Swipe right and buy a house – new app matches buyers and sellers
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Swipe right and buy a house – new app matches buyers and sellers

A new ‘tinder’ style property app that aims to match prospective buyers with sellers based on their search criteria could save sellers thousands in real estate commissions, its Kiwi developer says. Yelsa is being sold as an alternative to mainstream real estate search engines...

Brent Melville 08 May 2020
Industry wants ski hills excluded from mass gathering status
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Industry wants ski hills excluded from mass gathering status

New Zealand's ski season looks likely to open on time after Prime Minister Jacinda Adrern confirmed that large-scale activities such as ski resorts and golf courses offered a "different set of circumstances" from the mass gathering limitations envisaged under government's covid l...

Brent Melville 08 May 2020
Christchurch looks like best value for first home buyers
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Christchurch looks like best value for first home buyers

Of the larger urban areas, Christchurch has emerged as a value centre for first home buyers, with an entry level property estimate at $363,000.

Brent Melville 07 May 2020
Beef and lamb exports hit March record at $1.1b

Beef and lamb exports hit March record at $1.1b

The total export tally for New Zealand red meat and related products reached $1.1 billion in March, a year-on-year increase of 12 percent, the Meat Industry Association said. The monthly export value of red meat topped $1 billion for the first time despite a 9 percent drop in...

Brent Melville 06 May 2020