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JUNE KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Jun 2009	May 2009 to Jun 2009	Jun 2009	May 2009 to Jun 2009
Value of dwelling commitments(a)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	23 333	1.8	23 137	0.3
Owner occupied housing	17 434	1.8	17 277	1.0
Investment housing - fixed loans(b)	5 898	1.9	5 860	-1.8
Number of dwelling commitments(a)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	65 332	1.4	65 151	1.1
Construction of dwellings	6 393	4.0	6 400	2.8
Purchase of new dwellings	2 674	0.9	2 635	-0.2
Purchase of established dwellings	56 265	1.2	56 116	1.0
(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 1.8%. Investment housing commitments increased 1.9% and owner occupied housing commitments increased 1.8%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 0.3%. Owner occupied housing commitments rose 1.0%, which was partially offset by a fall in investment housing commitments, down 1.8%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance increased 1.4%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings increased 4.0% and the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings increased 0.9%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments fell, decreasing from 28.5% in May 2009 to 27.1% in June 2009.
• In original terms, the number of fixed rate loan commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments increased from 6.2% in May 2009 to 8.0% in June 2009.