New home finance down again in December

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By Leith van Onselen

Today’s housing finance data for December posted another 2.0% fall in the number of new home finance commitments (both construction and new), although commitments were still up by 7.4% over the year:

Looking at the state-by-state breakdown, which is presented below on a rolling annual basis since it is not seasonally adjusted, shows that new home finance commitments remain strong (but fading) in both New South Wales and Victoria, whereas they have flattened elsewhere:

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About the author
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.