From Te Awamutu to Timaru, here's where Aotearoa's 'affordable' homes are hiding

Lower house prices and job opportunities are attracting more property buyers to the King Country.
More than 85 towns around the country have a median sale price of less than the regional price caps for Government-backed First Home Loans, according to new data from Homes.co.nz.
Using data from towns which had at least 10 sales in the last six months, Homes.co.nz found 88 towns had a median sale price less than their regional price cap for new builds and 53 towns had a median sale price less than the regional price cap for existing properties.
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Whanganui’s median sales price over the last six months was less than the region’s new build price cap.

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