Articles by ‘Catherine Masters’
Catherine Masters
Auckland auction frenzy: Developer pays $2.4m for premium site after sellers quit NZ
Agent says six developers turned up to bid, with another six waiting in the wings.
Catherine Masters
Kāinga Ora duplex sells for undisclosed sum after devastating fire
Demolition likely for “as is, where is” property with $1.7m RV.
Catherine Masters
Couple’s $5.35m saves a classic - ‘some buyers wanted to build a McMansion’
Mid-century gem was designed by noted architect Vlad Cacala.
Catherine Masters
Kāinga Ora declines to say who bought $2m state cottages
State housing agency’s sell-off of homes in sought-after Auckland suburbs is ramping up.
Catherine Masters
‘Time warp to the 70s’: Iconic yacht racer’s home for sale again
Waterfront property back on the market less than a year after it sold.
Catherine Masters
How Trump's chaos could affect NZ - great for mortgage rates, bad for job security
Lower interest rates on the cards, but so too is rising unemployment.
Catherine Masters
Winston Peters' former home sells to expats on holiday visit to NZ
The property had been on the market for $2.675m.
Catherine Masters
‘$2m’ discount - Auckland home snapped up after vendors slash the auction reserve
The RV of $4m-plus had put off buyers.
Catherine Masters
‘Scary’ trend: Homeowners losing thousands of dollars with short-term mortgage fixes
Home loans chief says the market is too volatile to just wait and see.
Catherine Masters
Classic bach’s first sale in 60 years - buyer’s $2m-plus offer blows away RV
Holiday home drew the crowds but winning deal took time to put together.
Catherine Masters
Aussies and Kiwis flock to $150,000 bach - ‘they’re coming from everywhere’
Property hit the market a week ago and is already getting offers.
Catherine Masters
Real estate remembers the panic - five years on from a market meltdown
“What’s the likely outlook for the economy when you close about a third of it down?”
Catherine Masters
Iconic Ron Sang home with $3m RV hits the market after 24 years
“All you see is blue – blue sky, blue water and boats.”
Catherine Masters
Half-finished mansion next to NZ’s richest family sells under the hammer
Work on “dream” Coatesville home stopped before Covid.
Catherine Masters
Neighbouring villas sell for more than $3m, agent hopes they won’t be demolished
Developer picks up properties that were sold to support school libraries.
Catherine Masters
Ex-housing minister’s overcrowding fears - 15 to 20 people to a house
Mark Gosche says the Government is failing to heed the lessons of New Zealand’s past.
Catherine Masters
Top economist’s housing market scorecard: Which laws and changes get 10/10?
David Norman looks back at 25 years of housing policies.
Catherine Masters
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.