Owen Vaughan

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OneRoof House Price Report - June 2025

1 week ago | oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan

- Christchurch house prices are nearing their post-Covid peak, just $4000 below the June 2022 high. - Auckland and Wellington house prices are not expected to recover until 2028 and 2031, respectively. - South Island markets, especially Queenstown-Lakes, show stronger growth compared to the North Island. Christchurch house prices are close to returning to their post-Covid peak, new OneRoof figures show. Start your property searchFind your dream home today.
OneRoof’s Need to Know: Working Style boss Chris Dobbs scores $4m house sale profit

3 weeks ago | oneroof.co.nz | Owen Vaughan

Market feels flat Two reports released this week highlight the reality facing some sellers as the market trudges into winter. The April figures from the Real Estate Institute underscore how little New Zealand house prices have moved in the last two years. The nationwide median house price was $780,000 in April 2023, $790,000 in April 2024, and $781,000 in April 2025.
OneRoof’s Need to Know: Gin couple snapped up hidden estate for more than $25m

4 weeks 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.
OneRoof’s Need to Know: Netflix star’s secret mission to buy her grandparents’ home

1 month 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.
OneRoof's Need to Know: Tiny street home to more than $250m of real estate

1 month 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.
OneRoof’s Need to Know: I’m a famous ‘liar’ - please buy my mansion

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.
OneRoof’s Need to Know: $21,000 Herne Bay villa now worth more than $3m

2 months 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.
OneRoof’s Need to Know: What happened to Paul Henry’s ‘fabulously expensive’ mansion?

2 months 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.
$1m gains: The big home-price winners since Covid-19 shook NZ

2 months 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.
NZ’s most expensive and cheapest streets revealed

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.