Auckland average house price firms in January, breaking with tradition

Auckland average house price firms in January, breaking with tradition
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison Feb. 3 (BusinessDesk) - The average Auckland house price held firm in January, breaking from the traditional dip at the start of a new year, lifted by more sales of higher value properties, according to realtor Barfoot & Thompson. The average sale price in January of $913,938 edged up from $913,709 in December last year, and was 13 percent ahead of January last year, Barfoot said in a statement. The median price of $846,500 advanced 0.8 percent from December and was 11 percent higher than January last year. The Aucklan...