Gracious villa for sale in Tinakori Road has an interesting past
PHOTO: RAY WHITE WELLINGTON This house at 50 Tinakori Road does not look too different from when it was first built in 1897 for the first […]
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REINZ: The 2018 year in review for the real estate industry
PHOTO: REINZ Median Sales Price The National median sale price increased 10.6% from January – November 2018 (from $520,000 to $575,000) compared to 11.2% the […]
REINZ RURAL: Tremendous Spring – Variable Market
PHOTO: REINZ PRESS RELEASE Data released today by the Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ) shows there were 20 more farm sales (+6.3%) […]
Record house prices an early Christmas present to vendors, says REINZ
PHOTO: REINZ Vendors from around the country have been delivered an early Christmas present with record median prices achieved in six regions and […]
Property investors: We’re not greedy fat cats
PHOTO: STUFF Charmaine Seccombe found the property prices in the Wellington region better than expected when she started buying. The proposed end of […]
Landmark house drops $778k
PHOTO: TALL POPPIES This Epuni Street house in Aro Valley, Wellington has been sold for $732,000, after fetching $1.51 million in March. It has issues […]
Luxury for less: These are the spectacular homes just outside Brisbane
PHOTO: The incredible lifestyle on the doorstep of 118 Main Road, Wellington Point. Photo: FreedomProperty.com.au It’s no secret that in metropolitan centres, the price […]
Kelburn garage on 95 square metres fetched $115,000 at tender
PHOTO: STUFF This rundown garage at C/18 Ngaio Road, Kelburn, Wellington sits on 95 square metres and sold in September for $115,000. The RV […]
Lower Hutt mansion for sale was a 10-year renovation by movie art director
PHOTO: OPEN2VIEW – This 1900s mansion has been restored over a 10-year period by Peter Jackson’s art director Michael Pangrazio. It is now listed for […]
New photos reveal Transmission Gully progress
PHOTO: LEO COONEY/MANAWATŪ AVIATION CLUB A photo taken on Sunday, December 9, 2018 of the Transmission Gully build. Transmission Gully’s march across the hills out of […]
Property prices heat up with summer on the horizon
PHOTO: Trade Me Property As temperatures warmed up across the country in November, so did the New Zealand property market with the national […]
City’s first KiwiBuild a 6-storey block video
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – A render of the block of the Mount Cook block of apartments planned as part of the KiwiBuild scheme. The Government has […]
Oriental Bay villa’s huge reno
PHOTO: They don’t make them like this any more – this four-storey house sandwiched between two other old homes on Oriental Parade in Wellington […]
Shelly Bay plans knocked back
PHOTO: SUPPLIED An artist impression of the proposed development at Shelly Bay on Wellington’s Miramar Peninsula. Resource consents for the massive Shelly Bay redevelopment in […]
Council sells property for unpaid rates
PHOTO: PHIL REID/STUFF The abandoned house became a target for vandalism and squatting. A burnt, demolished, and abandoned property has racked up $348,943 in […]
Summer rental rush strikes early in the capital
PHOTO: Trade Me Property The summer rental rush has already begun in the capital after the median weekly rent in Wellington rose a […]
Petone could end up in the ocean
PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF – High tide sees large waves lash Petone in January, 2018. The Lower Hutt suburb is under threat from rising sea levels […]
‘Where’s my dough, bro?’: Brothers head to court over unpaid $100,000 loan
PHOTO: VIRGINIA WOOLF Awaroa Beach in the Abel Tasman National Park was collectively bought by Kiwis in 2016. It wasn’t the first time that money […]
Grand Oriental Bay rotunda designs
PHOTO: STANISLAW MICHALOWSKI – The shape and size of the sculpture-inspired design “Wellington Wave” as it would look on Wellington’s Oriental Parade. An international competition […]
Warins a family at war
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The Warins in happier times: Marian Warin, Trevor Warin, and daughter Colleen Warin. (File photo) An elderly couple who have waged an almost […]
Kiwibuild at threat of going ‘Kiwibust’ over ‘plummeting popularity’
PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF – Property developer Alex Cassels reckons it is time that people stopped talking about Kiwibuild and someone picked up a hammer and […]
Quarter-acre dream fades in capital
PHOTO: TOMMYS/SUPPLIED A new housing development in the Wellington suburb of Johnsonville will see 70 units squeezed onto land the size of a rugby field. […]
New Zealand’s newest $1m suburbs
PHOTO: TRADE ME – A property for sale for $989,000 at Lake Okareka. New Zealand’s $1 million suburbs club has gained seven new members this […]
One state house’s architectural transformation
PHOTO: BAYLEYS – The renovated home has four-bedrooms and two-bathrooms. It’s hard to believe that Chris and Sarah Keenan’s light-filled, modernist home was once a […]
Costly property split case
PHOTO: STOCK The court case over a professional couple’s disputed relationship property is set to go further even after five years. (File photo) After five […]
Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill
PHOTO: The Beehive – Wellington NZ. Source: NZHistory This bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to prohibit the charging of a letting fee, […]
Hutt houses being snapped up out-of-city buyers
PHOTO: STUFF – Buyers from outside Upper and Lower Hutt are flocking to the valley which offers more favourable house prices and a […]
Rents remain high as summer looms
PHOTO: Trade Me Property New Zealand’s national median rent is showing no signs of slowing down after increasing 6.7 per cent year-on-year in […]
Property-owning trust tangles with lawyer over liquor licence bill
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – Naginbhai Neil Patel spoke for himself in court. (File photo) Wellington property owner trustee Naginbhai Neil Patel baulked at the size […]
NEW ZEALAND: Jacksonville – Sir Peter’s $150m real estate empire
PHOTO: Sir Peter Jackson at the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the National War Memorial. Photo / file. Sir Peter Jackson’s hometown once flirted with […]
Ebert Construction director Kelvin Hale continues working on his multi-million dollar property
PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF – Earthworks continue on the multi-million dollar mansion of Ebert Construction director Kelvin Hale at Lowry Bay, Eastbourne. A massive mansion atop […]
‘Landmark’ Aro Valley house back on market ‘as is’
PHOTO: TALL POPPIES – This Aro Valley, Wellington house in Epuni Street is back on the market after being sold in March for $1.51 million. […]
Grand Designs NZ: Jetty house puts whole new spin on recycling
PHOTO: MEDIAWORKS – Patty and Geoff Coley’s beach house comprises a collection of linked pavilions wrapped in black aluminium. But modernity gives way to tradition […]
Houses fall below CV
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Tom Lintern says the same effect may be seen in future in other centres. Properties in about 50 parts of Auckland are […]
BNZ building to be demolished
PHOTO: Fenced off and empty, the five-story building previously known as BNZ Harbour Quays, is to be demolished, owners CentrePort said Almost two years […]
If you liked ‘The Good Life’ you will love this Eastbourne property
PHOTO: NICHOLAS BOYACK/STUFF – After years of enjoying the good life Sheila and Ewan Clendon are reluctantly selling their Eastbourne home. It has a view […]
Beam ’em up: bridges take shape on Kāpiti Coast’s newest expressway
PHOTO: MARK COOTE – “Their weight equals that of almost 600 double-decker buses, about 7500 tonnes in total.” The largest bridge of Kāpiti’s newest expressway has had […]
House to be sold from under son
PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF – 22 Monorgan Rd, Strathmore Wellington, could be back on the market again soon, under a court order. (File photo) The former […]
Ready to launch: Transmission Gully’s mega bridge set to move
PHOTO: NZTA – An artist’s impression of the Cannons Creek bridge looking south towards Wellington. Transmission Gully’s biggest bridge is approaching its launch date. The spans […]
Tenants in the provinces face record rents
PHOTO: Trade Me Property Tenants outside New Zealand’s three major cities are facing record rents after the median rent rose 10.5 per cent […]
Ebert billboard critic strikes again
PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF – The billboard invites people to a mock open home of Kelvin Hale’s multi million dollar house in Lowry Bay. A second […]
Don’t rent to diplomats, group advises
PHOTO: STUFF – Eva Tvarozkova, formerly the European Union delegation to New Zealand deputy chief of mission, dodged a $20,000 rent debt claiming diplomatic immunity.(File […]
The best place to live in New Zealand is?
PHOTO: New Zealand – the best country in the world to live (SOURCE: Auckland Museum) If you were trying to think of a city/town […]
Tommy Heptinstall – Tommy’s Real Estate Founder…. the man with the golden touch
PHOTO: Tommy Heptinstall. Zimbio Tommy Heptinstall, who co-founded the agency Tommy’s 17 years ago with partner David Platt – has always has an […]
10,000 home ‘eco-city’ plan
PHOTO: STUFF – Wellington City Council wants the Government to help it build an “eco-city” with 10,000 dwellings in the Lincolnshire Farm/Grenada North/Grenada area. A […]
Property prices slow across the country
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Masonry deadline looms
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – Most of the buildings identified as posing a threat to public safety because of unreinforced masonry have had works undertaken, despite […]
Landlord seeking answers about rent from empty property
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The owner wants to know why rent was coming in for this property, when no one was living in it. A property […]
James Cook Hotel’s $10m refurb
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – James Cook Hotel is undergoing a $10 million refit. Wellington’s James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor has confirmed a refurbishment that would cost […]
Mrs Henderson is losing her view of Henderson
PHOTO: HANNAH ROSS/STUFF – June Patchet’s view of the valley will soon be taken over by a two-storey house. Crowned Mrs Henderson in 1970, June […]
House prices rise in capital
PHOTO: MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF – Asking prices for houses in Wellington have jumped 1.7 per cent in the past month, according to realestate.co.nz The average asking […]
Pay up, Ebert director and founder urged
PHOTO: SCREENSHOT – Ebert Construction managing director Kelvin Hale. A billboard has gone up at the bottom of a major Wellington motorway exit, urging the […]
Businesswoman turns heads with record sales and community initiative
PHOTO: Naomi Brooking & Team – One Agency They say imitation is the highest form of flattery and Wellington real estate agent Naomi […]
2018 REINZ Awards
PHOTO: REINZ AWARDS Barfoot & Thompson Auckland wins 2018 REINZ Large Agency of the Year Award The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand […]
In a hole? Modern-life pressures force golf clubs to adapt to avoid financial hazards
PHOTO: ANDREW GORRIE/STUFF – Michael Campbell and his wife Julie during his homecoming parade in Wellington city. His 2005 US Open win translated only into […]
Shelly Bay plans appealed
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Developers’ eye view of the proposed Shelly Bay development; view towards the “village green”. (File image) A Wellington community group has gone […]
Auckland property prices fall to lowest in almost twelve months
PHOTO: Trade Me Property The average asking price for an Auckland property fell 1.6 per cent in the year to July, landing at […]
$550,000 Newtown apartments snapped up
PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF – Located at 16-18 Constable St and 13 Newtown Ave, the sites are currently occupied by a car parking area and three […]
Chow brothers ‘treated like naughty children’ in removal from Rich List
PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF – John Chow (left) has said the brothers never asked to be part of the Rich List. But they appeared to enjoy […]
Debt-dodging diplomat’s time in New Zealand is up, but money might yet be paid
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Landlords Matthew Ryan and Rebecca Van Den Bos say they’re owed more than $20,000. (File photo) – The diplomat at the centre […]
New Zealand’s most expensive homes revealed
PHOTO: Pembroke St, Hamilton, is home to some high-end properties – Auckland has long had the highest number of million-dollars homes of anywhere […]
Property market slows
PHOTO: QV – Of the major centres, Nelson’s average house price was fifth behind Queenstown Lakes District, Auckland, Tauranga, and Wellington. Nelson’s property market has […]
Bought for $10, sold for $28m
PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF – In December Victoria University of Wellington sold its Karori campus to retirement village company Ryman. Victoria University reaped a major windfall […]
Tenants leave Auckland’s central city
PHOTO: Trade Me Property Auckland tenants are looking further afield to traditionally quieter suburbs as the median weekly rent in the region remains […]
Fraud bought a $1.1m house
PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS This million-dollar house in the Wellington suburb of Karori, bought by Rebecca Kennedy and her mother, is thought to have purchased using […]
AMI and State warning
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – Homeowners who have house insurance with AMI and State will see rises in their premiums if they have homes at higher […]
Breaking a lease on quake-damage offices
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Scott Pritchard chief executive of Precinct Properties. The 2016 earthquakes in Wellington have proved the catalyst for a legal dispute between a commercial […]
Prefab company Matrix Homes in receivership
PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF – Matrix Homes managing director Sean Murrie has placed the company in receivership. Prefabricated housing company Matrix Homes has been put in […]
Winter chill bites property market
SOURCE: Trade Me Property (Photo) Winter has cooled property prices across many parts of the country with the national average asking price falling […]
Chow bros quit dancing
PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF – John Chow, left, and brother Michael are shifting their focus to growing the hotel side of their business. Millionaire property tycoons […]
WATCH: Rent advocacy group launch plan to ‘fix renting’ in NZ
PHOTO: One News New Zealand A plan to improve renting conditions in New Zealand from Wellington-based Renters United has been welcomed by other advocacy […]
‘As is, where is’ townhouses sell
PHOTO: LOWE & CO – These two Wellington townhouses on The Terrace were completed during 1993 but don’t have code of compliance certificates. The […]
European diplomat won’t have to pay $20,000 bill to landlord
PHOTO: STUFF – Eva Tvarozkova, the European Union delegation to New Zealand deputy chief of mission, left early from a $1500 a week rented house […]
For sale: One bowling club
PHOTO: VIRGINIA FALLON/STUFF – Ray Laws, 80, has been a member of the Raumati South Bowling Club for 30 years. It was “a sad,sad day” […]
Oxygen ordered to pay tenants after two-month delay in fixing leak
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Property management firm Oxygen has been ordered to pay $350 for ”excessive” delays on repair works. A property management firm is in […]
$2.3m EQC shock
PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF – Nicola Page and Suzanne Green are both about $45,000 poorer, after EQC changed the way it covered their Marion Square apartment […]
Owners’ code of compliance shock
PHOTO: While the townhouses are on The Terrace, they have garages on Percival Street. Photo: Lowe & Co A Wellington couple planning to sell their […]
The house you have to buy without knowing what’s inside
PHOTO: TRADE ME – The house is owned by former Nosh franchise owner Jonathan Denize’s family trust. Would you buy a $630,000 house, only knowing […]
Worsening affordability for first-home buyers as property prices rise in most major NZ cities
PHOTO: Real Estate TVNZ The results cover the time period from March 2016 up to March 2017, and in general show a decline in […]
Real estate agent entered property without consent, made tenants’ beds
PHOTO: Tenants of this Kamo property were not happy that the salesperson entered without their consent. A real estate agent who entered a rental […]
Capital’s Grenfell-style buildings identified
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Wellington City Council says 18 capital buildings with cladding similar to London’s Grenfell Tower have been told to seek a fire assessment. […]
Social housing stalled
PHOTO: The first phase of the Arlington development A large social housing development in central Wellington has been delayed and may require Government help […]
Winter chill hits market
PHOTO: HAMISH MCNEILLY/STUFF Dunedin was the only main centre with any material value growth in the month, up 1.1 per cent. New Zealand’s property market […]
Landlord sues diplomat over rental of $1500 a week home
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Landlords Matthew Ryan and Rebecca Van Den Bos say they’re owed more than $20,000. A diplomat accused of being a bad tenant […]
Is this one of NZ’s worst tenants?
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Abbey Griffiths, of Wellington, who is being accused of ripping off former landlords and flatmates. A woman accused of leaving a trail of filth, felines, […]
Makara bach owners – their story
PHOTO: NOEL BROWN – Baches have been put together from random offcuts and pieces of metal, and have stayed that way for decades. The Stuff story about […]
Here’s a chance to own your own beach
PHOTO: CENTURY 21 – On a clear day you can see forever, well at least to the South Island. If you’ve ever wanted to really […]
One apartment, two days, 85 inquiries as Hutt Valley rentals take off
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – An apartment in the Fireman’s Apartments, on Petone’s Jackson St, is New Zealand’s most popular rental – with 85 inquiries. The modern […]
Landlord gets tenant’s profits
PHOTO: GOOGLE STREETVIEW – The weekly rent for the Wellington apartment was $650. The landlord of a Wellington property has been handed the tenants’ Airbnb […]
Century 21 quarterly winners announced
PHOTO: Century 21 NZ Century 21 New Zealand has announced its real estate stars for the first quarter of 2018. “The fact that Century […]
New Zealand: Top Real Estate Offices
PHOTO: Properazzi A decade ago there were close to 1,500 real estate offices around the country, today less than 1,200. This reduction has not […]
Property prices keep climbing in the provinces
PHOTO: Trade Me Property Media Release. Property prices outside New Zealand’s three biggest centres continued its charge in April, up 6.4 per cent on […]
Deteriorating Oriental Bay Band Rotunda
PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF – Wellington City Council staff will ask councillors for formal approval to seek expressions of interest from the market for the redevelopment […]
End of the road for land dispute
PHOTO: ADAM POULOPOULOS/STUFF – Murray Livingstone stands where Livingstone Gardens used to be – a site acquired by the Government to make way for the […]
NZ property report April 2018
PHOTO: While metrics are slow in our biggest city, Aucklanders are continuing to hunt in other regions of New Zealand. A rise in new […]
Rents too expensive
PHOTO: MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF – The median weekly asking rent in Wellington was $485 in March. Some first-home buyers are entering the property market because it’s […]
Former BNZ building in Lower Hutt to be replaced by apartments, craft brewery
PHOTO: NICHOLAS BOYACK/STUFF – Wellington developer Ian Cassels and Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace celebrate Cassels’ purchase of the former BNZ building. Lower Hutt’s struggling […]
Airport needs golf club land
PHOTO: MAARTEN HOLL – Wellington Airport’s increasing demands for more space means it is looking at taking a big chunk of the Miramar Golf Club’s […]
New state houses for Strathmore
PHOTO: SUPPLIED/HNZ – In Strathmore Ave, the two-bedroom homes will be terraced town houses and the four-bedroom houses will be standalone properties. As Wellington grapples […]
House sellers made $1.5 billion in three months
PHOTO: 123RF – Auckland sellers made the largest gains, at a median $370,000 per sale. They were followed by Tauranga, at $227,500 and Hamilton at […]
REINZ: MARCH SEES RECORD HOUSE PRICES FOR NZ DRIVEN BY REGIONS. VOLUMES DOWN YEAR-ON-YEAR
PHOTO: March, 2018 Statistics- REINZ The median house price for New Zealand rose 1.8% in March 2018 to reach a new record high […]
Record-breaking rents in the provinces
PHOTO: Trade Me Property Tenants outside New Zealand’s three major metropolitan areas are facing record-breaking rents after the median rent climbed 6.8 per […]
KFC Porirua building sold to local investor for $2.75 million at ‘crazy’ auction
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – KFC has rights to lease its Porirua building until 2035. The land and building home to KFC in Porirua, north of Wellington has […]
Aro Valley landmark sold for record price
PHOTO: TALL POPPIES – Described by one designer on an architecture website as ‘Mondrian after a few too many martinis’, this stunning house in Aro […]
City building evacuated
PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF – An office building at 79 Boulcott St in central Wellington has been vacated. Workers in a central Wellington office building were told […]
Another chapter for former TVNZ headquarters Avalon Tower
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Avalon Tower, in Lower Hutt, is adjacent to Sir Peter Jackson’s Avalon Studios. Avalon Tower in Lower Hutt was built in 1973, a […]
Six months, 50 properties – and still Porirua house-hunter is searching
PHOTO: MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF – The latest Trade Me Property Price Index proves the struggle is real for many would-be house buyers in the Wellington region. […]
House prices in the provinces reach half-a-million-dollars
PHOTO: Trade Me Property The average asking price for a house in the regions outside New Zealand’s three largest metropolitan areas has hit […]
Dozens of properties snapped up
PHOTO: STUFF – Realtor John Ross says there’s always been a huge demand from people wanting to live in the Hutt but the housing wasn’t […]
Fancy a WWII ammo bunker that would make a great boatshed?
PHOTO: LOWE & CO – There are fabulous views of the interisland ferry boats coming in and out of Cook Strait from this former WWII […]
First-home buyers take their opportunity
PHOTO: Stuff-co-nz – Andrea Rush: “With restrictions on finance being eased by the retail banks it’s been a little easier for some investors and home-buyers […]
The next Oriental Parade?
PHOTO: Cameron Burnell – Porirua western ward councillor Mike Duncan believes Titahi Bay Rd has the potential to rival Oriental Bay for beauty. A proposed $3 […]
Terry Serepisos’ mum ordered to pay finance firm $322k
PHOTO: KENT BLECHYNDEN/STUFF – Terry Serepisos, the former Wellington Phoenix owner and property developer, lived in the apartment his mother owned. A finance company has […]
Push for more CBD homes
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Wellington City Council is forging ahead with plans for inner-city building conversions. Central city buildings in Wellington look set to be turned […]
Cash rate left at 1.75 per cent
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The entrance to the Reserve Bank’s headquarters in Wellington. The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate at 1.75 per cent, […]
Is New Zealand’s property bubble ready to burst?
PHOTO: Housing Bubble It’s now a decade since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The 2008 financial crisis is considered by many to be […]
Auckland has again been ranked the third best city in the world for quality of life
PHOTO: GIL ALCOCK/STUFF – Auckland came 3rd out of 450 cities assessed by international HR consultancy Mercer. Consultancy giant Mercer’s Quality of Living Index has […]
$37m in tenancy bonds lost to Govt
PHOTO: STUFF – As the housing crisis continues to put a squeeze on capital renters, many are finding it difficult to reclaim their bonds. The […]
Popular KFC site up for grabs
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – KFC Porirua is on the corner of Titahi Bay Rd and Hagley St. A long-standing slice of KFC is up for sale in […]
Elite street makeover required
PHOTO: RAY WHITE – Margot Broadhead takes what could be a final look at the spectacular view of Wellington from the house. Margot Broadhead knows […]
Capital’s Hilton opening nears
PHOTO: KENT BLECHYDEN/STUFF – The hotel, which could be open from June, boasts a marble lobby, copper lifts, and wooden stairwell. After a number of […]
Bus depot for sale
PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The site and building on Masefield St, Upper Hutt, are on the market. An industrial site in Upper Hutt, which is being […]
Backpacker hostel turned art-filled family home
PHOTO: JANE USSHER/NZ HOUSE AND GARDEN. Jacqui and Graham Nelson are used to travellers knocking on their mustard-coloured front door. That’s because their two-storey […]