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$17m for two baches: Island sees the return of overseas buyers
Top end of the market enjoys a busy summer, say agents.
Mountain for sale: Iconic station has been in family for more than 100 years
'Time for someone else to have a go' with one of Hawke's Bay's most outstanding features.
Grand mansion linked to infamous Harvey Crewe murder for sale
The landmark home has been lovingly restored and renovated.
Hallelujah! Queenstown buyer scoops up historic church for $439,000
Interest in the church was huge, with buyers from Australia also making enquiries.
Link to the past: Heritage mural kept in $650m redevelopment
BJ Ball Building and Mrkusich mural identified as a Category B Historic Heritage Place.
Neighbouring villas sell for more than $3m, agent hopes they won’t be demolished
Developer picks up properties that were sold to support school libraries.
Liquidation sale: Crumbling South Island estate with dark past sells for $3.2m
Troubled property finally finds a buyer.
Sold in a day: Kiwi expat snaps up Auckland mansion for more than $12m after flying visit
The buyer has lived in Europe for the last 30 years and didn't know the city that well.
Beachside bunker ‘dune house’ designed for Rod Drury entity at Te Arai Links
The unusual home is designed to blend seamlessly into the landscape.
Tony Alexander: What Adrian Orr’s shock resignation means for homeowners and interest rates
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor is calling it quits after seven years.
‘We’re over the moon’ - iconic Mount Eden garden sells to a local fan
Buyer plans to preserve local legend's work.
Fire-damaged home in South Auckland to sell for major loss
Developer can no longer afford the mortgage for property he bought last year for $839,000.
Who’s still got money? CBRE lists top sales of $1.7b deals lately
In the last six months of 2024, $1.7b of property sold in 97 deals. CBRE lists the top 10.
‘We have changed our family’s future forever’: An inspiring whānau journey to home ownership
They moved from renting where they paid $611 weekly for a rundown home.
NZ’s biggest hotel deal: Precinct selling InterContinental Auckland to Singaporeans
Precinct bought the building in 2012 then undertook a massive $310m renovation of it.
Prize-winner was scared she’d lose her home - ‘We had to use everything’
Family won mortgage-free contest, but rate rises and job loss put the squeeze on finances.
Star architect’s one and only Coromandel bach for sale for first time
Striking holiday home has been enjoyed by three generations of the same family.
Top economist’s housing market scorecard: Which laws and changes get 10/10?
David Norman looks back at 25 years of housing policies.
Luxury lodge loved by Sir Peter Jackson and Rings fans looking for $5m-plus
Other famous guests include the "foul-mouthed" star of Succession.
Run-down deceased estate sells for $482,000 after 11-way bidding war
Auction fight ended in a head-to-head clash between two property traders.
Aucklanders selling NZ’s remotest hotel - it’s the ‘closest thing to the Wild West’
Pub is in a tiny village that's also a republic.
Where Kiwi women are buying homes - and why Queenstown isn’t on the list
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
‘Yoga impacted by construction noise’: Arvida’s $50m+ fix-up irks some
Arvida is spending $50m+ on the main hub and apartments at its Mayfair retirement village.
What the most expensive home for sale in 2000 is worth now
Why we all wish we were buying houses 25 years ago.
How much money has your house made in the last three months?
Property values enjoy modest bump as buyers capitalise on falling rates and listings surge
Ex-minister’s overcrowding fears - 15 to 20 people to a house
Mark Gosche says the Government is failing to heed the lessons of New Zealand's past.
Frenzy for ‘cheapest’ house - buy the land, get the dump for free
The price indication for the deceased estate is “better than $200,000”.
How did NZ house prices quadruple in the space of 25 years?
A quarter of a century on - what NZ got right and wrong about real estate.
Revealed: The real house price winners and losers of the last 25 years
You could buy a house in Auckland for around $200,000 a quarter of a century ago.
Political legend selling her beloved bach - ‘it’s time for it to go’
She says her children thought she'd gone potty when she bought the rundown holiday home.
‘Some very famous people’ - Hollywood interest in $1m beach on Matakana Island
"They've all been looking to buy a piece of paradise.”
Ignore the $2m CV - Vintage Ponsonby cottage for sale after nearly 100 years
Cherished Brown Street home sandwiched between two multi-storey apartment blocks.
$14m real estate shuffle in wealthy beach town
Four baches sold within a few weeks as residents jostle for spots closer to the beach.