PHOTO: realestate.co.nz Four regions saw an all-time high average asking prices, while four other regions registered all-time low new listing numbers. When realestate.co.nz […]
PHOTO: RAY WHITE This Wellington water reservoir sits atop a perfect hilltop in Seatoun. It’s for sale, with an RV of $370,000. A prime piece […]
PHOTO: Bindi Norwell, REINZ chief executive. National property values have continued to fall with a decline in the rate of annual growth from […]
PHOTO: FELIX DESMARAIS/STUFF The Shelly Bay site beside Wellington Harbour. Wellington City Council is set to revisit one of its most contentious deals in years […]
PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS Wellington City Council was notified on Monday afternoon the building had closed due to earthquake risk. The New Zealand Law Society’s Wellington headquarters […]
PHOTO: TOMMY’S This Petone company share home has steadily risen in value over the last 5 to 7 years. OPINION: A few years ago I fell […]
PHOTO: STEPHEN SENTORIUS A different exemption allows developers to sell up to 60 per cent of the apartments to overseas buyers, but they cannot live […]
PHOTO: Robt. Jones Holdings Limited Sir Robert Jones Robt. Jones Holdings Ltd (RJH) has added to its existing portfolio of 17 prime location Wellington […]
PHOTO: Brendon Heenan. YouTube Press Release: Tall Poppy Real Estate After eleven years in the building industry, Ōtaki local Brendon Heenan’s unlikely career move is […]
PHOTO: PETER MEECHAM/STUFF Central Auckland house prices are experiencing the most weakness. Weakness in Auckland house prices weighed heavily on the rate of property value […]
PHOTO: 123RF Three Wellington friends hope to soon see a house they co-own with a sold sign out the front. This is another story about […]
PHOTO: DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Asking prices for homes in several regions reached all-time highs, Realestate.co.nz says. Average asking prices for Wellington homes broke over $700,000 for […]
PHOTO: GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL/SUPPLIED What a 5m sea level rise in Petone could look like. Petone may become a water-logged memory due to the effects […]
PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF The Elizabeth St, Petone property that sold for an early-2000s price. A Wellington polytechnic has come out second-best in a property flip […]
PHOTO: Trade Me Property May was another strong month for the New Zealand rental market with every region experiencing an annual increase and […]
PHOTO: Construction industry Construction industry experts are urging the Government to make any necessary changes to KiwiBuild so they can get on with the […]
PHOTO: This email went to the wrong recipient. A tenant whose property manager accidentally sent him an email calling him a “first-class w…er” says […]
PHOTO: LOWE&CO The house on Selwyn Terrace is a stone’s throw from the city, surrounded by the homes of Wellington’s movers and shakers. Sitting like […]
PHOTO: TOM HUNT/STUFF The first of a series of billboards promised by Wellington developer Richard Burrell who says they will be a ‘fun’ campaign to […]
PHOTO: FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE A $300pw studio room posted on Facebook has drawn a small amount of ire on social media for its description claiming it […]
PHOTO: Trade Me Property The brakes have been applied to the Auckland property market after the average asking price fell 1.9 per cent […]
PHOTO: TOMMY’S This original James Chapman-Taylor designed house is on the market in Khandallah, Wellington. Sitting high above the hills of Khandallah, like the crow’s […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF McLean Flats, 314 The Terrace, left, has been sold to Victoria University, scrapping plans to re-develop it for social housing. Victoria University […]
PHOTO: REINZ May last year, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ), source of the most […]
PHOTO: Burton Silver’s ’50s bach in the bush above Seatoun Wellington, has been renovated by new owners Kathryn Jones and Dave Long. Bogor surely […]
PHOTO: STUFF Wellington City Council confirmed Tapu Te Ranga Marae in Island Bay, pictured here in 2001, had no confirmed consents other than one […]
PHOTO: Surfers at Ōtaki Beach Ōtaki used to be the unfashionable end of Kāpiti, but the town is blossoming as city escapees, home-based […]
PHOTO: STUFF Christhchurch earthquakes changed the way the world saw New Zealand earthquake risk. Earthquakes in Christchurch, Wellington and Kaikoura made insuring a house or […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF A Wellington real estate agent says the apartment market is widening away from investors. (File photo) Most first-home buyers understand that if […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF The 1912 homes will soon be demolished but the concrete building behind seems to have a reprieve. Two unique 1912 homes are […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Wellington property investor Ian Cassels is one of the first to adopt a new seismic monitoring system analysing how his buildings perform […]
PHOTO: KIRK HARGREAVES/STUFF Agents were having to manage expectations, QV said. New Zealand’s house price growth is now a third of what it was a […]
PHOTO: STUFF An average Queenstown area home now costs more than $1m. The housing price gap between Auckland and Wellington just narrowed but they’re cheap […]
PHOTO: Howard & Co Realty Howard & Co is part of the Andco Brand with 8 independently owned branches across the greater Wellington […]
PHOTO: Katherine Mansfield’s family spent several summers at ‘The Glen’ in Eastbourne when she was a child. Source: Eastbourne Historical Society There are calls […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF The tenant, who did not want to be identified, said she was generally struggling to pay for her living expenses but the […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED A High Court judge has suggested the Smith family gets legal advice so they can plan an “orderly exit” from the Hawke’s Bay […]
PHOTO: Trade Me New Zealand’s median weekly rent reached $500 for the first time in April after a 5.3 per cent annual increase […]
PHOTO: KEVIN STENT SUNDAY STAR TIMES At 22 storeys, Bowen House is a dominant feature of Wellington’s skyline. Bowen House – the Parliament building where […]
PHOTO: FILE IMAGE Bad landlords are out there, but Amber Moore believes these are few and far between. OPINION: I see Stuff is requesting readers send in their ‘horror stories’ of […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED The Cheops proposal maintains public access to the building. After years of waiting for a saviour the Band Rotunda in Wellington’s Oriental Bay […]
PHOTO: REINZ Median house prices across New Zealand increased by 6.4% in April to a record equal $585,000, up from $550,000 in April […]
PHOTO: CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF According to the first liquidators report by Staples Rodway, published in March, Waiwera Thermal Resort owed Waiwera Group Limited $2.1m, Inland Revenue […]
PHOTO: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern New Zealand Members of Parliament (MPs) collectively own hundreds of houses and properties, new data showing MPs’ financial interests […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN Rising insurance premiums, body corp levies and earthquake works are threats to Wellington’s inner-city living. Jack Price wanted to live in Wellington’s […]
PHOTO: IAIN MCGREGOR/STUFF Private insurers paid out $22 billion in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes. That and the $1b paid out after Kaikōura five […]
PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF Wellington first home buyers are purchasing in record numbers as rents continue to soar. (File photo) First home buyers are hitting the […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN This pocket park on the corner of Victoria and Dixon streets is an encumbrance. Owner Willis Bond & Co is required to […]
PHOTO: NZ Property Market NZ property values continue to show modest growth, with the CoreLogic QV House Price Index for April showing an […]
PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF The Wellington harbourside site which has been the focus of so much debate and which now appears to be largely out of […]
PHOTO: SVEN HERSELMAN/STUFF The landlord accused the tenant’s cat, Misty Blue, of damaging the house’s wallpaper (file photo). A cat accused of damaging a home […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Alice Robinson says there is not enough protection for members of the public. A Wellington woman is angry at what she says is […]
PHOTO: STUFF Sir Peter Jackson has taken to Facebook over Shelly Bay again, this time posting more than 6600 words. Sir Peter Jackson has put […]
PHOTO: Trade Me Property New Zealand’s national median weekly hit $495 in March after climbing 5.3 per cent on last year, as every […]
PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS A tribunal adjudicator says landlord David Huang gave his tenant only five days’ notice he’d be building a house in her backyard. […]
PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD / STUFF Three of the founding members of the Urban Habitat Collective, from left, Jesse Matthews, Hannah Schickedanz and Bronwen Newton inside […]
PHOTO: RUBY MACANDREW Property company Argosy has announced the $64 million “green” redevelopment of a building at 8-14 Willis Street, central Wellington, next to the […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED The 15-storey Mayfair House, built in 1986 and located at 44-52 The Terrace, is one of two large central Wellington buildings placed on […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Auckland businesswoman Derryn Mayne has bought 25 per cent of the Century 21 New Zealand master franchise with big plans to expand the number […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Auckland businesswoman Derryn Mayne has bought 25 per cent of the Century 21 New Zealand master franchise with big plans to expand the […]
PHOTO: STUFF COMPOSITE IMAGE Director Sir Peter Jackson has slammed Wellington City Council and Mayor Justin Lester on his public Facebook page over the $500m […]
PHOTO: JOHN NICHOLSON/STUFF Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust chairman Neville Baker says it is for iwi to decide the future of Shelly Bay. The iwi […]
PHOTO: KENT BLECHYNDEN/STUFF Terry Serepisos was discharged from bankruptcy in 2014. A Wellington house belonging to Alliki Serepisos, mother of former bankrupt property developer Terry Serepisos, is for […]
PHOTO: THE PROFESSIONALS The Powell house seen from above, showing more than two acres of native bush surrounding the house. With more than two acres of mature native […]
PHOTO: ROSA WOODS/STUFF Robert Whitaker said tenants were disappointed. Wellington tenant Mary has mixed feelings about the Government’s decision not to implement a capital gains tax. […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Financial Markets Authority head of enforcement Karen Chang says directors who do not meet their responsibilities will be held to account. A […]
PHOTO: CHRIS MCKEEN America’s Cup-winning yachtie Russell Coutts created a huge family base at Tindalls Bay, Whangaparaoa, which is valued at $14.65 million. Sporting superstars […]
PHOTO: REINZ The number of residential properties sold in March fell by 12.9% from the same time last year to 6,938 (down from […]
PHOTO: NZTA/SUPPLIED An impression of the proposed Petone-Grenada highway, north of Wellington, showing the Petone interchange and a large cut into the hillside. Plans for […]
PHOTO: 123RF The company offered services to prospective buyers in Auckland and Wellington who were finding it hard to save a deposit. A company that […]
PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF The shops are the only properties empty at the shopping centre. Locals looking to plug a “black hole” in their shopping centre are […]
PHOTO: Chris Gollins says Wairarapa will keep on growing. PHOTO/PAM GRAHAM Chris Gollins formally opens Gollins Commercial real estate today, having already done $30 […]
PHOTO:NICHOLAS BOYACK/STUFF Malcolm Gillies, right, has sold his long-time real estate business in Upper Hutt to concentrate on big ticket projects. He and Kevin […]
PHOTO:ROBERT CHARLES/STUFF The Taranaki property market saw the greatest price increase percentage in New Zealand in a recent report. (File photo) The housing market […]
PHOTO:CECILIA AND ROBERT RUSSELL The historic office conversion at 77 Princes Street, Hawera, was completed by Cecilia and Robert Russell. It was the unique […]
PHOTO: Realestate.co.nz PRESS RELEASE Real-time statistics from realestate.co.nz show that the Auckland region is indicating a shift into a buyers’ market. Data from March […]
PHOTO: Trade Me Property March was a very strong month for property prices across New Zealand with every region experiencing an annual increase […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Wakefield Hospital is owned by Vital Healthcare Property Trust. Healthcare real estate owner Vital Healthcare Property Trust says there is a financial benefit […]
PHOTO: SUPPLIED When Michael Roberts paid $397,000 for an apartment in the Sirocco Complex he had no idea it would need nearly $500,000 in repairs […]
PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON This original villa in Anglesea Street, Freemans Bay is about to get a new lease of life. It has been bought […]
PHOTO: Wellington, NZ – RNZ / Richard Tindiller Real estate agents fear there could be serious effects for home buyers and sellers in Wellington with IAG […]
PHOTO: REINZ The number of residential properties sold in February fell by 9.5% from the same time last year to 5,954 (down from […]
PHOTO: SELIGS A rare Ron Sang-designed house in Lower Hutt is expected to sell for between $1.5 and $1.9 million. A house with what might […]
PHOTO: Arrow co-owner Ron Anderson is a director on a new company set up to complete a Wellington high rise after Arrow was placed […]
PHOTO: STREETVIEW 4 Blucher Ave, in Newtown, Wellington, made a capital gain of $737,500 when it sold recently – but it had been held by […]
PHOTO: The online marketplace wants agents and vendors to ditch print in favour of digital. Photo: Trade Me website Trade Me chief executive […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN The largely vacant Avalon Tower – once at the centre of broadcasting in New Zealand, could soon be converted into apartments. The tower once at […]
PHOTO: ROSA WOODS/STUFF Only Wellington had an increase in new listings. New Zealand’s property market is in a different situation to Australia’s, property listings […]
PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF An Arrow International project in Wellington’s Courtenay Place. Stonewood Group co-owner Michael Chow says he has already contacted the administrators appointed to major construction […]
PHOTO: CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford announces the healthy home standards will become law. Landlords have been given until July […]
PHOTO: RealEstatePros Press Release: RealEstatePros Real Estate Pros Launches New Zealand Wide Covering Wellington, Christchurch & Tauranga RealEstatePros offers advance knowledge of their expansion […]
PHOTO: REINZ Barely a day goes by without a headline about a rental shortage or the high prices of rental properties somewhere in […]
PHOTO: Trade Me Property Property prices outside New Zealand’s three main cities kicked off the New Year with a bang after the average […]
PHOTO: Century 21 New Zealand Century 21 New Zealand has announced its real estate winners for 2018 and it was a big night […]
PHOTO: ROSA WOODS/STUFF Westpac Stadium’s naming deal will end at the end of this year. The stadium unofficially known as the “Cake Tin” will no […]
PHOTO: BAYLEYS WELLINGTON It look as though it’s just landed from another planet, but this ferro-cement dome house in Island Bay was built in the […]
PHOTO: JASON DORDAY/HOMED There are plenty of spots to enjoy the Auckland harbour views and coastal garden. Maggie Barry’s mother was a Wellington florist so […]
PHOTO: Quinovic Quinovic has taken back the management of its Te Aro, Wellington, office from its franchisees. The property management office has had a […]
PHOTO: NICHOLAS BOYACK/STUFF Debs and Tracy Smith are “reluctantly” selling their unique art deco Eastbourne home. An art deco home, thought to be the only […]
PHOTO: Bindi Norwell – REINZ January has pointed to a two-tiered real estate market continuing with 14 out of 16 regions experiencing annual […]
PHOTO: RAY WHITE They don’t build them like this any more. This huge residence, occupying a double site in Parliament Street, Thorndon was originally built […]
PHOTO: Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive – REINZ PRESS RELEASE The number of properties sold around the country for a million dollars or more […]
PHOTO: Quinovic’s listing on their website Photo credit: Quinovic The Kent Terrace branch of property management company Quinovic has been accused of attempting to […]
PHOTO: MATTHEW TSO/STUFF Professionals real estate agent John Ross says the work to prepare the Manapouri Grove development site in Lower Hutt has been “immense”. […]
PHOTO: Nationally, there was a 2.5% fall in the total number of houses for sale in January compared with January 2018. The total number […]
PHOTO: Warmer Kiwi Homes programme The Government has insulated 3200 low-income homes as part of its $142.5 million scheme to make homes warmer and […]
PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Wellington architect Roger Walker likes the idea of building apartments on the second floor of a Petone library. A proposal to build apartments above a […]
PHOTO: HARCOURTS WELLINGTON CITY Park Mews in Hataitai has been a landmark building in Wellington for the past 45 years. A two-bedroom apartment in […]
PHOTO: Joy Drury and Hagen Kerr have spent five years relocating and renovating a tiny two-room cottage in Vogeltown, Wellington, always with the intention […]
PHOTO: Demographia International Housing Affordability Rating Middle-Income Housing Affordability Australia Australia Canada China (Hong Kong) China (Hong Kong) Ireland Ireland Japan […]
PHOTO: 123RF ‘The useful economic life of painted walls in tenanted properties is generally regarded as 10 years,” the Tenancy Tribunal finds. The Tenancy Tribunal […]
PHOTO: STUFF The capital’s rental market is already tight, as students seeking a new home return for the year. Renters are being advised to take extraordinary […]
PHOTO: ROSA WOODS/STUFF The Pōneke Villas, with an $850,000-odd price tag, are under construction even as NZTA says they may soon be demolished to make […]
PHOTO: JOHN NICHOLSON/STUFF Two Aro Valley tenants were awarded exemplary damages after Quinovic took them to the tenancy tribunal seeking to charge them for noise […]
PHOTO: REINZ PRESS RELEASE In December 2018, the number of houses sold across New Zealand decreased by -12.9% year-on-year to 5,330, down from […]
PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF Plans to develop the former defence base at Shelly Bay, on the Miramar Peninsula, will return to the resource consent process after […]
PHOTO: CHRIS MCKEEN/STUFF In Auckland, prices in the sought-after central suburbs dropped by 1 per cent in December compared to the year before. The priciest […]
PHOTO: Trade Me Property Property prices in the provinces ended 2018 with a bang after six regions reached record average asking prices according […]
PHOTO: Two main regions, Wellington and Otago, recorded all-time high average asking prices and had an influence on the national average asking price. Download […]
PHOTO: MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF Asking prices in sunny regions usually rise in December when holidaymakers start dreaming of moving to warmer climes. Property sellers got […]
PHOTO: 2 Wellington Street, Longford, Tasmania. Offers Over $295,000 Not everyone’s built for the tropics, and after a busy year, you might be longing […]
PHOTO: SOLARIS ARCHITECTS/SUPPLIED New 11-unit residential development planned for Tinakori Road. An 11-unit residential apartment block is coming to the corner of Wellington’s Tinakori Rd […]
PHOTO: ROSA WOODS/STUFF The old Farmers building on Victoria Street and Cuba Street, with Wellington’s famous bucket fountain in the foreground. Speculation about who might […]