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.
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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.
Buyers ditch Auckland for Dunedin after health scares - no more debt, no more stress
Couple able to get a grand South Island for half the price of their Auckland bungalow.
Auckland bungalow sells for more than $8m in just two weeks
Remuera buyers fighting over smartly renovated home.
‘Sheesh, this is going nuts’: Family pockets nearly $200K extra at emotional auction
“One lady was bidding $1000 each time."
‘Crazy and unreal’: Bach bought for $300K sells for more than $2m
Buyer response had been "nothing short of phenomenal", says agent.
Tony Alexander: Who holds all the power in the housing market right now?
An increasing number of investors want out.
Do NZ house prices really double every 10 years?
Growth is taken as gospel but the numbers tell a different story.
‘Oh my God, I love it!’: Log cabin built by advertising guru hits the market
Property is in the middle of nowhere but also just minutes from the beach.
Baches for as little as $199,000 at NZ’s best-kept secret - but there’s a catch
Holiday homes on leasehold land at Lake Rotomā are in demand, say agents.
Four-leaf clover helps first-home buyers secure quirky deceased estate
Couple get lucky with groovy do-up, picking it up for less than $1m.
The floor for mortgage rates is approaching fast
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Plus, Aussies shut the door on foreign buyers.
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Look to nature for inspiration – and as a starting point.
‘Phone going mental’: NZ designer and former Heart of the City boss selling their trendy warehouse home
Agent says interest in couple's unusual home has been huge.
Iconic ‘Flintstone’ house built for ex-All Black up for grabs
The dome home is the talk of the town in Eltham - and Switzerland.
Family snaps up South Island castle for just over $700,000
"They've come to New Zealand for a better life and they wanted to buy the right home."
Mr Asia case: Drug gang’s historic links to $10m Bay of Islands mansion
Property for sale as NZ Herald explores notorious syndicate in true crime podcast.
Star architect’s quirky waterfront ‘palace’ for sale
Iconic home is one of two Ian Burrow designs up for grabs on the same day.
US businesswoman wants $15m-plus for her Auckland mansion
The sprawling Whitford estate has been the family’s holiday home since 2012.
La Tribe footwear founders sell their luxury ‘shoe cupboard’ for $2.68m
Young family snaps up the 1970s home that featured in hit TV show Outrageous Fortune.
House with 56-tonne concrete roof sells for $5.5m
Builder and his interior designer wife won Home of the Year for their impressive pad.
Artist doesn’t care if you demolish his dream home - ‘so long as it’s for a valid artistic reason’
Colin Hope's Casa Esperanza is being sold "as is where is".
$6m’s the new normal: Family snaps up huge estate for top price
Agents say $10m house sale in Christchurch isn’t far off.
Hollywood duo selling their NZ bolt-hole - ‘they spent crazy money on this property’
Agent is courting Kiwi country superstar Kaylee Bell as a potential buyer.
Wait until August - mortgage experts say more home loan cuts are on the way
Banks are expected to get competitive in their bid for market share.
The run-down, leaky Ponsonby villa that scared off every other buyer
Peter and Robyn Fuller snapped up the relocated home and turned it into something amazing.
Christian couple’s life-size Ark for sale - ‘we need a Noah 2.0’
Unusual property needs a buyer with vision.
Tony Alexander: What the OCR cut means for the housing market and home loan costs
The housing market is improving but Kiwis still feel wary about the state of the economy.
Townhouses from cancelled Block NZ sell for a huge loss despite fetching top prices
"I’m pleased to get them off my hands."