Now is a good time for househunters in Northland, says a real estate expert.
According to data released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ), the median price for a property in Northland was $333,750 - a 7.7 per cent increase from January 2014 where it was $310,000.
The January 2015 median price also rose by 11.3 per cent compared with December 2014.
There was also an increase in the number of houses sold in the region during the first month of the year, with 146 houses sold in January - 3.5 per cent more than January 2014.
Sales in January were down in comparison to December 2014, when there were 173 sales.