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Deciding to sell through an agent vs selling your house privately

We help you weigh up the options

7 February 2024

Gill South
By Gill South (Business and property journalist)

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Unique home and pond view

Unique home surrounded by bush worth pond-ering

A quirky Kerikeri home beside a lily-pad pond offers tropical style, bush surrounds and treehouse charm.

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Country home with private airstrip and hangar was once a field of onion

Former onion field transformed into a country estate with a private airstrip, hangar and pool.

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