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Queenstown Lakes News

Nikki Preston
First-time buyers priced out of Queenstown find homes for under $1m - but there’s a catch
Agents report uptick in interest in district’s rural towns.

Catherine Smith
Agents react to $45.5m sale - 'Would there be a home like this in Auckland? There are a few'
They say foreign buyer rules need to be changed.

OneRoof
OneRoof House Price Report - April 2025
Otago’s average property value reaches an all-time high, crosses the $1m mark for the first time.

Catherine Smith
Queenstown mansion sets NZ record with $45.5m sale
OneRoof can finally reveal off-market purchase of Chantecler.

Owen Vaughan
$1m gains: The big home-price winners since Covid-19 shook NZ
The suburbs that have enjoyed the biggest value jumps in the last five years.

Nikki Preston
Like Selling Sunset TV but ‘without the bitchiness’ - life as a buyer’s agent in NZ
Jo Eddington and Alex Martelli are putting in the hard yards to find dream homes.

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.

Owen Vaughan
Architect’s stunner sells for over $12m as Queenstown tightens its grip on the rich
Share of prestige sales in the wealthy enclave has jumped in the last 12 months.

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
Historic South Island church for sale after congregation outgrows it
"Mixture of sadness and excitement."

OneRoof
OneRoof House Price Report - January 2025
The housing market's winners and losers revealed.

Nicola Martin
NZ’s mortgage-free hotspots: Where homeowners are breaking free of debt
Less than a third of New Zealand homes are mortgage-free.

Catherine Smith
The two suburbs gunning to be NZ’s most expensive - ‘the money is pouring in’
Record house price growth in Lake Hayes and Arrowtown comes amid flurry of big sales.

Catherine Smith
Queenstown home charging $15,000 a week in rent
Luxury homestead has previously hosted A-list celebrities.

Catherine Masters
Queenstown adventurers selling their ‘retirement’ home for $7.95m
Jef Desbecker and Robina Bodle are in their 70s but aren’t ready to slow down yet.

OneRoof
OneRoof House Price Report - December 2024
NZ house prices rise for the first time in seven months, averaging $963,000 by November.

Catherine Masters
South Island lodge sells for more than $10m as worried expats look for Queenstown escape
Agency says it has completed eight big deals this year for more than $100m.

Catherine Masters
New RVs: The wealthy Kiwi suburb where house values have jumped a shocking $3.3m
Rich-listers set to benefit from heat in Queenstown market.