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Nikki Preston
Seven bidders fight over run-down house overflowing with junk
“The lawns and gardens are overgrown, the yard has car bodies, there’s even a caravan.”
Nikki Preston
Aussie buyers snap up architect’s Kiwi ‘White House’ for record amount
Agents notice an uptick in buyer interest in country towns around Christchurch.
Nikki Preston
Luxury Christchurch home sells in secret for $5.5m
Agent says it was all about “connecting the dots”.
Nikki Preston
Head-to-head bach fight - agent not surprised holiday home sells for $3.59m
It’s the fourth biggest sale in Canterbury beach town.
Nikki Preston
Seddonville pub for sale after beer saves it from fire disaster
Diana Clement
Surgical duo’s revamped Dunedin mansion up for grabs
Nikki Preston
‘Devastating’ twist - family heartbroken after dream home snatched at the last minute
Nikki Preston
‘It was a good scrap’: Christchurch home sells for $3m - $760,000 above CV
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Catherine Smith
Prizewinner was scared she’d lose her home - ‘We had to use everything’
Family won mortgage-free contest, but rate rises and job loss put the squeeze on finances.
Catherine Smith
Buyers ditch Auckland for Dunedin after health scares - no more debt, no more stress
Couple have been able to get a South Island home for half the price of their Auckland bungalow.
Nikki Preston
‘Sheesh, this is going nuts’: Family pockets nearly $200,000 extra at emotional auction
“One lady was bidding $1000 each time and the other guy was coming back with bigger bids.”
Nikki Preston
UK Kiwi snaps up one of Queenstown’s oldest houses sight unseen for around $5.9m
Agent video-called him from a paddle board in the middle of a lake to show him the property.
Nikki Preston
Craft beer legend Richard Emerson sells his childhood home for $821,000
Sale to a family stirs up “a lot of emotion”.
