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Welcome to REDnews, Westpac New Zealand's source for insights, opinions and helpful stories on topics such as property, business, personal finance and community initiatives.
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How accurate is your online home valuation?
Online house valuations can vary in accuracy according to a number of factors - Rednews has a look.
How do you know you’re ready to downsize in retirement?
Trading a big family home for a smaller house is a common retirement strategy - but when should you make that move?
OPINION: House price hiatus due to end
Peter Thompson says the residential property market is on the verge of prices increasing
OPINION: Yet again, residential rents rise less than inflation
Renting has grown more and more attractive over the past five years, writes Barfoot and Thompson's Peter Thompson.
Is this the perfect time to buy a business?
With baby boomers retiring in huge numbers, AI on the rise, and the economic cycle readying for its next growth phase, is this the perfect time to buy a business?
5 great value areas for NZ home buyers
Parts of New Zealand look like particularly good buying right now - and those regions might not be where you expect.
OPINION: While Auckland house prices remain in check, sales are increasing
Peter Thompson says the Auckland house market is quite healthy with Barfoot and Thompson selling 900 homes a month - their highest in three years
OPINION: Auckland's City Rail Link could be "game changer" for housing
For Auckland housing, the CRL could be as impactful as the Harbour Bridge and the motorway network, writes Peter Thompson
“Owning our own home is a gift”
For Kataraina Davis and CJ Gilbert, owning their own home means "a gift that’s passed down from generation to generation”.
Too low? Too high? How to challenge your new CV
You may think your house's latest council valuation is not enough or a bit steep - here's how to challenge it
OPINION: Getting a feel for your house’s sales value
Barfoot and Thompson's Peter Thompson looks at some of the issues raised by the latest Auckland Council CVs
An iwi collective's sustainability journey
Mātai Pacific Iwi Collective is investing in the sustainable future of its people, land and businesses, with support from Westpac NZ.