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Nikki Preston
Picton’s oldest house for sale - could you fill all eight bedrooms?
The grand home was built for the town’s first resident magistrate in 1863.

Catherine Masters
‘Time warp to the 70s’: Iconic yacht racer’s home for sale again
Waterfront property back on the market less than a year after it sold.
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Kelvin Davidson
Float v fix: Will the banks offer better interest rate deals in six months?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Catherine Masters
How Trump's chaos could affect NZ - great for mortgage rates, bad for job security
Lower interest rates on the cards, but so too is rising unemployment.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the latest OCR cut means for the housing market and home loan costs
Is the current crop of mortgage deals the best Kiwis can hope for?

Kelvin Davidson
OCR decision: Will Trump’s tariff slap put the brakes on interest rate cuts?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
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Catherine Smith
Buyer says yes to the Remuera penthouse but no to the ‘free’ Porsche
Apartment sells for $1.775m but new owner doesn’t want the $250,000 sports car.

Owen Vaughan
OneRoof’s Need to Know: Who's the famous ‘liar’ with the Daimler out front?
Broadcaster’s vintage car with “Liars” licence plate is centre of new listing campaign.

Diana Clement
‘As is, where is’ gamble - buyers hot for quake-damaged trophy home with $2m RV
Luxury home on coveted Christchurch street is uninsured.

Donna Fleming
Buyer's agent Alex Martelli: 'I had to start at the bottom and work my way up'
She's NZ's answer to Kirstie Allsopp and engaged to ACT leader David Seymour.
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Precious Fernside! Lord of the Rings mansion sells for almost $4m
South Wairarapa estate appeared in Sir Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy.

Nikki Preston
First-home buyers looking for alternative lifestyle snap up log cabin in the ‘middle of nowhere’
Baches in remote Mataikona can still be picked up for around $300,000.

Nikki Preston
‘Enormously relieved’ - ex-Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick sells much-loved bach to locals
There had been overseas interest in the holiday home.

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Award-winning restaurant owners selling their rural retreat
Property, owned by Hannah and Eugene Hamilton of Franklins Bar & Eatery, going to tender.
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Nikki Preston
Picton’s oldest house for sale - could you fill all eight bedrooms?
The grand home was built for the town’s first resident magistrate in 1863.

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.

Diana Clement
Legendary Kiwi seafood restaurant Fleur’s Place for sale
Fleur Sullivan closed the famous seafood spot in 2021 due to Covid disruptions.

Diana Clement
Monster house for sale - vendor jokes she 'can't find her husband'
Seven-bedroom Canterbury home comes with huge kitchen, indoor pool and dream workshop.

Owen Vaughan
OneRoof’s Need to Know: $21,000 Herne Bay villa now worth more than $3m
Plus, what happened to the Matakana Island beach that attracted Hollywood attention?

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: The big reason why prices are going nowhere - who needs to blink first
More buyers and more sellers - what could go wrong?

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Goodbye cold, damp homes: New standards make homes warmer and dryer
Stricter insulation and glazing standards are setting a new benchmark for home energy efficiency in New Zealand.
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Nikki Preston
Picton’s oldest house for sale - could you fill all eight bedrooms?
The grand home was built for the town’s first resident magistrate in 1863.

Nikki Preston
Buyer has 'ambitious plans' after snapping up 70s hot spot for over $1m
Island Motel is now a rental block earning more than $160,000 a year.