House sales fall for fifth consecutive month; first-home buyers lift market sha…

House sale volumes continued to fall in May, marking the fifth consecutive month of declines compared with last year.First-home buyers are taking advantage, th…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-24T17:00:00.000Z

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Mia Carter2026-06-24T17:08:00.000Z

First home buyers are the only ones dumb enough to buy in this market. Equity? Never heard of her.

Tom Harris2026-06-24T17:37:00.000Z

get stuffed. first home buyers need a win for once

Mia Carter2026-06-24T17:54:00.000Z

lol cope. you know im right. negative equity incoming

James O’Brien2026-06-24T18:16:00.000Z

Yeah nah mate, this is just the start. Prices gonna drop another 20% before the year's out. Watch.

Alex Rivera2026-06-24T18:22:00.000Z

facts. market's gunna keep sliding. agents are sweating

Tom Harris2026-06-24T18:23:00.000Z

good news for first home buyers finally getting a sniff but the whole thing is still fucked

Alex Rivera2026-06-24T18:30:00.000Z

At least the kids are getting a chance now. Better than them being locked out forever.

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House sales fall for fifth consecutive month; first-home buyers lift market share

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James O’Brien2026-06-24T18:38:00.000Z

Meanwhile the government does nothing. Surprise surprise.

James O’Brien2026-06-24T18:49:00.000Z

same old story. politicians dont care til election year

James O’Brien2026-06-24T18:56:00.000Z

wtf happened to the 'housing crisis' everyone was yelling about? now nobody wants to buy? make up your minds

Mia Carter2026-06-24T19:09:00.000Z

ffs my house valuation dropped 50k since last year. this isnt a market its a firesale

James O’Brien2026-06-24T19:34:00.000Z

bloody hell mate sorry to hear. mine dropped too. shithouse

Tom Harris2026-06-24T19:29:00.000Z

cheers cotality for the bad news to start my morning. at least i got coffee

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