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Whanganui is "hotter than Auckland right now" with the city's rental property yield "off the chart" compared with the rest of New Zealand.That's the verdict of Kiwibank's inaugural regional scorecard developed by the bank's chief...

Details about a stylish gated community on long-time vacant prime land near Rotorua's central city have been revealed, including its name.The land on the corner on Malfroy Rd and Ranolf St will become Ashworth Villas with about...

A few cheap and easy DIY hacks can bring you huge profits down the track, property experts claim.According to Luke Harris and Matthew Bateman, who founded real estate mentoring business The Property Mentors, the key is to focus...

A big Auckland North Shore landholding known as The Gasometer Site, which straddles two blocks in Takapuna's central business district, has been placed on the market for prospective sale to a preferred buyer.The 2813sq m site, with...

In Napier, the first building in New Zealand to be constructed with 'floating' foundations to successfully minimise damage from an earthquake, has been placed on the market.The 817sq m three-level Bennett's building on 253sq m of...

A strong surge in office sales was the dominant trend in New Zealand's commercial property market over the last year, according to research.An analysis by Colliers International's research and consulting team has found offices accounted...

The land and building housing the Whanganui branch of the Returned Services Association and its underground shooting range have been placed on the market for sale.The RSA has been operating from its St Hill St premises for 100 years,...

Large scale logistics property specialist, LOGOS is expanding its Asia Pacific business into New Zealand with the acquisition of a 10ha site in Wiri from Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited, a subsidiary of Fletcher Building.LOGOS'...

A development site, which has gone on the market for sale in Auckland's booming north west, is fully consented for both childcare and aged care facilities.Colliers International is marketing 455 Taupaki Rd, Kumeu, by deadline private...

A freehold, standalone property at 6 Maidstone St, Grey Lynn, is being marketed by JLL agents Alex Wefers and Jason Armstrong.The property is to be sold by expressions of interest closing 4pm, August 9.Wefers says the two-level...

Now for sale, the land and buildings of a complex in the West Auckland suburb of Kelston could suit a range of purchasers.The property is being marketed for sale by tender through Bayleys Auckland, with tenders closing at 4pm on...

After 30 years working in their busy Bay of Plenty horticulture business, growing grapes for Japan and breeding tubers, Jim and Jo-ann Farnell were looking forward to retiring. They spent a year looking at properties north of Auckland...

Although they lived between Fiji and Singapore, Joanna and Neil Palmer often visited their friends who had moved to New Zealand and owned a lifestyle property in Coatesville.Neil has been in the hotel business since he left school...

Every family with young children loves a home close to the local school, and the Ashe family is no different. All Karen and Paul Ashe's daughters Isobel, 14, and Madeleine, 12, have had to do is jump over the fence to Kaipara...

For the last 14 years Susan and Ivan de Spa have been spoiled. Unlike many Aucklanders, who have to sit in traffic to get to work every day, they have a 10-second commute."We're very lucky," says Ivan, a specialist orthodontist,...

When Mike and Virginia Bitossi's children reached adulthood, the couple thought they'd downsize from a really big house to a big home plus a beach property. However, they didn't want to forsake their scenic and sunny locale near...

Skilled construction labour was so scarce during construction of New Zealand's only maximum security prison that blockwork layers and roofers had to be flown across from Australia, a financier said today.Steven Proctor, executive...

TV screens encased in secure enclosures, a sensory garden with native plants and rock water feature, indoor basketball court, computers, industry training area and kiosks for ordering birthday cards are features at the new $300 million...

A call to regulate the property management industry was made this week following three high-profile cases where tenants have been badly treated by property managers.Bindi Norwell, CEO of the Real Estate Institute, says one incident...

Ambitious plans to transform Māngere by building 10,000 new houses have been welcomed by local residents, provided they are given first shot at buying them.The Government redevelopment project will include about 3500 KiwiBuild...