McIsaac said she was looking for a smaller home after her husband died last year, and jumped at the opportunity to move into one of the units. “Being alone with a bigger property to look after, it just made sense to downsize. So this has been amazing, for me.”
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Picton Health Trust trustee Nigel Weetman, left, receives the keys to three new houses from builder Rob Blick. The trust’s houses were intended to offset a shortage of small, affordable housing in Picton. Marlborough was one of eight regions to reach a record median April house price last month, at $627,000, the latest figures from Real Estate Institute New Zealand showed. The top sale for the region was a house in Waikawa that sold for $2.2 million.
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Overseas Kiwi buyers boosting Queenstown house prices
Overseas Kiwi buyers boosting Queenstown house prices Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 2:01PM
The average house price in Queenstown-Lakes tipped over the $1 million mark for the first time last month. Photo / Getty Images
Overseas Kiwi buyers boosting Queenstown house prices Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 2:01PM
Sky-high property prices in Queenstown are being boosted by Australians and overseas Kiwis buying houses without stepping foot in the resort.
In December, the average house price in Queenstown-Lakes tipped over the $1 million mark for the first time, with an 8.2 per cent increase on the previous year, according to Real Estate Institute New Zealand.
Queenstown house prices: Overseas New Zealand buyers, Australians boost prices from afar
16 Jan, 2021 12:00 AM
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The average house price in Queenstown-Lakes tipped over the $1 million mark for the first time last month. Photo / Getty Images
The average house price in Queenstown-Lakes tipped over the $1 million mark for the first time last month. Photo / Getty Images
Otago Daily Times
By: Matthew Mckew
Sky-high property prices in Queenstown are being boosted by Australians and overseas Kiwis buying houses without stepping foot in the resort.
In December, the average house price in Queenstown-Lakes tipped over the $1 million mark for the first time, with an 8.2 per cent increase on the previous year, according to Real Estate Institute New Zealand.