Auckland house prices rise to a record, as more million dollar houses sell

Auckland house prices rise to a record, as more million dollar houses sell
By Suze Metherell Oct. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland house sales rose in September, snapping three previous months of decline, as more houses with a $1 million plus price tag pushed the average house price to a record, according to Barfoot & Thompson. The number of sales rose to 959 in September, from 909 in August, although below the 1,105 sold in September last year, Auckland's biggest realtor said in a statement. The average sales price rose 3.8 percent to a record $738,876, and was 12 percent above last September's average house price....