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Catherine Smith
‘$562,000 per minute’: Trophy home sells for over $11m after 20-minute Facetime call
Overseas buyer took a virtual tour of the Queenstown estate in between meetings.
Diana Clement
Mike Hosking misses out as Cromwell car lover’s home sells for $2.1m
Three West Coast families snap up motorsport mansion after price drop.
Diana Clement
Tiny South Island bach heading to auction with $100,000 RV
Vendors have outgrown their two-bedroom crib on the Catlins coastline.
Nikki Preston
Christchurch icon up for grabs as owners switch their focus to $150m tower
Cowlishaw Mews was built 30 years ago to house award-winning chef’s top restaurant.
OneRoof
Iconic boatshed - with 'afternoon delight' - sells at the slap of a jandal
Diana Clement
Upcycling queen of Timaru sells her chic villa for over $600,000
Nikki Preston
Wartime couple’s one and only home for sale after more than 70 years
Nikki Preston
Strip club boss sells ‘NZ’s Playboy mansion’ for $6m
Nikki Preston
Iconic boatshed for sale: ‘We market them like they are a $1m house’
Vendor says people are always taking photos of the colourful shed.
Diana Clement
Tiny Southland town where houses cost less than $200,000 and everyone is welcome
“This is what New Zealand was like in the 50s, 60s and 70s. People cared for each other.”
Nikki Preston
‘People jump on them’: Luxury Christchurch apartments selling fast - and for big money
Wealthy buyers paying well over RV for pads in city’s prestige towers.
Nikki Preston
Overseas buyer snaps up vintage Queenstown crib for $4m, will likely demolish it
The 1950s lakefront home fetched almost double its RV at heated auction.
Diana Clement
$1 reserve for Marlborough home with million-dollar views
"There's a notice to fix from the council. So there are some fishhooks.”
Nikki Preston
Iconic South Island pub set to reopen after owner abandons sale
$700,000 price drop was not enough to reel in a buyer.
Nikki Preston
Mansion breaks Christchurch house price record - sells for $9.55m in just 14 days
Agent says the buyers were a local family who appreciated the home’s history.
Diana Clement
'Can’t find my husband, but have found a buyer' - giant house sells for over $2m
Witty marketing for monster-sized property works a treat.
