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| A scrum for homes a kick from Eden Park |
| Hundreds of people have been flocking through four character villas that are for sale just a Dan Carter punt away from Eden Park.The four Sandringham Rd homes, opposite the Kingsland railway station and in a zone where rents are... |
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Published: Mon, 30 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Millionaire selling his private beaches |
| A high school dropout turned millionaire businessman is selling his slice of Godzone to invest in Japan's lucrative post-quake recovery.Terrie Lloyd's 19-hectare estate in Doubtless Bay, four hours north of Auckland, was listed... |
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Published: Sun, 29 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Illegal homes allowed to stay |
| A builder has been fined thousands of dollars for putting up a holiday home on a remote island without consent - but it won't be removed.Colin Wade built the three-bedroom bach on Rakino, an island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf,... |
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Published: Sun, 29 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Military homes on market |
| If Terrie Lloyd's Northland estate is out of your price range, a former military home could be an affordable answer to your holiday home needs.The Defence Force is getting out of home ownership and has 140 of its 2400 houses on... |
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Published: Sun, 29 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| The discreet $6m street |
| Type in the "most expensive street in Auckland" to that annal of collective wisdom, Wikipedia, and it will spit out the answer most people would expect: Paritai Drive. It's there alongside New York's Fifth Avenue, the Avenue des Champs-Elysees... |
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Published: Sun, 29 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Position of privilege in Whangaparaoa |
| Kay and Garry Stockley spent many years orbiting Chelverton Tce in Red Beach. They discovered it in the 80s after they bought an old bach in what was then a holiday settlement.The terrace was a cul-de-sac with access through a... |
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Published: Sat, 28 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Mid century charmer in Kohimarama |
| Backing on to a park and having a sizeable, completely flat section were two obvious drawcards for Thomas and Amanda when they considered buying their Kohimarama home two years ago.But what really attracted the couple, who had... |
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Published: Sat, 28 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Tales of the unexpected in Grey Lynn |
| As an interior designer with a lot of ideas to explore, Fran Lynch was never going to do a standard villa renovation and extension.The bay villa she bought in 2009 was destined to become a canvas for some of her favourite design... |
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Published: Sat, 28 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Housing rallies but buyers in no hurry |
| Confidence in the housing market has picked up in ASB's latest quarterly survey, underpinned by a drop in expectations of an interest rate rise.A net 29 per cent of respondents consider it a good time to buy a house, up from 27... |
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Published: Sat, 28 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Friend of the family in Westmere |
| For many people, renovating a home is up there on the list of stressful things in life.But for Paula Sadhu, transforming her 1920s bungalow was a "great experience. I thought it was a really nice process and I enjoyed it so much... |
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Published: Sat, 28 May 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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