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APRIL KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Apr 2014	Mar 2014 to Apr 2014	Apr 2014	Mar 2014 to Apr 2014
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	27 725	0.4	27 890	1.7
Owner occupied housing	16 853	0.4	16 911	1.4
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	10 873	0.5	10 979	2.3
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	52 081	0.1	52 109	0.0
Construction of dwellings	6 241	1.1	6 163	-1.1
Purchase of new dwellings	2 644	-1.3	2 655	-1.5
Purchase of established dwellings	43 196	0.1	43 290	0.3
(a) Includes refinancing (see Glossary).
(b) Excludes alterations and additions.
(c) Excludes revolving credit.

Value of dwelling commitments, Total dwellings

No. of dwelling commitments, Owner occupied housing

• The trend estimate for the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.4%. Investment housing commitments rose 0.5% and owner occupied housing commitments rose 0.4%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.7%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance rose 0.1%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings rose 1.1% and the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings rose 0.1%, while the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings fell 1.3%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments fell to 12.3% in April 2014 from 12.6% in March 2014.

• Investment housing values for the periods December 2013 to March 2014
• Housing loan outstandings to households for the periods September 2013, December 2013 and March 2014