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Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... the decade average in five of the states and territories. This compares the value of owner-occupier housing finance commitments (home loans) with the decade average for each economy. "The ACT remains in top spot with the value of home loans up by 31.2% ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... in some markets." This is supported by ABS data showing the accelerating decline in the number of housing finance commitments - down by 10.2% in the year to August from -6.4% in July and -4.2% in June. The same trend is evident with building approvals ...

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... the quarter ended 21 June 2017, down from the March quarterly growth rate of 3.4%. So too is data on housing finance commitments. The total number of housing finance commitments dropped by 1.9% in the month of April for its third consecutive month of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... 3.7% fall in June driven by a 9.8% jump in revolving credit and a 0.3% rise in fixed loans. However, housing finance commitments for owner occupation (excluding alterations and additions) decreased by 3.1% in July following June's 1.6% gain. Lease financing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... to a record low 1.75% on the 3rd of May. The latest figures take the growth in the value of total housing finance commitments up to 15.4% in the year to May from 7.6% in the previous month. Similarly, the total number of dwelling commitments grew by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... cent, to a seasonally adjusted 48,871. Economists' forecasts had centred on a 0.5 per cent rise in housing finance commitments for the month. Royal Bank of Scotland foreign exchange strategist Greg Gibbs said the dollar fell slightly following the disappointing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... said. "That was seen as not worse than expected, which allowed our market to claw back." Australian housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing rose 1.3 per cent in November, seasonally adjusted, to 49,192, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Movers (10 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... plenty of these earlier this week:, July consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level since 1992;, Housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing declined by 7.9 percent in May and by 25 percent in the four months to May., BankWest raised ...

Home loan fall follows rate hikes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Australian housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing fell by a seasonally adjusted 6.1 per cent in March, which was much worse than the median market forecast for a one per cent fall. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said 59,371 home ...

Daily economic update

... month. Further good news on the housing market is reflected in the ABS' trend measure which shows housing finance commitments posted its eight consecutive monthly rise in February. The details of the report shows owner occupied housing commitments rose ...
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