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researching property

AUSTRALIA: Aussies more property geeks than fitness freaks – HSBC study

IAG

Wellington mayor calls for insurance forum after IAG’s price hike announcement

Western Springs

‘As is, where is’ abandoned villa needs ‘Block-style’ do-up

Shelly Bay

Sir Peter Jackson takes to Facebook again over Shelly Bay

coastlines

Costs rise for crumbling coastlines as council makes it clear: homeowners are on their own

corelogic

Lending activity drops back a little in March

housing market

Interest rates are crumbling around the world, as rate cuts are expected.

Property Market

CoreLogic Q1 2019 Property Market & Economic Report

New Plymouth subdivision

Proposed New Plymouth subdivision will compound existing traffic problems, say residents

trademe-property

National weekly rent edges closer to $500

Landlord

Landlord must pay renter compo for surprise backyard construction of a house

Australian property market

Australian house prices plunge by $40,000 from 2017 peak, research shows

Co-housing project

Co-housing project secures land video

Hong Kong

INTERNATIONAL: A Tycoon Just Spent $180 Million on Hong Kong Luxury Property

flipping houses

Days of flipping houses for a quick buck may be over in Auckland

Wellington Property Market

WATCH: Wellington Property Market Update for March 2019

Jessica Alba

CELEBRITY: Jessica Alba Quickly Sells Her Beverly Hills Home for $6.2M

Airbnb

Airbnb likely cause of high rents in Queenstown, research suggests

Waiuku

Houses could replace motor camp

Century 21

Auckland businesswoman buys into Century 21 New Zealand with aspirations to expand

Queenstown holiday park

Queenstown holiday park tenants face homelessness to make way for development

capital gains tax

Cutting capital gains master stroke

House prices

House prices plummet

house prices

Central Auckland house prices plummet, Real Estate Institute data shows

Revealed: Takapuna is Auckland’s fastest-growing suburb

landlords

Landlord’s flat tours

Shelly Bay

Baggins, dragons and the Fellowship of the Bay

KiwiBuy

Govt urged to support scheme helping low-income families buy homes

lottery winner

INTERNATIONAL: $270m lottery winner’s house

REAL ESTATE investing

INTERNATIONAL: HE WANTS YOU TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE FOR AS LITTLE AS $1

Christchurch real estate boss

Real estate boss loses appeal

Shelly Bay

Iwi owners remind Sir Peter Jackson Shelly Bay development is ‘our decision’

insurance company

Owner can sue broker and insurer after house was under-insured, court says

urban sprawl

Too much ‘versatile land’ lost to urban sprawl in New Zealand

Chow brothers

Chow brothers owe ex-worker $66k

property decline

Australia faces the biggest and longest property decline in 40 years

Stonewood liquidators

Court orders Stonewood liquidators to reveal real funder

one-bedroom apartment

Charging $360 per week in rent for an ‘apartment’ the width of a bus is greedy

building development

Māori group protest building development on occupied land in Auckland

Arrowtown

Dozens of affordable homes approved for Arrowtown

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston

CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston renovation project in Beverly Hills for sale at $78 million

marketing video

AUSTRALIA: ‘We Missed the Mark.’ Realtors Apologize After Bizarre Property Ad Goes Viral (WATCH)

Lower Hutt property

Lower Hutt property for sale covered in native bush after three decades

David Sharma

Disgraced real estate agent David Sharma leaves victims with little hope

Bel Air Mansion

INTERNATIONAL: Watch – Inside an $88M Bel Air Mansion with a Hidden Car Elevator

Retirement villages

Retirement villages – the catch

housing bust

AUSTRALIA: Why the housing bust is likely to continue

Arlington Tower housing

Wellington City Council moves closer to flicking off Arlington site to Housing NZ

Barfoot & Thompson

Barfoot & Thompson defends marketing tactics after adding 15,000 tenants to email list without their knowledge

house buying

How do I buy a house like a Kiwi?

Terry Serepisos

Serepisos house for sale

Point Chevalier

‘Mum’s’ Point Chevalier house in family for 66 years sold quickly

Kiwi banks

Kiwi banks among world’s most profitable

WATCH: CoreLogic Monthly Property and Economic Update – April

Powell house

Concrete castle’s champion

Real Estate Marketing

WATCH: Real estate agent forced to delete raunchy ad (Australia)

CGT

‘Renting longer’ without CGT

First home buyers

First home buyers and investors are neck and neck

Caravan Park

WATCH: Australia – Caravan Park of Horrors

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock is selling up

capital gains tax rejection

Sir Michael Cullen ‘not in the least surprised’ at capital gains tax rejection

REINZ welcomes Labour’s announcement that it will not proceed with a capital gains tax

capital gains tax

BREAKING NEWS: Govt rejects capital gains tax

housing development

Battle between homes and traffic

workers village

Rebuild workers village for sale

NZ property market

WATCH: Property Market – Are New Zealanders Being Kept In The Dark?

Paerata Rise

Paerata Rise proving popular as buyers flock to new subdivision

Heritage home

Heritage home in wealthy Christchurch area for sale after losing protected status

property crash

AUSTRALIA: Property ‘armageddon’: House prices could fall by 50 per cent

mortgage

Should you break your mortgage?

Southern Auckland

Southern Auckland to grow by 80,000

Harcourts

Bowing out after 18 years

Why more Kiwis are choosing Taupō – ‘the centre of everywhere’

Property Crowd

Property Crowd hits trouble on day of launch

Nic Foote

Kiwi homeowners looking for love can now swap house keys!

Serena Williams

CELEBRITY: Serena Williams Sells Decade Old Property for a Hefty Sum

property market

Now’s the time to get into New Zealand property market – experts

Wellington

Sea level rise will cause $7b worth of damage to Wellington unless emissions are drastically cut

YouOwn

Pros of co-owning a home

school building

Mid-century former school building looking for new life

marijuana

Tenants caught out by marijuana

house prices

Sales slump hits hard

Uncertainty around legislation & difficulty accessing finance continues to impact sales volumes, says REINZ (full report)

Tenancy Tribunal

Renters to pay $8k for deck

property ladder.

Should siblings buy homes together?

home loan rate

Do up your house, save money

CoreLogic

Auckland’s weakness not so much about value bands but geography

Central Energy Trust Arena

Council-owned Cuba St buildings demolished after falling victim to vandalism

mortgage lending

Residential Lending Approvals Increase – just not to landlords

mum's house

Time capsule from the ’50s: Family selling mum’s house after 66 years

Dunedin

21 state houses in Dunedin unoccupied

Sydney

Australia Is On The Brink Of A Housing Collapse That Resembles 2008

Auckland house prices

Auckland house prices hit tipping point as buyer options increase

BNZ

BNZ launches shared home-ownership scheme

first-home buyers scheme

Commerce Commission says first-home buyers scheme misled

east frame housing

First east frame residents at last

London property

INTERNATIONAL: Derelict London shack for sale for more than $4.5 million

Chris Gollins

Not-so-new player sets up office

Acacia Bay

Legal threats for residents opposed to Acacia Bay development

New Zealand shares

New Zealand shares fall as the threat of a slowing property market

property owners

Study finds many property owners won’t fix houses despite knowing of serious health and safety risks for tenants

properazzi

ARE APARTMENTS SHOWING MUCH CAPITAL GAIN?

Capital Gains Tax Poll

Large majority of New Zealanders don’t want capital gains tax – poll

property millionaires

AUSTRALIA: Book exposes property millionaires’ secrets to success

mortgage rates

Great rates, but should you fix?

Sawtooth House

One-of-a-kind ‘Sawtooth House’ in Queenstown sold

Apprentices

Apprentices vie for title

derelict house

What happened to derelict house?

trademe-property

Seven regions hit all-time highs in March

House prices

‘Poorer quality’ homes on sale

Barfoot & Thompson

Auckland Property regains momentum, prices remain stable

OCR

WATCH: Is It Up ORR Is It Down?

Mortgage

INTERNATIONAL: How you can buy property with NO deposit – new mortgage offers UK buyers 100 per cent

Wellington City Council

Spotlight on 5000 ‘character’ homes as Wellington City Council tries to accommodate 80,000 people

OCR.

Rate cut next month?

Ford Model T factory

Ford Model T factory conversion to lofts finally completed

real estate agent

Buyer made $700k overnight, vendors say real estate agent helped house flip

3D visualisation

Near-death experience stirred man to create business

lead-based paint

Thousands exposed to lead-based paint

Apartment owners

Apartment owners lose $200k

Kiwibuild home

Kiwibuild home on market for second time

power transformer

Couple wins battle against transformer that appeared on edge of their dream property

Mortgages

Low-deposit first home buyers helping to boost overall lending flows

House tour

House tour season a super success

Australia

Australia’s Property Slump Drives Biggest Wealth Drop in 7 Years

Director Peter Jackson

Filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson takes Wellington Mayor Justin Lester to task over Shelly Bay