{"id":114634,"date":"2020-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-home-buyers-in-northland-caught-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place\/"},"modified":"2020-03-02T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T17:16:08","slug":"first-home-buyers-in-northland-caught-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-home-buyers-in-northland-caught-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place\/","title":{"rendered":"First home buyers in Northland caught between a rock and a hard place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nInvestors retreating from the Northland housing market will ordinarily open the door for first home buyers to get in but eligibility criteria and affordability are still keeping them out.The situation is particularly bad in Whang\u0101rei,&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : 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