Busiest June in 5 years, says Auckland realtor Barfoot

Busiest June in 5 years, says Auckland realtor Barfoot
By Hannah Lynch July 4 (BusinessDesk) - The Auckland housing market had its strongest June in five years, with the average sale price hitting a record-high. Barfoot & Thompson, which sells about one in three Auckland residential properties, said June's average sale price rose 1.2 percent to $589,251 and was 8.5 percent above the average for the whole of 2011. “For most properties, prices are edging up, and the average sales price in June was 3.2 percent above the average price in March, which is a modest increase over the three months give...