3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1090+ words) - First-home buyers can trial Olympus apartments for 12 months before deciding whether to purchase. - They pay $700 weekly, with their $10,000 deposit refundable if they withdraw under scheme terms. - Half of rent paid during the trial counts towards deposits for buyers who complete…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (898+ words) When you buy a newly built home, it’s reasonable to assume it will be warm, dry, healthy and comfortable year-round. But if the home has not been modelled, builders and buyers are largely basing this on guesswork. Typically, a new…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (859+ words) - A glass-sided home near Athol is for sale as owner Stu Tripney plans more travel. - Tripney designed the one-bedroom property for 360-degree views, sunlight, creativity and minimal heating costs. - He built a fly fishing business in Athol and hopes selling…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (995+ words) - Craig Dixon’s Bryndwr home, influenced by Shigeru Ban, is now listed for sale. - Ban offered to design Dixon’s house free, but his U-shaped sketches influenced its final design. The Anglican priest who brought the Cardboard Cathedral to Christchurch has a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) - A Tamahere lifestyle property that is owned by co-owners of a Hamilton motel group has been listed for sale. - The owners bought it in June 2021, converting the property into Magnolia Park Airbnb accommodation. - Their motel group received more than $100m in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (575+ words) Two distinctive buildings within one of Auckland’s most tightly-held heritage precincts, at the intersection of the University of Auckland and the city’s commercial and legal centre, are now for sale. They give buyers access to character assets in a proven…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (599+ words) - Mike Pero is selling a 6538sqm Point Wells section swapped for his Cook Islands home. - He commissioned luxury-home designs but never intended building there himself. - Point Wells is attracting Omaha owners seeking larger, quieter permanent homes or holiday properties. Former real…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1864+ words) Open homes are a necessary staple of a real estate agent’s weekend, but they are not always smooth sailing. That depends on whether the people who attend abide by a myriad of unwritten rules, and while most do, some do…...