top-end property

PHOTO: FLEUR MEALING/STUFF Takapuna had the second-highest number of $5m-plus sales.

Auckland’s Remuera was the site of the largest number of top-end property sales in 2019, new data from the Real Estate Institute shows.

Last year, 15 residential properties changed hands for more than $5 million. The most expensive was for $8.75m.

It was well ahead of second-place Takapuna, where six homes sold for more than $5m, and Parnell with four.

Mt Maunganui and Te Aro were the only non-Auckland suburbs in the top ten, with two $5m-plus sales each last year.

“For six years in a row, Remuera has seen the most top-end properties sold in the country [prior to this it was Takapuna] and last year was no exception. With its great access to the CBD, family friendly parks, leafy streets, beautiful/historic homes and good school zones it’s easy to see why Remuera is such a popular location with buyers,” Norwell said.

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