The Mix

New Property Price Record Set

More than half of New Zealand’s regions saw year-on-year average asking price increases, with one region breaking the national record. More...

Rotating house turns heads

A retrofuturistic circular property nicknamed 'The Lighthouse' is on the auction block — and it's gone global.More...  

Janet Dickson facing five-year ban for refusing Māori values course

A real estate agent is facing a five-year ban after refusing to complete a compulsory short course on Māori culture and tikanga. More...

Why bridging loans are too much of a gamble for sellers right now

Homeowners wanting to move up the property ladder to bigger and better houses are finding themselves scrambling to locate buyers for their homes because bridging finance is now only reserved for those with a huge amount of equity. More...

Most expensive place to rent

Major city regains status as NZ's most expensive place to rent. More...

Solar ‘virtual power plant’ helps get NZ through cold snaps

This winter, thousands of home batteries may be aggregated into a single “virtual power plant” to feed electricity into the national grid after a successful pilot run last year.More...

The most popular - and influential - names in New Zealand real estate revealed

An analysis of the 10,000-plus active real estate agents in New Zealand found that some first names were overwhelmingly more common than others.More...

Tony Alexander: - there won't be any more rate rises this year

Good news for mortgage-holders? The Reserve Bank has decided against moving the Official Cash Rate. More...

Would you let AI choose your mortgage?

Could buyers get better a mortgage deal from a programme run with artificial intelligence than from a human broker? More...