• Up from $992,207 last month
• Hamilton values now $518,387, up 29.3% year on year
• Tauranga values now $557,640, up 26.3% year on year
• Wellington values now $536,065, up 17.6%
Last month, QV said Auckland average values stood at $992,207. Precisely when the magic million-dollar mark would be reached has long been the subject of speculation.
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Andrea Rush, QV national spokesperson, said despite the new record value, loan to value restrictions coming in on October 1 were already having an effect.
"We can confirm that the QV House Price Index average value for the Auckland region has now topped one million dollars following a strong quarter with values rising 6.1 per cent over the past three months.
"There was a strong surge of activity in June and July however it now appears the new LVR restrictions for investors adopted by banks towards the end of July have started to have an impact in the housing markets in Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton during August.
"In recent weeks there has been a drop off in market valuation requests, auction clearance rates, open home attendees and loan application rates in these centres," Rush said.
Barfoot & Thompson data out yesterday showed Auckland house listings surged in August but sales volumes dropped. Barfoot's median sale price stood at $850,000 last month, up from $840,000.
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Hamilton values now stand at $518,387, up 29.3 per cent year on year, QV said. Tauranga values now $557,640, up 26.3 per cent year on year and Wellington values now $536,065, up 17.6 per cent.
Figures from Harcourts and the Real Estate Institute are due out in the next few days, giving further insights.