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Spring came late for the housing market but it arrived last month, the Real Estate Institute says.
It has released its latest data that show the number of sales across the country was up 6.4 percent year-on-year in the month, at 7505.
Gisborne had 70 percent more sales, at 63, the West Coast was up almost 52 percent, to 44 and Taranaki up 26 percent to 184.
The national median Days to Sell decreased by one day to 41 days.
For New Zealand, excluding Auckland, it decreased by two days to 41 days.
The largest reduction in median Days to Sell was observed in Southland, down
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