QV says national residential value growth 14.2% in May

“Despite thoughts that the property market is about to enter a slowdown period, we are still seeing increasing levels of growth in property values across most areas of the country, with only Nelson (-1.3%) experiencing a decline in property values,” QV’s Blue Hancock said in a weekend release.

The biggest gain in a main centre was in Hamilton City (23.6%), closely followed by Dunedin...