At a glance

20.7% increase in median house price in Otago from $489,000 in Sept 2019 to a record high of $590,000 in Sep 2020.

House sales rose 7.5% from 389 to 418 sales from Sept 2019 to Sept 2020.

The number of days to sell a house increased by three in the year from Sept 2019 (29) to Sept 2020 (32).

The region experienced a 2.1% increase in the monthonmonth value of the housing market.

Record median house price in Dunedin city district at $568,000.

Top sale for the region was in Arrowtown, QueenstownLakes district at $5.4 million.