Data released today by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 60 fewer lifestyle property sales (-4.7%) for the three months ended September 2023 than for the three months ended August 2023. Overall, there were 1,225 lifestyle property sales in the three months ended September 2023, compared to 1,402 lifestyle property sales for the three months ended September 2022 (-12.6%), and 1,285 lifestyle property sales for the three months ended August 2023.