• Surging interest in Palmerston North property is great news for sellers, but not so good for house hunters, say property experts.

Figures from property website realestate.co.nz show Manawatu-Whanganui was the second most searched region in October, with an average of 541 individual searches a month, up 50 per cent on the monthly average over the past year.

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Realestate.co.nz figures put Manawatu-Whanganui as the second most popular region for house hunters, with demand going up 50 per cent over the past 12 months.