Property investors have become – by far – the biggest buyers in the Hamilton housing market.

And nearly one in three of those is coming from Auckland.

Figures from property analyst Core Logic show in the past year almost half of all those buying property in Hamilton are those who already own other properties.

First-home buyers and Auckland investors were neck and neck in buying houses in Hamilton in the third quarter of 2015.

First home buyers stood at 18.2 per cent, only just ahead of 17.4 per cent for Auckland investors. Add in the other investors on 30.5 per cent and you have a total investor market of 47.9 per cent.