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The data reveals house price growth rose 6.4 percent nationally in the year to November, compared with last month’s annual growth of 3.9 percent.
The average price now stands at $664,485.
“Basically, those who were waiting got out there and started purchasing again,” QV National spokesperson Andrea Rush said.
Ms Rush attributed the pick up to a delayed spring surge now that a new government had been confirmed, while demand remained robust due to low interest rates.
She said the pick-up did not include investors, who continued to stay away.
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