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![Half-finished home on elite street sells for $2m-plus at mortgagee sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Half-finished home on elite street sells for $2m-plus at mortgagee sale
Buyer plans to complete previous owner's vision for riverside property.
![Rundown Whangamatā cottage sells for $495,000 - cheapest sale in beach town in years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Rundown Whangamatā cottage sells for $495,000 - cheapest sale in beach town in years
The new owner had missed out buying the orchard next door minutes earlier.
![First-time buyers snap up $1m beach house in less than a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First-time buyers snap up $1m beach house in less than a week
Young family plan to make it their permanent home.
![Homes in Waikato District now worth an average $720k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Homes in Waikato District now worth an average $720k
The value of residential housing has increased 21 per cent in three years, QV says.
![Same price, half the size: Lifestyle property sells for $1.53m after being cut in two](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Same price, half the size: Lifestyle property sells for $1.53m after being cut in two
The original 4400sqm property had been bought a year ago for the same money.
![Mortgagee sale of Hot Water Beach mansion worth more than $4m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mortgagee sale of Hot Water Beach mansion worth more than $4m
Mortgage brokers warn more forced sales are on the horizon.
![Beach mansion that’s never been lived in sells for secret sum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beach mansion that’s never been lived in sells for secret sum
The high-profile sale is the talk of the Coromandel.
![Karapiro couple nuts about macadamias](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karapiro couple nuts about macadamias
Paul Gardiner & Helen Stockman are one season away from seeing the fruits of their labour.
![‘Crikey’: Waikato home comes with a near-extinct forest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Crikey’: Waikato home comes with a near-extinct forest
Lifestyle plot boasts Kauri trees that are more than 300 years old.
![10 minutes from Hamilton and a third of the price - the ‘bargain’ town first time buyers don’t know about](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
10 minutes from Hamilton and a third of the price - the ‘bargain’ town first time buyers don’t know about
Agents say people are heading to Taupiri for the bigger sections and smaller prices.
![Real estate's first te reo Māori signs: Agents blown away by the response](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Real estate's first te reo Māori signs: Agents blown away by the response
"It’s just a part of a being a good Kiwi."
![A new home for Piquet Hill Farms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A new home for Piquet Hill Farms
After more than half a century on Te Akau hill country, Piquet Hill Farms is moving.
![‘Game of Thrones’ home smashes city’s price record with $4.85m sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Game of Thrones’ home smashes city’s price record with $4.85m sale
As soon as family saw it, they knew "this was the one”.
![Property Insider: Which global brand is coming to Westgate next?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property Insider: Which global brand is coming to Westgate next?
Nike's next big move; what does credit data tell us?
!['Get into paradise for around 50% off’: Storm-damaged beach home goes low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Get into paradise for around 50% off’: Storm-damaged beach home goes low
Coromandel cottage with $380,00 reserve aims for buyer with the know-how to fix it.
![Fake tiny home saga: Hamilton's most controversial container beats council officials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fake tiny home saga: Hamilton's most controversial container beats council officials
Environment Court rules container is public art.
![Back-to-back beach properties up for grabs in Whangamatā](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Back-to-back beach properties up for grabs in Whangamatā
They have a combined RV of $5.72m.
Property news around NZ
![Beach town shock as empty section sells for $2.2m after buyer ups their bid by whopping $1m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beach town shock as empty section sells for $2.2m after buyer ups their bid by whopping $1m
Land-banking is happening in the Coromandel’s most expensive holiday town.
![Sister has brother evicted from Taupō home to enable sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sister has brother evicted from Taupō home to enable sale
Sibling had taken out an ANZ mortgage over the parents' home to invest in a business.
![‘Pull down’ deceased estate picked up for $412,000 after three-way auction fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Pull down’ deceased estate picked up for $412,000 after three-way auction fight
"I don't think anyone was doing it up."
![Story behind Raglan trophy home - sailing champ’s multi-million-dollar sketch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Story behind Raglan trophy home - sailing champ’s multi-million-dollar sketch
Grand Designs-style property is on the market for sale.
![Why Hamilton neighbourhood is being renamed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why Hamilton neighbourhood is being renamed
The former dairy farm will ultimately be home for up to 20,000 residents.
![‘There’s a lot of discreet wealth’: Why award-winning home could break city’s price record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘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.