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Australian Housing Finance Jumps Sharply In February, But Investors Are Still Driving Demand
The ABS has released the latest housing finance data for February, and credit is on a tear. There was a 2.9% increase in the value of housing finance during the month, while the number of housing finance approvals shot up 2.3%. They are big month-on-month increases, which belies the apparent consumer caution, and and least points to an underlying positive tone in consumer behaviour, if not yet sentiment. The ABS said “the seasonally adjusted series for the total value of owner occupied housing commitments rose 1.9%”. That is pretty solid. But once again, it is investors who are really driving the demand for ... (full story)
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