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The case for banning property auctions

Auctioning every ex-state duplex creates FOMO and desperation, so why not slow things down?

Maria Slade Mon, 23 Aug 2021

The Mt Albert do-up didn’t initially catch Shoeshine’s eye.

After a selective house-hunt that had ended in her missing out on a coveted property, she was half-heartedly scrolling back through the real estate listings when the three-bedroom, one-bathroom brick and tile house popped up.

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