But property experts say first home buyers can still buy in Northland if they are prepared to compromise and work hard. Like many other regions, Te Tai Tokerau is experiencing a real estate boom, with house sales in November up 36 per cent, the highest since 2016, according to the latest REINZ residential property report.
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Te Tai Tokerau is experiencing a real estate boom. (File photo) The region s average sale price for the month was $589,000 – a slight dip on October s record $600,000, but still a sizeable 16.6 per cent up on November 2019. Aucklanders make up the majority of buyers in the coastal town of Mangawhai, and the number is increasing, Bayleys Mangawhai business development manager Debbie Jones said.