The average asking price of homes remains at record levels around the country, according to Realestate.co.nz.

The national average asking price of house sellers in May was $483,524, only marginally below the all-time record set in March of $484,263.

Tauranga saw a slight drop in the average house price, recording a 1.3 per cent decrease for the price to sit around $427,587.

In Auckland, the average asking price is $685,246, practically the same as the new record set in April of $685,426. In Wellington the average asking price in May was $453,850, while Canterbury came to $442,784.

Despite the strong prices sought by sellers, there are still plenty of Kiwis looking for homes to buy throughout the country, says Realestate.co.nz marketing manager Paul McKenzie.

'Buyer interest hasn't dissipated, in fact traffic to Realestate.co.nz has risen 50 per cent over the last 12 months.

'And traffic from mobile devices specifically, including smartphones and tablets, has grown by 90 per cent in the last year.”

Paul says more than 40 per cent of visitor traffic to Realestate.co.nz comes from a mobile device.

'The good news for buyers is that the available stock of houses for sale is steadily recovering from the historic low levels of August last year.

'There are currently more than 40,000 homes for sale across the country as at May 31.”

There were 10,745 new listings of houses for sale in May, which was a five per cent increase from April.

While new property listings remain at similar levels to May last year, some regions experienced a drop year on year, such as the Waikato, which was down 19 per cent on the same month in 2013.