Grace Hayden may be familiar to audiences through sports broadcasting and race-day appearances, but her life away from the cameras has a connection to […]
Costco Christchurch has cleared an important hurdle, with the proposed megastore accepted into the fast-track approvals process—while the retailer’s Auckland operation provides evidence that […]
National offers more investor-friendly settings, while Labour proposes a new property gains tax. We assess what each could mean for NZ house prices in 2027 and beyond.
AI-assisted property searches could change how buyers build their shortlists. What would that mean for New Zealand agents, listing quality and buyer trust?
New Zealand recorded 5,752 residential sales in September, with fewer transactions than a year earlier, more homes available and longer annual selling times. Auckland […]
New Zealand’s economy has reasons to improve. But homeowners expecting that improvement to trigger another property surge could be disappointed. Tony Alexander’s latest outlook […]
Ray White Leaders has an international sales-volume title. Tommy’s has a powerful Wellington reputation and a major industry award. But a public city sales […]
Quiet Gold Coast open homes have prompted a blunt warning to vendors: reconsider your price expectations. But when a campaign disappoints, should the questions […]
THE QUESTION SELLERS AREN’T ASKING: WILL YOU LOWER YOUR COMMISSION? A US survey suggests many home sellers never ask agents to reduce their fees […]
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PROPERTY NOISE | CAREER & INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 12 October 2026 A career change can improve someone’s income without improving their life. Former UK estate […]
PROPERTY NOISE | REAL ESTATE AGENT NEWS 12 October 2026 Sydney real estate principal Dean Efrossynis has reportedly appeared in Waverley Local Court over […]
PROPERTY NOISE | NEWS & MARKET ANALYSIS 12 October 2026 New Zealand’s spring property market has delivered more negotiating power for buyers—and another uncomfortable […]
PROPERTY NOISE | NEWS & ANALYSIS 12 October 2026 REINZ has scheduled the next generation of PropertySmarts for launch today, bringing artificial intelligence support […]
PROPERTY NOISE | REAL ESTATE MARKETING | OPINION Two stakes. A rectangle of corflute. An agency logo. A smiling salesperson. A phone number. Change […]
PROPERTY NOISE | AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY & LUXURY HOMES After years travelling around Australia in a caravan, a Victorian family of six has received a […]
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PROPERTY NOISE | BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY New Zealand’s next grocery challenger is planning to take its business from customers’ doorsteps to their neighbourhoods. […]
PROPERTY NOISE | CELEBRITY & PROPERTY Some television agents sell the dream. Jennifer Coolidge’s Karen Calhoun helped sell the nightmare. Coolidge is returning for […]
PROPERTY NOISE | OPINION & ELECTION POLICY ANALYSIS Policies and sources checked on 9 October 2026. Opportunity wants New Zealanders to see a fresh […]
HER CLIENT’S HOME, HER HUSBAND’S DEAL: NZ AGENT FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT PROPERTY NOISE | REAL ESTATE ACCOUNTABILITY A homeowner hires a real estate […]
NEW SEASON, NEW LOGO: INSIDE NZ REAL ESTATE’S AGENT POACHING GAME PROPERTY NOISE | INDUSTRY ANALYSIS & OPINION Spring brings fresh listings, brighter property […]
PROPERTY NOISE | CELEBRITY & PROPERTY A real estate agent is someone you trust with your address, your plans and often the intimate details […]
PROPERTY NOISE | ELECTION POLICY ANALYSIS Policies checked as at 8 October 2026. Your home could be the biggest financial commitment you ever make. […]
PROPERTY NOISE | NEWS & ANALYSIS New Zealand household wealth fell $8.4 billion in the June 2026 quarter, with declining land values overwhelming gains […]
New Zealand has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world—but a handful offer visitors something extra: the freedom to leave their swimwear […]
A spectacular Byron Bay hinterland estate made famous by Love Island Australia has reportedly sold for about $6 million—roughly $3.5 million less than its […]
Australia’s housing downturn is entering a far more dangerous phase. Falling property values, weaker auctions and declining buyer demand have dominated the headlines throughout […]
PROPERTY NOISE | ANALYSIS New Zealand needs homes people can afford. But the cost of producing those homes is rising again—while a weak property […]
RAY WHITE DECLARES ITSELF NUMBER ONE ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: “WE HAVE MORE OF THE BEST” Ray White has delivered an emphatic message […]
PROPERTY NOISE | MARKET ANALYSIS More first-home buyers are entering New Zealand’s housing market, but that is not translating into a broad recovery. Tony […]
PROPERTY NOISE | INDUSTRY ANALYSIS From Shortland Street actors to television broadcasters and a former deputy prime minister, familiar New Zealand faces have found […]
PROPERTY NOISE | OPINION & ANALYSIS New Zealand taxpayers fund Parliament. MPs make the rules that shape our housing market. Ahead of the NZ […]
New Zealand’s housing market faces an uncomfortable combination: borrowing costs could rise again while house prices remain subdued. ASB expects two further Official Cash […]
Auckland’s spring property market has opened with fewer sales, softer monthly selling prices and more homes competing for buyers — creating a challenging environment […]
An Irvine real estate agent has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after federal investigators accused her of carrying out surveillance for the […]
A property sale every week? Every fortnight? For New Zealand’s real estate industry, the national figures point to a much smaller pool of transactions […]
New Zealand homeowners can find themselves paying to promote the same house on realestate.co.nz, Trade Me Property and OneRoof. If the industry already has […]
The headlines usually focus on their content. But behind some of Australia’s best-known OnlyFans creators is a more conventional ambition: buying homes, collecting rent […]
A mortgagee sale, a disputed right to remain and a High Court possession order have turned an Auckland property purchase into a prolonged battle […]
Waitārere Beach could become one of the lower North Island’s most closely watched property markets as the Ōtaki to north of Levin expressway moves […]
Spring is bringing new growth to Sir Sam Neill’s beloved Two Paddocks winery, where the next chapter is unfolding among the vines, native trees […]
A gated driveway, sprawling grounds and a resort-style pool helped make it a private retreat. Now, Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s Tennessee estate is […]
Arizto has built its pitch around lower selling costs and a different way of running a real estate agency. But what does its offer […]
Brisbane’s latest decline follows more than three years of almost uninterrupted price growth. Photo: Supplied Brisbane home prices have fallen for six consecutive months, […]
PHOTO: Nearly $2 billion – and vendors still pay for the advertising. New Zealand homeowners are watching property values slide while the country’s real […]
PHOTO: National may win the most votes – but that does not guarantee Christopher Luxon will remain prime minister. With the 2026 New Zealand […]
PHOTO: Nathan Lyon and Emma Lyon. Womans Day. Australian cricket great Nathan Lyon has listed his luxury Sydney home for sale, triggering speculation that […]
PHOTO: The national median value of $797,078 has now fallen below the previous cycle low recorded in June 2023. New Zealand’s long-promised housing recovery […]
PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson, Ray White, Harcourts or Bayleys – which real estate brand genuinely dominates Auckland property sales in 2026? Every major real […]
PHOTO: Ex Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford Jacinda Ardern has sold the Auckland home that carried her through the most consequential […]
PHOTO: Ray White – Leaders, Wellington One of Wellington’s oldest and most recognisable real estate businesses has beaten operations across Australia and New Zealand […]
PHOTO: The Treasury (Te Tai Ohanga) New Zealand’s long-promised housing recovery has suffered another brutal blow. Treasury has slashed its forecast for house-price growth […]
PHOTO: https://kaboompics.com/ New Zealand’s housing market has reached an uncomfortable turning point. The number of residential sales recorded during the 12 months to August […]
PHOTO: Prudence Morrall is the sole director of Good Girls Property Management Limited. A Christchurch property management company headed by a former reality television […]
PHOTO: The Government says the change will channel international capital into desperately needed rental housing. New Zealanders have spent years being told that foreign […]
PHOTO: Lisa Bradford real estate agent A respected Virginia real estate agent has been found shot dead inside her home, with her husband now […]
PHOTO: Natalie Williams Natalie Williams does not believe in starting small. The Auckland-born entrepreneur has already moved from church ministry to building a seven-figure […]
PHOTO: Cameron Bailey. FILE One of Christchurch’s best-known real estate agents has purchased the former home of Clink restaurant in the seaside suburb of […]
PHOTO: Nathan Cleary‘s girlfriend is Australian soccer star and Matildas forward Mary Fowler Nathan Cleary has already achieved more on the rugby league field […]
PHOTO: Westpac’s latest Housing Pulse report forecasts Australian home values will fall 6 per cent during 2026 Australia’s property downturn is no longer a […]
PHOTO: Former Luxe Listings Sydney personality Tammy Soglanich. Former Luxe Listings Sydney personality Tammy Soglanich has launched sex-discrimination proceedings against her former employer and […]
PHOTO: Former All Blacks coach Sir Steve Hansen. SUPPLIED Former All Blacks coach Sir Steve Hansen and his wife, Natasha, have sold their luxury […]
PHOTO: Reports describe the Sydney purchase as highly private, with identifying details withheld from current online marketing. Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern […]
PHOTO: PEXELS – MART PRODUCTION Selling a home can generate a commission larger than many people earn in months. In an age of property […]
PHOTO: LJ Hooker Once One of the Biggest Names in New Zealand Real Estate There was a time when it seemed almost impossible to […]
PHOTO: Buyers agent Lauren Jones purchased her first investment property in an Ascot townhouse complex. Picture: Annette Dew A Brisbane property investor who turned […]
PHOTO: PEXELS – https://kaboompics.com/ New Zealand’s housing market has a problem that goes well beyond whether house prices are rising or falling. There are […]
PHOTO: Jess and Daniel Field. NEWS.COM.AU How One Brisbane Couple Turned a $744K Investment Into a Nearly $3 Million Property Portfolio A Brisbane couple […]
PHOTO: Real Estate.com.au Grip Challenged Australia’s biggest property listing platform is being forced to loosen the grip it has had over real estate agencies […]
PHOTO: 2026 REINZ Awards From New Zealand’s top-performing residential agents to the country’s best agencies, offices, auctioneers and rising stars, the 2026 REINZ Awards […]
PHOTO: Pictured L-R_Aaron Blackburn, Mark Stewart … Davies, Matthew Crockett, Adam Martin. ONE AGENCY ENTERS A NEW ERA: Ownership Passes From Founders to Four […]
PHOTO: The NEW PropertyNoise.co.nz launches soon After more than a decade covering New Zealand and Australian property, Property Noise is getting its biggest makeover […]
PHOTO: abbasite.com More than half a century after ABBA conquered Eurovision, the Swedish supergroup’s extraordinary wealth is no longer just about record sales. From […]
PHOTO: When will the spin stop – and the industry start calling the New Zealand housing market what the numbers say it is? PROPERTY […]
PHOTO: In the country’s two biggest metropolitan property markets, the bigger problem may no longer be affordability. PROPERTY NOISE NZ | MARKET ANALYSIS For […]
PHOTO: Dickson reportedly characterises the course as requiring participants to “bow down to the Māori gods”. OPINION | PROPERTY NOISE NZ There comes a […]
PHOTO: So, if Property Noise had to rank the four major contenders based on where we think they are heading, rather than simply where […]
PHOTO: It’s the vulnerability that comes with the job. Real estate is built around meeting strangers, entering empty homes and working alone — often […]
PHOTO: Agents are reportedly delivering Uber Eats, working concierge jobs, cutting hair, booking flights and selling personal possessions while trying to keep their real […]
PHOTO: ASB’s latest housing outlook challenges that thinking. For years, New Zealand property owners became accustomed to one assumption: house prices eventually go up […]