Auction clearance rate falls to second consecutive week below 50%
Among the smaller capitals, Adelaide held 79 auctions with its clearance rate easing to 55.7% from 59.5%. Brisbane…
Handbag made from T-rex skin may fetch $860,000 at auction
He said: “In this case, it’s derived from a cell culture, so it’s 100% skin. And at the…
Auckland mansion with private lake now on sale in mortgagee auction had ties to bankrupt developer
Changxin “Jason” Pan has also used the home as the registered address for a series of companies he…
Matthew Perry’s personal belongings to be auctioned, including signed Friends scripts
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Rare ‘Ocean Dream’ blue-green diamond sells for $28m at auction
The fancy vivid blue-green diamond is triangular in shape and “the size of the nail on your smallest…
Housing market ‘levelling out’ as interest rate hikes place pressure on buyers
Elevated interest rates have trimmed the borrowing capacity of prospective home buyers, as many agents report the housing…
‘The quintessential Pop portrait’: Roy Lichtenstein’s Anxious Girl goes up for auction
Pioneering Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Anxious Girl’ painting, created in 1964 as part of his ‘Girls’ series, is…
Auckland Council forced sale: Northcote home sold by auction over $219k rates debt
“The property is unsecured,” he told attendees. “We can’t guarantee anything in terms of the condition of the…
UConn Health is to take over a state youth psychiatric facility
The University of Connecticut Health Center will move forward with a plan to take over adolescent psychiatric services…
Mount Maunganui landslide: Two fundraisers to support people affected by landslides
“The local support has been overwhelming. Everybody’s getting on board.” Auction items include a Land Rover Defender weekend…
Rare Edward Steichen Photograph Could Sell for $1 Million
Edward Steichen’s Balzac, The Open Sky, 11 P.M. (1908) | Image via Sotheby’s A rare photograph by Edward…
Diane Arbus Photographs to Headline Bonhams Upcoming Auction
‘Two Ladies at the Automat, NYC’, 1966, by Diane Arbus (1923-1971) | Estimated at $20,000 – $90,000 A…