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Kiwi lessons for worried Australian real estate agents
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (785+ words) New Zealand real estate salespeople may be able to offer pointers to their Australian counterparts, as they go through possibly their most significant market downturn in recent years. One, Liam Cromarty, posted a video telling people not to lowball with…...
Worst property managers named and shamed in new report
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (1318+ words) The findings from a recent Renters United survey were released today, where concerns were also raised about a lack of oversight and accountability for landlords and property managers. (Source: 1News) Big players like Bayleys and Quinovic are named in a new…...
'Flatting for seniors' housing project declined Govt funding
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (1104+ words) An architect’s image of the proposed Napier Abbeyfield House in the site context. (Source: Supplied) Volunteers raising money for shared housing in Napier, described as "flatting for seniors", say they’re "gutted" the Government has declined to fund it. By Linda…...
Govt still holding 35 empty houses of stalled development near Wellington
1+ week, 2+ day ago (635+ words) The Government is still trying to sell 35 empty townhouses it owns at Waikanae after buying them from a flopped development. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) The Government is still trying to sell 35 empty townhouses on the Kāpiti Coast, more than 18 months…...
Auckland seaside village redevelopment seeks fast-track approval
1+ week, 3+ day ago (798+ words) An artist's impression of Devonport Lanes. (Source: Peninsula Capital) A contentious plan to re-develop a seaside village on Auckland's North Shore has been referred to the fast-track approvals process, despite community opposition. By Jessica Hopkins of RNZ Infrastructure Minister Chris…...
'Good for its age': New Zealand's oldest house being re-roofed
1+ week, 3+ day ago (647+ words) Under wraps - for now. Kemp House under its protective cocoon. (Source: Supplied) The 204-year-old Kemp House in Kerikeri has disappeared from view — wrapped in a "white waterproof membrane" while it's re-roofed with a fresh batch of shingles. Heritage NZ Pouhere…...
'Marked improvement' in housing affordability – Cotality
1+ week, 4+ day ago (995+ words) Cotality says conditions improved across every major measure of affordability in the June quarter. (Source: istock.com) Buying a house isn't cheap — but there has been a "marked improvement in affordability" in the past four to five years, according to…...
Why most homeowners don't need to lose sleep over falling property prices
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1420+ words) Houses in Wellington (file image). (Source: istock.com) House prices in New Zealand have fallen since a peak in 2021-2022 following a similar pattern to the one in Australia, where an expert suggests people caught in negative equity should play the…...
Work to resume on stalled Wellington social housing development
2+ week, 2+ day ago (724+ words) The stalled Kāinga Ora Arlington development in Mount Cook, Wellington. (Source: 1News) Work is set to resume on a major social housing development in Wellington, three years after it was stopped due to a cost blowout. But the Kāinga Ora Arlington…...
The fight over sun, shade and Napier's six-storey high-density future
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1552+ words) Lyndon Watson says his family is working to protect the rights of people investing in clean energy across New Zealand. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) A Napier family that spent $110,000 on a premium solar power system for their home have fears…...