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ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
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New rules for auctions, open homes amid coronavirus fears
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KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
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Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland
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