ABS: First home buyers crash worse than first thought

Tuesday 4 October 2016

The ABS has released revised estimates of owner-occupied first home buyers (FHBs), which reveals that both the number and percentage of finance commitments to FHBs is lower than first thought.

According to the ABS:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.