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5 days ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
$6.5m wanted for ‘private slice of paradise’The woman who spearheaded Auckland’s $210 million apartment tower is selling off a chunk of waterfront land on Waiheke Island. Liz Scott and her husband, Glen Cadwallader, are looking for $6.5m for the 7.76ha next door to their award-winning gin distillery. 306A Cowes Bay Road is the final plot in a newly created gated community on the island’s east side.
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3 weeks ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
- Night Agent star Luciane Buchanan bought her grandparents’ Herne Bay home for $2.72m at auction. - Her aunt didn’t know she was planning to bid at the auction until the last minute. - “I couldn’t ask for anything better. I’m still trying to register it. And I’m just so pleased.”OneRoof can confirm that one of New Zealand’s biggest acting stars has bought her family’s house in Auckland’s Herne Bay. Start your property searchFind your dream home today.
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3 weeks ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
'Unprecedented' wealth in one little street Which Kiwi street has the most expensive houses? We recently ran research from Ray White that named Victoria Avenue, in Auckland's Remuera, as having the highest median street value. A run of big sales elsewhere in the city makes the case for Marine Parade, in Herne Bay, and Ronaki Road, in Mission Bay. Ray White agent Ross Hawkins believes Karori Crescent is the preferred address of New Zealand's elite.
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1 month ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
Henry’s back - would I lie to you? Last month, following OneRoof’s scoop on the $45.5m sale of a mansion in Queenstown, I highlighted some of the trophy homes that wealthy buyers could splash their cash on. One of those luxury spreads, the Herne Bay marvel created by rich-lister property developer Kurt Gibbons, sold just two days later - possibly for a record sum.
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1 month ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
45,000 homes for sale Summer’s over, but a lot of summer stock is still on the shelf. In the three months to the end of March, just over 35,000 new residential listings appeared on OneRoof – up 7% on the same period last year. Total listings for New Zealand have hit near-record highs, but it’s unlikely there are 45,000 Kiwis out there just waiting to buy them. In Auckland, the rush to sell has seen the number of homes up for grabs top 15,000.
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1 month ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Negotiation Howick |Negotiation Manurewa |Owen Vaughan
Mansion watch: What’s sold, what still for sale? The big real estate news this week is the $45.5m sale of a mansion in Queenstown. The amount paid for Chantecler is a record for New Zealand. OneRoof first reported on the deal back in 2023 but wasn’t able to name the property or publish the exact price until partial settlement.
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1 month ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Negotiation Orewa |Owen Vaughan
- House prices have risen by more than $250,000 in over 200 suburbs since April 2020. - Arrowtown and Lake Hayes saw the biggest dollar increases, with gains more than $1m. - Wellington suburbs were hardest hit, with minimal gains, while Christchurch and Queenstown-Lakes saw significant growth. House prices have risen by more than a quarter of a million dollars in over 200 suburbs in the five years since Covid-19 struck, new figures show. Start your property searchFind your dream home today.
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2 months ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
Which Kiwi streets have the most street cred? When I was growing up in Scotland, there was one street that everyone in my hometown aspired to live on. I didn’t live on that street, but if I did it would have been a sign that I had made it in the world – even if my bank account was in perilous state and I drove a Lada instead of a Lambo. Certain street addresses lend their residents status in ways that flash suits and expensive jewellery don’t.
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2 months ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
Housing market's what if moments Can you remember what you were up to in the Year 2000? I know what I was doing, and it wasn't buying baches in Omaha for around $300,000 or villas in Herne Bay for just half a million dollars. If I had, I wouldn't be typing this right now. I'd be mortgage-free and sitting on homes worth more than four times the purchase price. OneRoof's latest research tracking house price changes over the last 25 years will no doubt trigger a lot of similar "what if" moments.
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2 months ago | 
oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan
House prices vs datingThere has been a lot of housing market data to unpack this week, including REINZ’s house sales stats for January and the Reserve Bank’s revised house price forecast for 2025, but the one I want to look at first is the dating one from Ray White’s research team. It might be because MAFS is on and getting spicy, or that perennial singleton Bridget Jones is back on the big screen, but this caught my eye and made me think about the housing market differently.
