One of Christchurch's heritage homes has sold for an eye-watering price thought to be a record in the Garden City. READ MORE:* A Christchurch mansion brought back from the brink* Is Christchurch the only New Zealand city with too many houses? * Christchurch house prices may pick upBayleys Canterbury General Manager Pete Whalan said as far as he was aware, it was the highest price ever paid for a Christchurch property and certainly the highest from an auction. Supplied A Fendalton home has sold at auction for $6.825 million, thought to be a Christchurch record. The new owners were a Christchurch family that wanted to keep it in the family for a long time, Cook said.

Source: Stuff November 25, 2018 03:22 UTC