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Auction, tender or deadline sale: How to get the best price for your house
In 2020, only 17% of new listings in New Zealand were listed as auctions.
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The BLAKE Young Leader Award winners who didn't realise their impact until they won
REDnews spoke to former winners, who were all shocked to receive their awards.
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Best places in New Zealand to move to: Our pick of 5 future hotspots
New Zealand is full of great towns to live and work. We take a look at some of the best options for the future.
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Airbnb vs long-term rental: What’s the best rental yield for your investment property?
There are 29,000 homes in the Airbnb market in New Zealand.
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How to stop condensation – treat the cause, not the symptoms
Dry homes needs high insulation levels, high-performance window frame and ventilation.
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Westpac choppers show their value in flood-hit Canterbury
The Westpac Rescue Helicopters have been working overtime as historic floods ravage the Canterbury region.
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Apartments vs Units: How 20 years of capital gains stack up
Not all apartments and units are equal in terms of capital gains and rental yields.
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Finding space for a home office
The way we live and work has been permanently changed by the pandemic, here's how to make a home office.
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Opinion: Treasury still sees house prices rising steadily
The key point to note is that Treasury is not forecasting house prices falling over the next five years.
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Inside the Hawke’s Bay beeswax wraps startup that’s gone international
Inside the roller-coaster journey of launching, cracking the U. S. market and surviving Covid.
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Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust Scholarships Announced
The Trust has announced the recipients of its 2021 tertiary study scholarships.
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More than 50% of building consents are now for apartment-style housing
The new figures are indicative of the changing residential landscape across New Zealand.