smash price record
High-end homes in Kaka Point are few and far between.
‘Under pressure and at breaking point’: South Auckland landlords are selling up
High interest rates and huge tax bills are forcing the hand of some investors.
Yanfei Bao disappearance: Family issue ‘heartfelt’ thank you to public
Yanfei Bao was last seen alive on July 19.
$600K discount: Home with no code of compliance sells for just over half its RV
Property was also made from cladding associated with some leaky homes.
Tony Alexander: Where buyers are in a panic about house prices
For the first time in almost two years, FOMO is greater than FOOP.
Is a 30% price discount worth it? The risks of buying an unconsented home
Banks don’t like properties with complications.
Door knock a life-changer: ‘I’ve cried like 20 times. I don’t earn enough to pay the debt off’
Young lawyer in tears as she win $20,000 prize.
The Auckland suburbs making a comeback – why buyers are targeting these locations
City’s house price revival is slow but some areas are ahead of the pack.
Artist couple’s multi-million-dollar ‘Lego house’ for sale
They wanted a home that “made a bit of a statement without being outrageous”.
‘Great for Napier’: Rundown backpackers in need of redevelopment on market
Empty lot facing Marine Pde with consent to build a five-storey hotel is also up for sale.
Overseas buyer shells out $11m-plus for super-car fan’s ‘crazy mansion’
Foreign buyers willing to pay big bucks for new-build mansions with views.
‘If I got an extra $70,000, that’s huge – that’s a lot of people’s annual salary’
Couple walk away with life-changing sum as buyers go hard with pre-auction offers.
Yanfei Bao mystery: Photos reveal enormity of task facing police
Yanfei Bao was last seen alive on July 19.
Getta a bloomin’ move on: Why homeowners could be looking to shift in coming months
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Savings wipe-out: Were Kiwis better off buying during the boom?
Rates jump has wiped out savings.
Interactive: House prices climbing in a fifth of NZ suburbs
Buyers losing their advantage as listing drought puts brakes on price declines.
Bought for $50,000 in 1981, modest home sells to developers 42 years later for $1.71m
South Auckland homeowner's tears of joy after 10-minute auction battle.
$150,000 hit to first home buyer budgets as mortgage test rates rise above 9%
Spike in test rates a headache for buyers looking to extend their preapproval period.
Yanfei Bao mystery: The search for missing real estate agent enters its 11th day
Police have appeared to focus their efforts on the Halswell River and Lake Ellesmere
Market in a jam: First home buyers having to fight harder as listings plunge
Competition for houses is heating up.
'Shattered hearts': Friends launch appeal for missing estate agent Yanfei Bao
It's been 10 days since Yanfei Bao was last seen alive.
Herne Bay mega-bungalow for sale for $1.2m below CV
Six-bedroom, four-bathroom property with pool is a rare "bargain" in the wealthy suburb.
Pre-auction offer blown out of the water in five-minute scrap for ‘beaut’ villa
Stylish Grey Lynn home snapped up for $2.443 million.
Missing estate agent's alleged kidnapper had only been in NZ for several months
The 52-year-old was arrested at an airport after booking a one-way international flight.
Former power station became adventurer’s home after 10-year voyage around the world
Stylish apartment is in heritage building.
Gang land: Old Devils Henchmen property hits the market
The prime industrial land is expected to fetch big money.
Yanfei Bao's employer speaks of 'very heavy hearts' as search efforts ramp up
Teams will be looking for the missing woman from the air, on land and in the water.
More Auckland buyers than houses for sale: The small town cashing in on Queenstown’s success
North Islanders on the hunt for a quieter life or cheaper houses are shifting to Cromwell,
Risk that house prices could rise faster than expected
Bank economists warn of “sticky” inflation and a possible hike in the OCR.