Construction loans dive on HomeBuilder’s end

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Friday’s lending indicators data posted a sharp decline in loans for new dwelling construction, which fell for the second consecutive month by a combined 21% from February’s peak:

New home finance

Loans for dwelling construction are falling fast post-HomeBuilder.

Nevertheless, they remained 72% higher year-over-year.

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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.