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Whanganui's median house price hit new record in September

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Property development in Springvale and Tawhero. Photo / Lewis Gardner

Property development in Springvale and Tawhero. Photo / Lewis Gardner

There's a new record median house price for Whanganui.

The latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) data shows the median price hit $330,000 in September, up 45.5 per cent on September 2018.

Nationally, prices rose 6.6 per cent.

Whanganui and Partners chief executive Mark Ward said the rise was reflective of the growing economy and increased demand for houses in Whanganui.

Despite the high rate of growth, Ward said Whanganui remained affordable.

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"Excluding Auckland, the nationwide median house price is $500,000, and we're well below that.

"There's still room for growth in our market, though I expect we'll see the rate of growth stabilising depending on supply and demand."

The Manawatū-Whanganui region recorded the highest increase in median house price but also had the lowest numbers of days to sell out of any region in the country.

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Ward said a close eye was being kept on housing supply, which was a long-term threat to sustainable growth in the housing market and economy as a whole.

"We're behind the curve when it comes to residential construction," he said.

"Our neighbours in Horowhenua, Manawatū, even Ruapehū and Rangitīkei, are issuing more residential consents per capita than we are.

"Our population is growing, and we're simply not building with that growth in mind. If we don't accelerate our construction, we run the risk of losing the affordability that makes a Whanganui lifestyle so attractive."

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To support additional residential development, Whanganui and Partners was working with landowners, council and local businesses to facilitate new residential development areas.

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