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Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 11:02 am Auckland’s rental market maintained its usual pace during the first quarter of 2021, with the average weekly rent increasing by 2.3 percent on the same time last year, reaching $599 per week. Barfoot & Thompson Director Kiri Barfoot says the increase is consistent with market expectations and pricing trends over the past two years: “We saw an identical rate of change, 2.3 per cent, at the end of March 2020, and the market moved at a comparable rate throughout 2019.” She notes the figures are yet to reflect the impact of recently announced changes to the bright line test or interest cost deductions ....