Auckland's landlords are warning the city's red-hot housing market is likely to come under even more pressure as desperate Americans frantically search how to escape their country.

As it looked increasingly likely Donald Trump would be the next President, disillusioned Democrats ramped up efforts to find a safe haven as far away as possible.

The google search "move to New Zealand" skyrocketed, as people living in Oregon, Washington and Florida keyed in the phrase.

Thousands of Americans also flooded to realestate.co.nz to look at homes for sale in New Zealand, with the top five areas searched being Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Northland and Otago.

US-based traffic to the website was up 432 per cent compared to November 9 last year.

"Last night, the US jumped into second place ahead of Australia in terms of visitor numbers," said CEO Brendon Skipper.

"While we are not expecting a mass exodus to New Zealand, it will be interesting to see how the trends play out over the coming months as Trump settles in."

California generated the most traffic to realestate.co.nz followed by Texas, Florida, New York and Washington.

Canada has also proved a popular hunting ground. The Canadian Real Estate Association reported phenomenal web interest over the past few days and a big spike as Trump was elected.

(NZHerald)