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JUNE KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Jun 2012	May 2012 to Jun 2012	Jun 2012	May 2012 to Jun 2012
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	20 397	0.0	20 724	2.4
Owner occupied housing	13 631	0.1	13 818	1.2
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	6 766	-0.4	6 905	4.9
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	46 413	-0.1	46 859	1.3
Construction of dwellings	5 285	0.7	5 410	4.9
Purchase of new dwellings	2 109	2.4	2 210	9.7
Purchase of established dwellings	39 019	-0.3	39 238	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 was flat (0.0%). Investment housing commitments fell 0.4%, while owner occupied housing commitments rose 0.1%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 2.4%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance fell 0.1%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings fell 0.3%, while the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings rose 2.4% and the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings rose 0.7%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments rose to 18.3% in June 2012 from 17.8% in May 2012.

• Investment housing for the period March 2012 to May 2012
• Owner occupied housing for the period March 2012 to May 2012
• Housing loan outstandings to households for April 2012.