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APRIL KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Apr 2009	Mar 2009 to Apr 2009	Apr 2009	Mar 2009 to Apr 2009
Value of dwelling commitments(a)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	21 020	2.6	21 547	3.6
Owner occupied housing	15 883	2.9	16 050	1.9
Investment housing - fixed loans(b)	5 136	1.5	5 497	8.9
Number of dwelling commitments(a)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	60 407	2.2	60 395	0.9
Construction of dwellings	5 539	5.1	5 641	1.3
Purchase of new dwellings	2 616	3.1	2 589	-0.5
Purchase of established dwellings	52 251	1.8	52 166	0.9
(a) Includes refinancing.
(b) Excludes revolving credit.

Value of dwelling commitments, Total dwellings

No. of dwelling commitments, Owner occupied housing

• In trend terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 2.6%. Owner occupied housing commitments increased 2.9% and investment housing commitments increased 1.5%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 3.6%. Investment housing commitments increased 8.9% and owner occupied housing commitments increased 1.9%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance increased 2.2%. The number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance excluding refinancing rose 3.1%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings increased 5.1% and purchase of new dwellings increased 3.1%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments continued to rise, increasing from 27.3% in March 2009 to 28.0% in April 2009.
• In original terms, the number of fixed rate loan commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments increased from 2.4% in March 2009 to 4.2% in April 2009.