The medianhouse price is nowequivalent toninetimestheaverage per-capitaincome, up from sixtimes in the early 1990sbeforethe recent upswing in pricesbegan.
The state's longer-established temptations are its schools and its clean air, plus the second-lowest average commute time in the nation and the lowest medianhouseprice.
Homes in most areas across New Zealand are increasing in affordability due to very low mortgage rates and the medianhouseprice is now only 355, 000 New Zealand dollars.