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APRIL KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Apr 2010	Mar 2010 to Apr 2010	Apr 2010	Mar 2010 to Apr 2010
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	21 322	-0.8	21 701	0.8
Owner occupied housing	13 476	-2.4	13 707	0.6
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	7 845	2.0	7 993	1.3
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	47 077	-2.8	47 669	-1.8
Construction of dwellings	5 612	-5.1	5 507	-4.8
Purchase of new dwellings	2 148	-1.0	2 262	6.3
Purchase of established dwellings	39 317	-2.5	39 900	-1.8
(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

• In trend terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions decreased 0.8%. Owner occupied housing commitments fell 2.4%, while investment housing commitments increased 2.0%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 0.8%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance decreased 2.8%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings decreased 5.1%, the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings fell 2.5% and the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings fell 1.0%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments increased from 15.9% in March 2010 to 16.3% in April 2010.

• Owner occupied housing for March 2010;
• Investment housing for the period October 2003 to March 2010; and
• Securitisation vehicles and Other lenders in Table 12 from June quarter 2006.