Buyers desert Auckland for cheaper towns

Prices reached another peak in Auckland last month, but sales activity has come to a grinding halt. The number of foreign buyers has dropped too, but does that make it a buyer’s market again?

Rising values but lower mortgage costs – it’s win-win for buyers

Rising prices, from a low base, and cheaper mortgage costs, mean that there has never been a better time to buy a home in the popular parts of Portugal. There is one bargain celebrity property on sale too, if you fancy “going where the sun shines brightly, going where the sea is blue…”

It’s already barbecue season in Portugal!

The weather in Portugal this weekend is set to be 24°C and sunny – perfect barbecue weather! The arrival of spring means people in Portugal are already lucky enough to be able to eat al fresco, so here a few springtime favourites to chuck on the barbecue – if you choose to live in Portugal, that is.

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