A lack of supply is causing a drop in house sales in the Bay.
One real estate agent says the figures are also skewed because they do not factor in new builds.
Figures released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand show house prices in Tauranga were up 9.9 per cent to $360,064 compared to the same time last year but sales volumes were down 16.2 per cent during the same period.
Mount Maunganui prices and volumes were both up for April. The median price increased $10,000 to $450,000, 2.3 per cent, year-on-year and the number of sales rose 4.2 per cent.
Principal of LJ Hooker Mt Maunganui and Papamoa John O'Donnell said he was pleased with the number of sales he was seeing but did not believe the Real Estate Institute figures were a true reflection of what was happening in the market.