TRADE ME CHALLENGES REAL ESTATE SITE CLAIMS
Trade me has accused rival business realestate.co.nz of using misleading advertising to promote itself as the country's leading property website.
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I find it quite interesting that despit the growing crime rate and exodus of many New Zealanders to Australia and other places that Real Estate would still be boombing:
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$30M OF APARTMENTS SNAPPED UP IN FOUR DAYS Wellingtonians have snapped up about $30 million of apartments in one central-city complex in four days. Ref. https://www.stuff.co.nz/hlc/1,,93498~3849541a10~,00.html |
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REAL ESTATE 'SHARKS' TO GET MESSAGE
The Government is threatening a radical shake-up to the troubled real estate industry after it refused to bow to pressure and appoint an independent watchdog.
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FRAUDSTER'S STATELY HOME UP FOR GRABS
One of west Auckland's oldest and most stately homes is back on the market with a hefty price tag and a long history.
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WARNING FOR HOME BUYERS
The real estate industry warns that house buyers will foot the bill for tighter regulation and that any efforts to cap fees will be opposed.
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HOME PRICES RISE $50,000
Despite rocketing interest rates and the Government's best attempts to rein in rampant property speculation, house prices nationwide are still nearly $50,000 higher than they were a year ago.
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Housing boom has turned
Average house sale prices fell 3 per cent in November, heralding the end of a meteoric rise for residential property values, according to Quotable Value's latest figures.
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Housing ownership lowest for 50 years
Home ownership is down to its lowest level in 50 years, according to a new report.
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