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Canterbury News
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
‘Devastating’ twist - family heartbroken after dream home snatched at the last minute
Tears in the auction room.
Nikki Preston
‘It was a good scrap’: Christchurch home sells for $3m - $760,000 above CV
Four buyers went head-to-head for luxury hillside spread.
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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.
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.”
Ed McKnight
Do NZ house prices really double every 10 years?
Growth is taken as gospel but the numbers tell a different story.
Owen Vaughan
OneRoof’s Need to Know: Where house prices can affect your love life
Plus, Aussies shut the door on foreign buyers.
Nikki Preston
$6m’s the new normal: Family snaps up huge Christchurch estate for top price
Agents say $10m house sale in the city isn’t far off.
Diana Clement
Hollywood duo selling their NZ bolthole - ‘they spent crazy money on this property’
Agent is courting Kiwi country superstar Kaylee Bell.
Nikki Preston
Christian couple’s life-size Ark for sale - ‘we need a Noah 2.0’
Unusual property needs a buyer with vision.
Nikki Preston
Canterbury’s ‘flashiest motel’ for sale - ‘so many fond memories’
Island Motel on Beach Road was the place for weddings and posh dinners in the 60s and 70s.
Nikki Preston
Couple sit back and pocket an extra $460,000 in the space of 12 minutes
“Unbelievable” auction for Christchurch homeowners.
Nikki Preston
The two words that pushed a Super Rugby legend into real estate
Wyatt Crockett found himself asking a former teammate for advice.
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New Zealand’s cheapest suburbs: Where to buy a house for less than $500,000
The city with the most property bargains revealed.