Home Truths

Home Truths with Eileen Cameron - Affordable homes in Auckland bear a striking resemblance to unicorns, but I finally managed to buy one.

Sleeping on an offer seems to work. So well, in fact, that I've sold my house. Now to the next problem of finding a new one to buy.

Home Truths with Eileen Cameron - I had a conditional offer on my place that didn't work out. Wrangling happened, it was a game of two halves, and at the end of the day, drainage was the winner.

Home Truths with Eileen Cameron - Ok, so here I am, still in purgatory. I have a tan, and extremely hot feet. A little crispy one might say.

Home Truths with Eileen Cameron - Trapped in purgatory, while the market grows ever-warmer around her, Eileen ventures to Northern shores.

Home Truths with Eileen Cameron - It's race day - or auction day at the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club - with Eileen's home finally going under the hammer.

Home Truths with Eileen Cameron - Auckland's chief reporter live-blogs her visit to six open homes in one day, featuring asbestos, traffic jams and a rogue gnome.

Home Truths with Eileen Cameron - The new column from Radio New Zealand's Auckland chief reporter, as she explores the ins and outs of trying to buy (and sell) in Auckland's overheated housing market.