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South Auckland News

Nikki Preston
‘No Plan B! Must sell’: Slump forces desperate sellers to take drastic action
Analysis shows the number of “must sell” properties has hit almost 800 this year.

Catherine Smith
Buyer’s $1.25m gamble on South Auckland dump ends year later in $375K loss
Buyers who paid market peak prices getting realistic about their re-sale profits – or losses.

Catherine Smith
End of the quick flick: South Auckland slump costs trader an extra $100K
Smart vendors are targeting owner-occupiers as developers pull out.

Diana Clement
$200,000-plus resale gains on first KiwiBuild homes
First home buyers who won the ballots for discounted properties are coming out on top.

Catherine Smith
Rookie investor beats first-home buyers to South Auckland home with $771K bid
But first-home buyers are winning elsewhere in the city as crowds return to auction rooms.

Nikki Preston
Sandra Bullock is selling Graeme Norton’s Karaka home. No, really
Two celebrity names playing leading roles in South Auckland listing.

Nikki Preston
Housing shortage means Kāinga Ora is renting thousands of private homes a year
Experts say guaranteed rent and tax savings are strong incentives for landlords to work with public housing provider.

Diana Clement
Liquid gold: Auckland’s waterfront properties have second highest premiums in the world
Only Sydney buyers pay more for water views.

Catherine Smith
South Auckland flat sells for $291,000, is back on the market hours later
Real estate boss picked up tenanted unit at auction last week.

Nikki Preston
Why the bank of mum and dad is now moving in with the kids
Families in South and West Auckland are pooling their resources in order to get finance.

Catherine Smith
$1.3m surprise for South Auckland sellers who didn't turn up to their own auction
"We didn't expect the result we got. The vendors were ecstatic - jumping up and down."

Nikki Preston
Investment advice: Where the experts would buy rental properties right now
Anyone buying an investment property needs to be in for the long haul.

Catherine Smith
$16.8m auction bombshell as developers pay big bucks for land on Auckland's fringes
Two bidders push up the price of 3.5 hectares near Karaka.

Catherine Smith
Five bidders, 246 bids: Sale of South Auckland home has vendor in tears
Surprise and joy as do-up fetches $1.213m at auction.

Catherine Smith
South Auckland homeowners looking to make history with Bitcoin auction
Family ready to accept bids on their home in cryptocurrency.

Catherine Smith
'Crazy' is over: South Auckland house sells for $740,000 - 40% below CV
People have forgotten normal, say agents as winter market returns to 2020 levels.

Catherine Masters
The Auckland properties you can buy for less than $1m
Where first home buyers should be house-hunting.

Catherine Smith
Couple score $1m profit with $3m sale of lifestyle block
Demand is outstripping supply on the southern fringes of Auckland.