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Catherine Smith
Builder’s glam villa sells for $5m - almost $2m over RV
Two bidders went head to head for the grammar zone property.

Catherine Masters
The big switch: ‘I don’t care about the banks. I’ll take the $8000 cash offer’
Mortgage chief expects banks will continue to drop rates even if the OCR stops at 3%.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the OCR hold means for homeowners and house prices
The Reserve Bank has put the brakes on its run of rate cuts.

Catherine Masters
‘Over 200mm of rain in 24 hours’: Buyers hammered on costs told not to skimp on insurance
Brokers recognise bills are rising, but “when things go wrong, you just have to have it”.

Ed McKnight
Seven biggest house price crashes in history - and what we can learn from them

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Supply and demand 101 - expect buyers to reign supreme until 2026

Kelvin Davidson
Where the cost of buying a four-bedroom home has dropped by $32,000

Catherine Masters
‘Bad situation’ - Call for deeper rate cuts as global uncertainty hits house prices

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Hot spots defying slump that’s dragged sellers back to 2022
In the major metros, the future looks bleak, but optimism prevails in the countryside.

Kelvin Davidson
Where property values are taking off and where they are struggling
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
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Kelvin Davidson
Rate cut impact: How much will house prices rise this year?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Nikki Preston
Could the OCR drop to 2.5%? Economists split on size of interest rate cuts
Home loan costs set to fall as Reserve Bank hints at future cuts.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: OCR drops again, but who's winning and who's missing out?
Real estate agents now say they are seeing fewer people at auctions and open homes.

Catherine Masters
OCR: Two more rate cuts after Wednesday’s decision, but after that ...
Housing market experts say there’s too much uncertainty in the global economy.

Nikki Preston
ANZ’s mortgage shake-up - 10-year interest-only loans explained
Experts divided on new deal for property investors.

Catherine Masters
Budget 2025: David Seymour, Nicola Willis respond to claims foreign buyer ban will be lifted
Agents say they’ve been told by senior politicians that change is coming.