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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
Head-to-head bach fight - agent not surprised holiday home sells for $3.59m
It’s the fourth biggest sale in Canterbury beach town.
Nikki Preston
Seddonville pub for sale after beer saves it from fire disaster
“If we weren’t here, there’d be nothing else in town, apart from the residents.”
Diana Clement
Surgical duo’s revamped Dunedin mansion up for grabs
Period home on the market for the first time in 24 years.
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.
Nikki Preston
Hallelujah! Queenstown buyer scoops up historic church for $439,000
Interest in the church was huge, with buyers from Australia also making enquiries.
OneRoof
Liquidation sale: Crumbling South Island estate with dark past sells for $3.2m
Troubled property finally finds a buyer.
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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.
Catherine Smith
Buyers ditch Auckland for Dunedin after health scares - no more debt, no more stress
Couple have been able to get a South Island home for half the price of their Auckland bungalow.
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.
Diana Clement
Hollywood duo selling their NZ bolthole - ‘they spent crazy money on this property’
Agent is courting Kiwi country superstar Kaylee Bell.
Nikki Preston
Christian couple’s life-size Ark for sale - ‘we need a Noah 2.0’
Unusual property needs a buyer with vision.