First National Real Estate Group\u2019s January 2013 Residential survey revealed an increase in first home buyer activity across the country. The results reveal that the \u2018first home\u2019 segments of buyers were the major purchases of residential homes in many areas across the country.<\/p>\n
While the media have focused on the lack of affordability of first homes across Auckland and Christchurch, they have failed to recognise the sales in this category increasing across many areas of the country.<\/p>\n
The First National Real Estate survey reveals strong areas of activity in Hawkes Bay with 50% of buyers being first home buyers; Bethlehem
\n(Tauranga) reports 50% of buyers are first home buyers; Cambridge recorded 40% of residential sales were from the first home buyer segment. In the Wellington region of Johnsonville, 30% of the buyers were once again first home buyers.<\/p>\n
Areas of Auckland still have strong activity from first home buyer with West Auckland, Glendene, reporting 51% of sales were in this segment, followed by Manukau reporting 20%. <\/p>\n
There are still affordable properties for families within the residential market within Auckland despite the recent media information indicating otherwise. In the South Island, Blenheim reported 30% of residential sales were made up of first home buyer and Gore followed with 20%. Christchurch, Ilam also reported 51% of residential sales are from first home buyers.<\/p>\n
A realistic attitude as to what the first home property buyers can afford and a realistic approach to the location they can afford can get them into their first home. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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