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Downsizing News

Nikki Preston
Tauranga families living 2.5km apart swap homes
"Oh my god, how did you come up with this idea?"

Nikki Preston
Retired scientist sells her wacky dome home to mum and daughter for just under $690,000
Vendor bought new house just hours later at auction.

Catherine Masters
Apartment frustration: Wealthy downsizers can’t buy because they can’t sell
Contracts coming unstuck for multi-million-dollar pads.

Nikki Preston
NZ acting royalty sell their Westmere home for more than $4m
It was the house that Hercules bought.

Nikki Preston
How an elderly homeowner beat the flippers at their own game and scored a bonus $90,000
He didn’t want a developer to destroy his family home – so he had it renovated and flipped it.

Nikki Preston
Meadowbank homeowners double their money after ‘dark horse’ bidder stuns auction
Renovated townhouse sells for $1.315m.

Catherine Smith
$22.5m super-penthouse carved in two: Are NZ’s trophy apartments too much for Kiwi buyers?
Luxury apartment developers reconfigure their top properties for more affordable market.

Nikki Preston
Christchurch homeowners pocket $3m from house sale, buy new-build hours later
Downsizing market in Christchurch is significant, says agent.

Catherine Smith
Auckland house with no backyard sells for over $2m
It's around the corner from some of the country's most expensive homes.

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Catherine Smith
Rich Listers: TV star-in-waiting sells $5m-plus house in just three days
Top end fights for small pool of homes as vendors wait for election result.

Nikki Preston
Christchurch retirees going apartment crazy as luxury pad sells for $2.1m
Shortage of high-end apartments in city creating competition in the auction room.

Nikki Preston
Overseas buyer picks up abandoned, ‘barely standing’ shop for $20,000
Seller makes $9000 gross profit in matter of months.

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Nikki Preston
Ngatea house prices surge as parents fight to get into one of NZ’s best schools
Hauraki Plains College playing a big part in small town’s rising popularity.

Nikki Preston
1980s do-up nets investor quick $225,000 after mega-makeover
Buyers are happy to pay for turn-key homes, agent says.

Nikki Preston
House next door to the Dotcom mega-mansion for sale
Coatesville lodge is a no-expenses-spared dream home.

Nikki Preston
Waiheke woman splashes $3m on two-bedroom Auckland apartment
Luxury city pad snapped up at competitive auction.