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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Sep 2013	Aug 2013 to Sep 2013	Sep 2013	Aug 2013 to Sep 2013
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	24 627	0.8	25 151	5.3
Owner occupied housing	15 507	0.4	15 781	5.3
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	9 120	1.5	9 370	5.2
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	51 480	0.4	51 928	4.4
Construction of dwellings	5 418	0.3	5 494	1.8
Purchase of new dwellings	2 937	-1.1	2 872	-2.1
Purchase of established dwellings	43 125	0.5	43 562	5.2
(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 rose 0.8%. Investment housing commitments rose 1.5% and owner occupied housing commitments rose 0.4%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 5.3%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance rose 0.4%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings rose 0.5% and the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings rose 0.3%, while the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings fell 1.1%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments fell to 12.5% in September 2013 from 13.7% in August 2013.

• Owner occupied housing for August 2013
• Investment housing for May 2012 and June 2012
• Housing loan outstandings to households for March 2009, June 2009, September 2009 and the periods of June 2012 to August 2013