APRIL KEY FIGURES
 | Trend estimates | Seasonally adjusted estimates |
| Apr 2015 | Mar 2015 to Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 | Mar 2015 to Apr 2015 |
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b) |
|
| $m | % change | $m | % change |
| Total dwellings | 32 109 | 1.4 | 32 712 | 2.9 |
| Owner occupied housing | 18 924 | 1.3 | 19 218 | 3.1 |
| Investment housing - fixed loans(c) | 13 186 | 1.4 | 13 494 | 2.6 |
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b) |
|
| no. | % change | no. | % change |
| Owner occupied housing | 53 546 | 0.7 | 53 951 | 1.0 |
| Construction of dwellings | 5 947 | -0.2 | 6 121 | 4.3 |
| Purchase of new dwellings | 2 696 | 1.1 | 2 766 | 1.6 |
| Purchase of established dwellings | 44 903 | 0.8 | 45 064 | 0.5 |
|
| (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
|
APRIL KEY POINTS
VALUE OF DWELLING COMMITMENTS
April 2015 compared with March 2015:
- The trend estimate for the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.4%. Investment housing commitments rose 1.4% and owner occupied housing commitments rose 1.3%.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 2.9%.
NUMBER OF DWELLING COMMITMENTS
April 2015 compared with March 2015:
- In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance rose 0.7% in April 2015.
- In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings rose 1.1% and the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings rose 0.8%, while the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings fell 0.2%.
- In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments rose to 15.2% in April 2015 from 15.1% in March 2015.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| May 2015 | 10 July 2015 |
| June 2015 | 7 August 2015 |
| July 2015 | 9 September 2015 |
| August 2015 | 9 October 2015 |
| September 2015 | 10 November 2015 |
| October 2015 | 9 December 2015 |
REVISIONS
In this issue revisions have been made to the original series as a result of improved reporting of survey and administrative data, and modelled first home buyer estimates. These revisions have impacted on:
- First home buyers owner occupied housing for periods March 2014 to March 2015
- Owner occupied housing for periods March 2014 to March 2015
- Housing loan outstandings to households for owner occupation and investment housing series for the periods April 2009 to December 2009 and March 2015
- Investment housing for the periods March 2014 to March 2015
FIRST HOME BUYERS
Information relating to changes to the method of estimating loans to first home buyers, introduced from the December 2014 issue can be found under the First Home Buyers web page and on Page 5 of the PDF. Monthly First Home Buyer Statistics are likely to be subject to future revision, as the modelled component is adjusted to reflect improved reporting by lenders.
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