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Nikki Preston
Relief as derelict gun shop snapped up for just over $270,000
Developer buys “as is, where is” property that neighbours wanted gone.
Nikki Preston
‘You need to change your attitude’: Real estate boss’ sobering advice to homeowner with no plan B
Experts’ top tips for struggling sellers.
Nikki Preston
Damaged Christchurch mansion sells for just $1.37m - almost $700,000 below RV
New owners haven’t decided whether to repair the home or demolish it.
Nikki Preston
Iconic Christchurch home for sale after surviving the quakes
Sir Miles Warren classic is one of the few homes he designed still standing in the city.
Diana Clement
‘As is, where is’ gamble - buyers hot for quake-damaged trophy home with $2m RV
Luxury home on coveted Christchurch street is uninsured.
Nikki Preston
Christchurch uni student, 23, busy building a multimillion-dollar property empire
He already has 14 townhouses under his belt and dozens more in the pipeline.
Nikki Preston
‘Eyesore’ Christchurch gun shop for sale for $250,000 - property overflowing with rubbish, rats
The council has served the owners with an urgent clean-up notice.
Nikki Preston
Buyers given 14 more days to secure place on Christian couple’s life-size ark
Lots of interest in unusual property, but it’s still a head-scratcher.
Donna Fleming
Agent who can tell when you’re lying: ‘I swapped Hells Angels for house buyers’
Steen Nielsen retired from real estate four years ago - but something keeps pulling him back in.
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
‘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.
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.”
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.