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Nikki Preston
Buyers pay $2.5m to demolish large family home on elite street
Strong competition for “as is, where is” property sees sale price blast past the RV.

Nikki Preston
Beachside frenzy: Cottage sells for $520,000 after 250 people crowd open homes
Agent says if he had 1000 of these homes, he’d sell them all in a couple of weeks.

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

Nikki Preston
Christchurch icon up for grabs as owners switch their focus to $150m tower

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
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.

Catherine Masters
Here comes the boom: What will Kiwi farmers spend their $3.2 billion windfall on?
Real estate agents report surge in inquiries as Fonterra payout nears.

Zoe Hunter
New Zealand’s most popular dogs revealed - and why housing has shaken up the list
Research reveals the most popular breeds and the cities with the most pooches.









