A Realestate.co.nz survey found that 24% of respondents bought a property without initially intending to purchase, with 8% buying spontaneously in the past year.  

Agent Rawdon Christie told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's hard to believe people are really buying on a whim.  

He says there's a mountain of paper work and regulations to get through before signing on the dotted line. 

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