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Catherine Masters
Kāinga Ora duplex sells for undisclosed sum after devastating fire
Demolition likely for “as is, where is” property with $1.7m RV.

Nikki Preston
Healthy Homes: ‘They’re paying $250 for an assessment - there’s no guarantee it means anything’
Rush to bring rentals up to standard before July 1 deadline.

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.

Nikki Preston
‘Too much of a risk’ - Agents to fire landlords who ignore Healthy Homes deadline
Firms send out warnings as July 1 cut-off looms.

Nikki Preston
Empty Hamilton field could be worth mega millions in Kāinga Ora sell-off
Is the Government sitting on a goldmine?

Donna Fleming
NZ’s answer to Kirstie Allsopp on life with ACT leader David Seymour
He’s “incredibly supportive of me”.

Diana Clement
Kāinga Ora’s $4m waterfront sell-off: State homes overlooking Ōrākei Basin up for grabs
Government agency ramps up sale of state homes in posh suburbs.

Nikki Preston
‘Very unusual’ - Private landlord selling local police station
Hamilton cop shop could be bowled and redeveloped, says listing agent.

Kelvin Davidson
Country’s cheapest suburbs leading the house price recovery
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What Adrian Orr’s shock resignation means for homeowners and interest rates
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor is calling it quits after seven years.

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.

OneRoof
‘Work in progress’: Winston Peters hints foreign buyer ban may be eased for major investors
Foreigners investing millions of dollars in NZ could get the green light to buy property.

Nikki Preston
Rumours swirling over NZ’s foreign buyer ban - million-dollar agents think changes are afoot
Will the Government relax the rules for purchases of $5m-plus?

Nikki Preston
‘Do not enter’: Ex-police house contaminated by asbestos up for grabs
The property had been taken over by squatters.

Nikki Preston
Kāinga Ora axes 60% of social housing projects planned for 2025
The developments the agency have put on ice would have provided 1019 homes.

Ed McKnight
New homes winners and losers: Where the 55,000 new homes will be fast-tracked
Some regions will reap the benefit of the Government’s new legislation.