Auckland's rampant house market is creating a nationwide group of middle-class refugees - sick of the overheated prices and willing to trade the big city for a better quality of life in the regions. Real estate agents around the country report an influx of Aucklanders looking to trade out and up for less money. Sophie Braggins, 30, was renting with her partner, Michael, in central Auckland but buying into the housing market would mean moving away from the city and probably into a much worse house. They moved to New Plymouth three years ago and bought their...
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