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Charities to share $2.34m windfall after bidders go crazy for deceased estate
The property is only liveable if you don't mind camping.

First home buyers getting huge discounts on ‘nana and grandpa’ houses
The hot spots in a cold market.

Auckland’s most luxurious off-grid home sells for $2.22m - nearly $200K above CV
Labour of love pays off for eco-minded family.

Crippling losses for amateurs who gambled on $2m house purchases
Would-be developers prepared to take $1m hit.

Mount’s big money slump: Where did all the $8m sales go?
Only a handful of properties in beach suburb have sold for more than $2m this year.

‘That’s life’: $5m penthouse sells but vendor takes $1m-plus hit
"We bought on the high and we are selling on the low.”

Troubled block up for grabs as developers cut their losses on $12m project
Agent says vendors open to selling below cost.

Tony Alexander: Why bank collapse is a good thing for NZ house prices
Positive signs for the housing market.

How architect built a multi-million-dollar masterpiece on just 500sqm
Clever design solves the problems of compact site in Auckland's Parnell.

House prices drop to new lows, but $100K wipe-out is only part of the story
Market battered by storms and rising rates, with houses taking much longer to sell.

From derelict to stunner: Mansion that broke the bank sold for $11.5m
Luxury property was a mortgagee sale.

Aussie owner gets desperate: Luxury NZ retreat comes with free Bentley
Resort-style home "required to be sold on or before auction day".

‘Going in completely blind is quite horrific’
Agents dragging Wellington out of the dark ages.

Where women own fewer homes than men in NZ
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Architect gives his Grey Lynn villa an uber renovation
Property is Edwardian at the front and ultra modern on the inside.

Demise of the Otara millionaires club: ‘Owners are kicking themselves’
House prices in South Auckland suburb are on the slide after unbelievable peak.

The surprising cost of the biggest homes in NZ’s smallest towns
A grand house doesn’t need to set you back $10m.

Auckland for under $1m: Number of affordable suburbs more than doubles
Slump has put more neighbourhoods within reach of first home buyers.

South Auckland bungalow takes near-$1m hit after being auctioned twice in 15 months
Property originally sold at the height of the market for $2.4m.

Burnt-out block sells for $750K as buyers hunt down fire-sale bargains
Agents surprised by interest in fire-damaged properties.

The pink bach that could end up selling for millions
Vintage holiday home in Coromandel is on the market for first time in 62 years.

Tony Alexander: Should Kiwis be worried about new interest rate warnings?
Inflation is proving harder to tame.

Would you pay $11.8 million for a two-bed cottage in Queenstown?
Plain cottage in Wanaka was sold as a development opportunity.

High court auction: Four-bed Auckland townhouse sells for $70k
Leasehold property had a CV of $720,000.

Auckland mansion with chequered past and $7.4m CV sells for secret sum
The large corner site boasts some of the best views in the city.

Stunning makeover of gross Auckland home that was stuck in the 80s
Flippers put their design stamp on dated property.

Remuera has fallen: Just eight sales in NZ’s $1 billion suburb
Drop in sales in prestige suburb follows extreme weather events and market downturn.

From ‘glorified cleaner’ on a superyacht to $10m-plus sales in Remuera
Harry Champtaloup jumped ship into real estate after stint in the Mediterranean.

Multi-million-dollar Devonport home designed by renowned architect could be demolished
1960s home snapped up by out-of-town buyers for $1.5m less than CV.