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  •   Home > News > Business

    Getting a home has been getting a lot more expensive

    Getting a home has been getting a lot more expensive


    New official figures from the Real Estate Institute show the national median house price increased 21.5 percent last year.

    The median price is now 905-thousand dollars, up from 745-thousand dollars a year ago.

    Seven regions reached new record median prices.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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