{"id":164557,"date":"2025-11-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-home-buyers-make-27-of-purchases-westpac-cotality-say-lower-loan-rates-encouraging-borrowing\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T03:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:26:15","slug":"first-home-buyers-make-27-of-purchases-westpac-cotality-say-lower-loan-rates-encouraging-borrowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-home-buyers-make-27-of-purchases-westpac-cotality-say-lower-loan-rates-encouraging-borrowing\/","title":{"rendered":"First-home buyers make 27% of purchases: Westpac, Cotality say lower loan rates encouraging borrowing"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNew data shows first-home buyers made 27% of house purchases in the September quarter.
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\nSource : nzherald.co.nz\/Property Report
\nRead more…First-home buyers make 27% of purchases: Westpac, Cotality say lower loan rates encouraging borrowing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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