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Home Loan Demand Reaches 6yr High posted on the 11th June 2015
Ipswich Granny Flats, the granny flat experts bring you another interesting snippet – this time about the demand for home loans reaching a 6 year high …
Home loan demand reaches 6yr high
15 May 2015
Terry Ryder
Hotspotting.com.au
Loans to home-buyers have hit their highest level since September 2009. The ABS says there were 54,686 mortgage commitments in March, up 5.1% in annual terms.
That included a 7.1% rise in loan approvals for established homes to 46,105 and a 3.4% increase in loan approvals to buy new homes to 2,777. However, loan approvals to build new homes fell 7.4% to 5,804.
The average mortgage for an owner-occupier grew 7.3% to $342,500, while the average mortgage for a first home buyer rose 7.8% to $326,300. Overall, property buyers made $31.6 billion in housing finance commitments in March, up 15.6% on last year.
The owner-occupied share rose 12.4% to $18.7 billion, while the investor share jumped 20.6% to $12.9 billion. Over the year, investors increased their share of loans from 39.1% to 40.8%.
Written by Sonia Woolley