New Zealand’s median weekly rent reached $500 for the first time in April after a 5.3 per cent annual increase and strong growth in the provinces, according to the latest Trade Me Rental Price Index.
Manawatu/Whanganui topped the charts for year-on-year growth,
with the median rent rising 20 per cent,Southland (up 18.5 per cent.
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