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The vendors were racing against the clock.
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House where wife Pauline Hanna was found dead has a $6m CV.
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Victoria University is hawking more than a dozen properties in one suburb.
Buyer pays $15m for luxury Herne Bay villa, and another $11m for the house next door
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Resale profits grew in the last quarter of 2024.
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Paula Bennett’s $10m island finally finds a buyer
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‘Go Waingaro Go’ - Water park with chequered history up for grabs
Owners are retiring after more than 30 years.
UK Kiwi snaps up one of Queenstown’s oldest houses sight unseen for around $5.9m
Agent called him from a paddle board in the middle of a lake to show him the property.
Owning v renting in New Zealand – which is cheaper?
At some point in their lives, Kiwis will be asking this question.
Rugby star Ruby Tui ‘stoked’ after her house sells within days
Homes in the $700,000s price bracket are in hot demand in Tauranga.
‘Brick sh*thouse awesomeness’ - Artist selling iconic water tower
Decommissioned concrete tanks overlook the harbour.
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Mansion with $31m CV will likely be cut up and moved by new owner
Agent says developers would be "writing a cheque on the spot" if planning change passes.
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Banks are competing hard for new customers.
‘A lot of emotion’ as craft beer guru sells childhood home in just two weeks
Sale stirs up "a lot of emotion" for Emerson’s beer founder Richard Emerson.
NZ’s cheapest house: Dilapidated shack for sale for $85,000-plus
Seller could double their money even at that ultra-low price.
South Island’s ‘flashiest motel’ for sale - ‘so many fond memories’
Island Motel was the place for wedding parties and posh dinners in the 60s and 70s.
Architect’s stunner sells for over $12m as Queenstown tightens its grip on the rich
Share of prestige sales in the wealthy enclave has jumped in the last 12 months.
‘Absolute legend’: Iconic Mount Eden garden for sale
Proud owner and gardener Peter Brady died aged 90.
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Ray and Irene were good friends when they invested their savings more than 60 years ago.
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Plus, the number of new homes hitting the market has surged.
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King Charles III’s West Auckland mansion has sold
Heritage home on Defence Force land was NZ's most viewed listing of 2022.
One of NZ’s oldest homes up for sale ‘as is where is’
The 1850s homestead was damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
The billion-dollar agent who’s a dab hand with a chainsaw
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NZ’s ‘Batman’ penthouse with stripper pole and car bed has sold
Bayleys agents announce the deal on social media.
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