Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 9:10 am Median prices for residential property across New Zealand increased by 32.3% from $620,000 in May 2020 to $820,000 in May 2021, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ), source of the most complete and accurate real estate data in New Zealand. While it wasn’t a new record, it was the highest annual percentage increase in house prices since records began; and 5 out of 16 regions reached record median prices as did 18 districts. The median house price for New Zealand excluding Auckland increased by 28.0% from $530,000 in May last year to $678,500 in May 2021. Auckland’s median house price increased by