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QueenstownJune 20

‘Entry-level opportunity’ in prime residential area

It is one of the handiest residential properties to Queenstown’s CBD in one of the resort’s most established addresses.

QueenstownJune 17

Knees-up for subdivision milestone

In non-metric language, you could say The Yards has reached a major milestone.

QueenstownJune 13

Developer seeking central Queenstown trifecta

Having sold down two central Queenstown townhouse complexes, Christchurch-based Wolfbrook Residential has launched another one.

BusinessJuly 1

Real estate agent censured

A Dunedin real estate agent who switched companies while marketing a Taieri home worth more than $1 million has been censured following disputes over the $25,000 sale commission.

BusinessFebruary 12

House prices and sales on rise in January

House prices and sales for January were up respectively more than 7% and 20% on a year ago, further fuelling anxiety over pressures building in the under-supplied housing market.

NationalJanuary 17

Right words key to house sales

It's more than just a pretty picture that lures a home buyer to a house - it's the words used to describe it too.

BusinessJanuary 15

Otago not following national trend

Residential house sales nationally grew by more than 20% during 2012 and an acute supply and demand imbalance is likely to keep pushing prices up, particularly in Christchurch and Auckland.

BusinessOctober 10

House prices continue gradual rise

House prices have continued their gradual average rise across New Zealand, driven largely by post-earthquake Christchurch rebuilding and booming Auckland, latest property figures show.

DunedinSeptember 12

Insurance issues hit house sales

As many as one in 20 Dunedin house sales are falling through at the last hurdle because insurance companies are declining to insure houses built before 1935.

BusinessAugust 9

Real estate market up but varies by region

There is a continued strong interest in the New Zealand real estate market, including from investors and first-home buyers.

QueenstownJune 12

Real estate sales, prices lift in May

Queenstown's property and section sales are slowly returning to volumes not seen since before the global financial crisis.

DunedinJune 7

Real estate company fined $4000

The principal agent of a Queenstown-based real estate company has been found to have a poor understanding of the Real Estate Agents Act and must undertake further training.

NationalMay 11

Fewer real estate agents

The number of real estate agents working in Otago and Southland has plunged by almost a third in three years, licensing figures show.

NationalApril 15

March house sales best since 2007

The Otago and Southland real estate markets have helped push the nationwide volume of house sales up by 25.3% in March this year, compared with the corresponding period last year - the best monthly result the market has recorded since November 2007.

QueenstownMarch 18

Renewed interest in real estate

There are indications the Queenstown real estate sector might be entering a phase of "renewed confidence", Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Queenstown spokesman Kelvin Collins said.

DunedinSeptember 1

Dunedin home building companies optimistic

Dunedin building companies are optimistic new homes are back on the agenda for property seekers.

QueenstownSeptember 1

Properties sell for more than $1m a piece

Good demand for in-town property from the Australian and New Zealand domestic markets resulted in two sections selling for more than $1 million each and three apartments for more than $1.25 million each in July, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Queenstown spokesman Kelvin Collins said.

BusinessAugust 1

New listings up in Canterbury

The number of new listings in Canterbury rose 17% in July from June but remains 23% down on a year ago.

NationalJuly 27

Agents come to blows over apartment sale

Two Auckland real estate who came to blows over the sale of an Auckland property have been fined.

QueenstownApril 6

Buyer's 'aware' of ponds

Sellers of subdivided land from the former Hawthorn Estate development at the centre of resource consent controversy after last week's Environment Court ruling made the originally proposed water features mandatory, say their potential buyers were always made aware of the issue.

QueenstownMarch 23

If you can't beat 'em ...

Parties involved in the merger of three real-estate brands into a single company in Wanaka say the move sets a precedent for New Zealand.

BusinessMarch 14

Modest recovery in housing market in February from January

The national housing market staged a modest recovery in February compared to January but volumes were halved in earthquake-hit Canterbury, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) said.

BusinessMarch 3

Signs of improvement in Auckland housing market

Latest house sales figures from real estate company Barfoot & Thompson point to some signs of improvement in the Auckland housing market, although economists suggest the news may be less hopeful for the rest of the country.

BusinessDecember 7

Housing market still in the doldrums

The housing market remains in the doldrums after rebounding earlier this year, but the rate of decline for property values appears to have stabilised, according to valuer QV.

Central OtagoNovember 29

Minimal impact from fall in values

A drop in Central Otago property values in the past three years is unlikely to have a dramatic impact on rates bills.