Housing market cools in December

Compared with November, the median price rose in five of the country’s 11 regions with Hawkes Bay chalking up the biggest increase from $140,000 to $156,250. The median price remained the same in two of the regions and fell in four, most notably in Auckland where it dropped from $280,000 TO $267,500. Auckland’s median price was still up on the $253,800 recorded in December last year.

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