A Napier mother-of-four says her complaints about living in a leaking and mouldy state home that has made her children sick have been mostly ignored for the six years she has lived there. Kāinga Ora recently had a new roof…
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Recent Sale $1.55 MILLION 996 Putnam Avenue (between Howard and Ralph Avenues) Brooklyn Built in 1905, this three-story, 4,875-square-foot building in Bedford-Stuyvesant has six two-bedroom apartments, three of which are vacant. The building was last sold in 1987. Buyer: Yaniv…
Read MoreHawke’s Bay’s housing crisis: Would you rent a sleepout with no running water for $200 a week?
A sleepout at a house in Napier with no running water advertised for rent for $200 a week has been described as a symbol of Hawke’s Bay’s housing crisis. What appears to be a converted garage or shed at a…
Read MoreFive things to look forward to at your new Forett At Bukit Timah home
From its sweetly scented fresh air to its exotic flora and fauna, the rainforest has always served as a magnet for weary city-dwellers looking for a respite from urban living. That atmosphere of wonder and rejuvenation inspires Forett At Bukit…
Read MoreZillow Surfing Is the Escape We All Need Right Now
By Taylor Lorenz Scrolling through real estate listings in far-flung destinations is a way to visualize an alternate life, whether you’re trying to move or not. Millions of people have spent far more time at home than they expected to…
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Recent Sale $2.8 MILLION 402 East 73rd Street (between First and York Avenues) Manhattan This 5,148-square-foot, five-story building on the Upper East Side contains 10 one-bedroom apartments, all occupied. It was built in 1910 and last changed hands more than…
Read MoreAs Occupancy Dwindles, College Dorms Go Beyond Students
Yeshiva University was in trouble, and Pebb Capital saw an opportunity. The financial woes for Yeshiva, the oldest Jewish university in the United States, started in the early naughts, and by 2015, its endowment had shrunk by $90 million. To…
Read MoreHousing market bolts away: Auckland up 16.3% to hit $1m, NZ prices up 19.8%
New Zealand’s super-charged housing market has rocketed even further ahead, with Auckland’s median hitting $1 million for the first time. National prices have also risen almost 20 per cent in a year. While the Reserve Bank is being tipped to…
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Recent Sale $2.375 MILLION 236 Kingsland Avenue (between Nassau and Driggs Avenues) Brooklyn This 4,875-square-foot apartment building in Greenpoint contains six free-market apartments, all of which have two bedrooms and one bathroom. It was built in 1931 and last changed…
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Recent Sale $2 MILLION 37-04 30th Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets) Queens Built in 1925, this 3,140-square-foot, three-story building in Astoria has two two-bedroom apartments, two one-bedroom apartments and a ground-floor commercial space that is occupied by a coffee…
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