September looked soft, but nine months against nine months tells a calmer story. Prices, sales, rates and the election, from Auckland to the Bays.

North Shore City held its ground in August while sales activity slowed across Auckland, and the Reserve Bank raised the OCR for the second month running. Here's what August's REINZ and Barfoot & Thompson figures mean for Mairangi Bay & Surrounds, suburb by suburb.

North Shore City was the only one of Auckland's seven territorial authorities with a median price above July 2025, up 0.9 percent to $1,160,000. In Mairangi Bay & Surrounds the median eased to $1,380,000 on a thin month at the top end, while homes sold faster than they have since November.