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The episode discusses the record market share of first-home buyers in New Zealand's property market and analyzes recent buyer classification data.

Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message! First-home buyers are occupying a larger share of the New Zealand property market than at any point in the last two decades. This week on the New Zealand Property Market Podcast, Head of Research Nick Goodall and Chief Economist Kelvin Davidson dive into the June Buyer Classification data to complete a full wrap of the second quarter. The numbers reveal that first-home buyers secured a record-breaking 28.3% market share across Q2, capit...

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Hosts: Nick Goodall, Kelvin Davidson

Topics covered

• first home buyers
• property market
• buyer classification
• economic analysis
• real estate trends

Keywords

• first home buyers
• New Zealand property market
• buyer classification data
• real estate
• market share

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Organizations: New Zealand Property Market Podcast

Places: New Zealand

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