New Zealand Property & Real Estate News (Page 42)

Keep informed with what is happening with property and real estate in New Zealand. We aggregate real estate news and property news so you have one place to visit for all your property news.

Getting on the property ladder for $45,000 by building a tiny home

Platinum Homes

Platinum Homes client waits a third Christmas for home completion

White Island

Island’s owners ‘heartbroken’

P House

For sale: One former P lab

Devonport villa

Devonport villa for sale was local maternity home for 50 years

property developer

Remuera property developers fined $67k

LVRs

The true story of LVR restrictions

No timetable but mayor wants new Naenae Pool as soon as possible

Grand Designs

Grand Designs – second auction

The Block NZ

Block stars urgently wanted for 2020, as Three does final shout-out

Tower

For sale: One shot tower

trademe-property

New Zealand house prices rocket to new record

Airbnb

Why I turned to Airbnb

retirement village.

Beachside retirement village planned

Naenae

Full houses and empty shops

Ian Cassels

Wellington’s Cassels buys up large

Carlie Eve

Has property had its day in the sun?

Boat Shed.

Prized boat shed fetches top dollar

home ownership

Millennials or Boomers: Who’s had it harder when it comes to home ownership?

Tokoroa property

Waikato council and iwi to pay out patched Head Hunters gangster in property stoush

mortgagee sale

Heritage-listed Christchurch mansion in mortgagee sale

Mortgage costs

Average mortgage hike: $765 a year

Stephanie Muller Pallares

On the ladder: 22-year-old secures first home despite student loans and no hope for a mortgage

GOOGLE MAPS The site of the planned Tararua Junction development south of Greytown.

Major Greytown development overcomes final hurdle

Kiwi real estate agency scoops global award

Barfoot & Thompson

Barfoot & Thompson wins Best Real Estate Agency

free mortgage

Canterbury couple’s free mortgage deal gets them on the property ladder

renting

Family’s struggle for $315 rent

Kiri Barfoot

Committed Buyers Drive Increased Competition For Auckland Property | Barfoot & Thompson

Chrissy Brown

House prices shoot ahead again, as majority of Kiwis say ownership unachievable

Chris Wright

Ex-real estate agent gets home d

Professionals network refreshes brand

Mount Cook

Chocolate box cutie for sale in Mount Cook proves small can be stunning

Whai Rawa

Iwi prepares to sell first houses

apartments.

Beach apartment battle over

Whanganui

Whanganui house hunters pounce

Martin Dunn

Real estate agent offers to turn millennials into property investors

Queenstown development

The money behind controversial Queenstown development

REINZ warns consumers they can no longer use finance clause to pull out of a property purchase

realestate.co.nz

All-time asking price highs in eight regions since records began in 2007

Jacinda

$400m schools property injection

apartments

The pros and cons of apartments

Westmere mansion

Mayor’s ritzy home needs to go

Marlborough publican

Long-serving Marlborough publican looks to sell up and ease his lifestyle

Sir Edmund Hillary

Hillary villa to go under hammer

Grey Lynn

Rundown villa gets almost $2m

Gupreet Grewal

Ex-Harcourts real estate agent Gurpreet Singh Grewal fined and censured after fleeing to India

Whangārei

Housing NZ development goes ahead in Whangārei, Northland, to meet need

Transmission Gully

Transmission Gully ‘a year away’

first-home buyers

Change helps first-home buyers

rifle

Landlord took rifle to rental

rental property

Single mum pays $500 a week for three-bedroom home in Auckland

Huia Street

Devonport masterpiece for sale

Home Affordability

Revealed: The most affordable place in New Zealand for first-home buyers | WATCH

Terry Serepisos

At least the kitchen sink stayed when Terry Serepisos moved out of Miramar home

low deposit

Bad Things Happen: New Zealand’s first homebuyer tax

tenants pool

Tenants’ $2k bill for pool

Freedom camping

Freedom camping sites where you can avoid the crowds

Philip Burdon

Richlister sells Canterbury mushroom factory site to retirement village developers

Reserve Bank

Bad news, borrowers

Nikki Connors

KIWIS’ LOVE AFFAIR WITH PROPERTY IS NOT WITHOUT RISK: SEVEN RULES FOR WOULD-BE INVESTORS

Porirua Mayor Anita Baker

Timeline slips on $1.5 billion Porirua development, but new homes emerge

Hamilton units

Annie Gu is selling her rentals

laundered money

Real estate popular choice for laundered money

Trust House

Tender out for new Trust House flats in Wairarapa

Sally Copland, Countdown digital general manager

Countdown plans first ‘dark store’

Whangarei

New hotel for Whangarei

Wendy Alexander

Think real estate agents have it easy? Wrong – it’s a job with long hours, patchy income

Chris Wright

Estate Agent stole bonds and rent

central Auckland

Here’s one trans-Tasman fight where NZ isn’t coming out on top

Century 21

Opportunity to take next step on housing ladder

Interior Designer Shelley Ferguson

DIY tips to make your rental feel like your own | WATCH

Novotel

Inside Christchurch’s new Airport Novotel

House of the Year winner

House of the Year winner

Boomers

Falling interest rates pose financial problem for Boomers

Hamilton homes

Fierce competition for Hamilton homes means prices likely to rise

Ohinewai

Huge factory town plan for Ohinewai

super-rich

Here’s what you can learn from super-rich

Mike Pero

Mike Pero: How I made my first $1m

Hamilton

High-end apartments push central Hamilton market into the millions

SFO

Four property investors charged with deceiving banks of millions

leaky homes

NZ still building leaky homes

Trade Me Property

Rents in the main centres warm up with summer on the horizon

Terry Serepisos

Former TV star Terry Serepisos squatting in Miramar home – Tenancy Tribunal

Dominion Building

Bell-tower penthouse in Dominion Building for sale

90-day termination notice

Tenant’s eight-month battle to stay

CoreLogic NZ Monthly Property & Economic Update | WATCH

Invercargill CBD

Investor pulls out of CBD development but keeps funding in

Mega-mall

Mega-mall’s makeover complete

former Franklin District Council

Auckland Council “money grab”?

Riot Foods

Factory used by Bachelor star Art Green’s Riot Foods is for sale

Earthquake claim

Earthquake claim tally

Cape Rodney

One of NZ’s most picturesque spots is up for grabs – complete with a lighthouse.

Motel owner

Motel owner’s big taxpayer bill

price bidding

‘Impossible to compete’ – woman subject to price bidding to rent a home welcomes proposed changes to Tenancy Act | WATCH

Duncan Garner

Duncan Garner selling Omapere bach that he co-owns with other families

Kāwhia

The dying New Zealand towns that are still great for a summer break

Woman surprised to find listing-seeking agent in her laundry

Terry Serepisos

Terry Serepisos’ $35k claim

KiwiBuild

It’s a regional record: 10 out of 10 for KiwiBuild in Whangarei

property managers

When home is hell: Tenant who twice battled and won against property managers

Christchurch stadium

Christchurch stadium plan facing funding shortfall of up $60m

for rent

Rental changes may backfire

Landlords

‘Landlords at risk’

Knight Frank

Prime Global Cities Index Q3 2019 – Knight Frank

Wanaka company Nautilus Modular

Flatpack homes touted as future of Kiwi housing industry | WATCH

Rent rises

Government to ban rental bidding and end no-cause evictions

John Tookey

Auckland not ahead of housing shortfall, despite record-number of dwelling consents | WATCH

Graeme Hegan

Invercargill’s high end housing market heats up

Building firm

Building firm goes bust

Paul Dally

“It is a bad, bad house.”

Commerce Commission

Commerce Commission issues warning to property trader who told vendors he offered them a better deal for house sales

Farmlands' real estate

Property Brokers buys Farmlands’ real estate business to secure 20 per cent share of rural property sales

legal fight

Woman spent over $2 million in legal fight over property with ex

Block NZ

Block NZ flat doesn’t sell

West Auckland apartment

$49k apartment – what’s the catch?

Williams Corporation

Christchurch developer seeks person who made false flyers about his company

Century 21 Financial

New owner for Century 21 Financial

REINZ October Data: New record median house price for NZ & 6 regions. Highest median price in Auckland in 19 months

bare block of land

What to know if you’re buying a section

rends International Design Awards

Best Kiwi new homes and renovations

Whenuapai

A rundown home is renovated for the ultimate indoor-outdoor flow

homes.co.nz

homes.co.nz | Monthly Property Update – November 2019

Oriental Parade

Landmark skinny villa on Oriental Parade sold to local family

Mike Pero runs survey on NZ’s most trusted real estate brand

Sir Peter Blake

Sir Peter Blake’s home for sale