- Australian home-loan approvals fell a seasonally adjusted 1.5 per cent in December from November, for a third month,
- State governments in New South Wales and Queensland withdrew first home buyer concessions for established properties)
- The total value of loans down 2.6% in December.
- The value of lending to owner-occupiers declined 2.7%
- The value of loans to investors who plan to rent or resell homes down 2.4%
- First-home buyers accounted for 14.9% of dwellings that were financed in December (down from 15.8% in November and 21.1% down y/y)
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