14 Jul 2011

Average weekly rent in Auckland down in June

1:15 pm on 14 July 2011

Barfoot & Thompson says the average weekly rent for Auckland homes and units fell $7 to $420 in June.

The figure is based on 707 new rental agreements, compared with 704 in May.

Barfoot & Thompson says it is still the third highest rent on record and is $17 higher than in June last year and $32 higher than two years ago.

Managing director Peter Thompson says average weekly rents are extremely volatile in a market where demand far exceeds supply.

In the last six months, he average weekly rents have ranged from a high of $434 dollars to a low of $402.