The number of house sales has increased 3 per cent in Tauranga in December new figures show.
New figures from REINZ show sales rose 3 per cent in Tauranga in December compared to the same month the previous year, and rose 1 per cent in Mount Maunganui/Papamoa.
Elsewhere in the Bay of Plenty, sales fell.
The median price rose 24 per cent in Mount Maunganui/Papamoa and 16 per cent in Tauranga compared to December 2014.
Compared to November the median price rose four per cent in Tauranga.