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Investor loans rose 1.2% in February

Media Release

Released

8/04/2024

Source

Lending indicators, February 2024

Release date and time

08/04/2024 11:30am AEST

The total value of new housing loans to investors rose 1.2 per cent in February 2024, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Mish Tan, ABS head of finance statistics, said: “The value of new investor loans in February was 21.5 per cent higher compared to a year ago. This made up over half of the growth in total new loan commitments over the past year.”

New commitments for housing excluding refinancing (seasonally adjusted and trend), value, Australia
	Total (seasadj) ($b)	Owner occupier (seasadj) ($b)	Investor (seasadj) ($b)	Total (trend) ($b)	Owner occupier (trend) ($b)	Investor (trend) ($b)
Feb-06	14.436	9.182	5.254	14.467	9.159	5.308
Mar-06	14.591	9.306	5.285	14.667	9.29	5.377
Apr-06	14.552	9.297	5.255	14.885	9.421	5.464
May-06	15.396	9.628	5.768	15.054	9.52	5.534
Jun-06	15.553	9.518	6.035	15.103	9.557	5.545
Jul-06	15.271	9.779	5.492	15.01	9.53	5.481
Aug-06	15.048	9.521	5.526	14.811	9.456	5.355
Sep-06	14.175	9.182	4.993	14.583	9.371	5.212
Oct-06	14.336	9.297	5.04	14.426	9.314	5.112
Nov-06	14.209	9.232	4.976	14.42	9.322	5.099
Dec-06	14.617	9.431	5.186	14.602	9.413	5.188
Jan-07	14.943	9.554	5.389	14.951	9.588	5.363
Feb-07	15.409	9.771	5.638	15.427	9.824	5.603
Mar-07	15.92	10.086	5.834	15.955	10.086	5.869
Apr-07	16.372	10.326	6.046	16.468	10.35	6.118
May-07	17.07	10.66	6.41	16.907	10.592	6.315
Jun-07	18.312	11.36	6.953	17.22	10.783	6.437
Jul-07	17.424	10.78	6.644	17.387	10.906	6.482
Aug-07	17.415	11.029	6.386	17.411	10.946	6.465
Sep-07	16.828	10.509	6.319	17.329	10.915	6.414
Oct-07	16.831	10.75	6.081	17.163	10.816	6.346
Nov-07	17	10.662	6.338	16.915	10.649	6.266
Dec-07	16.569	10.377	6.192	16.552	10.4	6.152
Jan-08	16.903	10.806	6.097	16.04	10.061	5.978
Feb-08	15.672	9.889	5.782	15.39	9.651	5.739
Mar-08	14.572	9.154	5.418	14.661	9.209	5.452
Apr-08	13.905	8.741	5.164	13.946	8.779	5.167
May-08	12.974	8.179	4.795	13.349	8.415	4.934
Jun-08	12.974	8.207	4.767	12.949	8.168	4.781
Jul-08	12.791	8.139	4.653	12.753	8.057	4.697
Aug-08	12.651	7.983	4.668	12.748	8.087	4.661
Sep-08	12.99	8.244	4.746	12.899	8.255	4.643
Oct-08	13.355	8.543	4.812	13.178	8.556	4.622
Nov-08	13.099	8.603	4.496	13.594	8.995	4.598
Dec-08	13.896	9.343	4.553	14.138	9.551	4.588
Jan-09	14.902	10.238	4.664	14.785	10.175	4.61
Feb-09	15.376	10.788	4.588	15.46	10.787	4.672
Mar-09	16.737	11.984	4.753	16.084	11.302	4.782
Apr-09	17.044	11.957	5.087	16.598	11.668	4.931
May-09	16.868	11.835	5.032	16.973	11.874	5.099
Jun-09	17.223	11.972	5.252	17.224	11.947	5.277
Jul-09	17.184	11.739	5.445	17.38	11.925	5.455
Aug-09	17.368	11.656	5.712	17.447	11.832	5.615
Sep-09	17.885	12.175	5.71	17.402	11.661	5.742
Oct-09	17.625	11.825	5.799	17.236	11.406	5.831
Nov-09	17.096	11.103	5.993	16.94	11.06	5.88
Dec-09	16.497	10.611	5.886	16.552	10.654	5.897
Jan-10	15.966	10.128	5.838	16.149	10.241	5.907
Feb-10	15.681	9.8	5.881	15.797	9.875	5.922
Mar-10	15.538	9.585	5.953	15.542	9.601	5.942
Apr-10	15.264	9.364	5.9	15.373	9.423	5.949
May-10	15.446	9.447	6	15.25	9.318	5.932
Jun-10	15.124	9.133	5.991	15.133	9.254	5.878
Jul-10	15.061	9.3	5.761	15.007	9.219	5.788
Aug-10	14.648	9.243	5.405	14.881	9.204	5.676
Sep-10	14.618	9.142	5.477	14.765	9.205	5.56
Oct-10	14.674	9.18	5.494	14.656	9.202	5.454
Nov-10	14.725	9.329	5.396	14.544	9.182	5.361
Dec-10	14.999	9.422	5.577	14.422	9.141	5.281
Jan-11	14.179	9.025	5.154	14.29	9.083	5.208
Feb-11	14.075	8.878	5.197	14.168	9.026	5.142
Mar-11	13.629	8.831	4.798	14.077	8.986	5.092
Apr-11	14.006	9.012	4.994	14.036	8.973	5.064
May-11	14.248	9.087	5.161	14.042	8.983	5.059
Jun-11	14.146	9.104	5.042	14.062	8.999	5.063
Jul-11	14.104	9.048	5.056	14.074	9.005	5.069
Aug-11	14.176	9.041	5.136	14.071	8.993	5.078
Sep-11	13.927	8.786	5.141	14.078	8.978	5.1
Oct-11	13.885	8.876	5.009	14.105	8.97	5.136
Nov-11	14.062	8.981	5.082	14.156	8.965	5.191
Dec-11	14.724	9.397	5.327	14.215	8.957	5.258
Jan-12	14.779	9.399	5.381	14.271	8.948	5.323
Feb-12	14.091	8.684	5.407	14.321	8.943	5.378
Mar-12	14.096	8.703	5.393	14.367	8.953	5.415
Apr-12	14.364	8.933	5.431	14.429	8.996	5.433
May-12	14.518	9.114	5.404	14.52	9.078	5.441
Jun-12	14.742	9.256	5.487	14.636	9.186	5.45
Jul-12	14.789	9.286	5.504	14.754	9.287	5.467
Aug-12	14.88	9.444	5.436	14.859	9.364	5.495
Sep-12	15.118	9.504	5.614	14.952	9.41	5.542
Oct-12	14.909	9.386	5.524	15.069	9.449	5.62
Nov-12	15.206	9.451	5.755	15.252	9.512	5.74
Dec-12	15.385	9.53	5.855	15.52	9.619	5.9
Jan-13	15.904	9.798	6.106	15.863	9.773	6.09
Feb-13	16.154	9.882	6.272	16.244	9.958	6.286
Mar-13	16.887	10.351	6.536	16.608	10.143	6.465
Apr-13	16.946	10.305	6.641	16.915	10.3	6.615
May-13	17.227	10.422	6.805	17.157	10.415	6.742
Jun-13	17.334	10.498	6.836	17.381	10.506	6.874
Jul-13	17.477	10.516	6.96	17.632	10.591	7.041
Aug-13	17.384	10.25	7.134	17.933	10.68	7.252
Sep-13	18.217	10.759	7.459	18.269	10.781	7.487
Oct-13	18.701	10.898	7.803	18.606	10.897	7.708
Nov-13	19.259	11.219	8.04	18.902	11.021	7.881
Dec-13	19.003	10.945	8.059	19.133	11.137	7.996
Jan-14	19.149	11.161	7.988	19.288	11.232	8.056
Feb-14	19.409	11.451	7.958	19.391	11.305	8.087
Mar-14	19.506	11.387	8.119	19.467	11.349	8.118
Apr-14	19.619	11.339	8.28	19.527	11.354	8.173
May-14	19.491	11.22	8.271	19.59	11.327	8.263
Jun-14	19.653	11.398	8.255	19.665	11.274	8.391
Jul-14	19.846	11.297	8.549	19.756	11.212	8.544
Aug-14	19.663	10.993	8.67	19.881	11.173	8.707
Sep-14	20.011	11.116	8.895	20.027	11.166	8.861
Oct-14	20.558	11.403	9.155	20.184	11.188	8.996
Nov-14	20.128	11.018	9.111	20.353	11.244	9.11
Dec-14	20.445	11.356	9.09	20.528	11.325	9.204
Jan-15	20.695	11.532	9.162	20.701	11.416	9.285
Feb-15	20.177	11.292	8.885	20.86	11.5	9.36
Mar-15	21.246	11.717	9.529	20.997	11.588	9.408
Apr-15	21.898	11.84	10.059	21.102	11.71	9.392
May-15	20.282	11.122	9.161	21.152	11.885	9.266
Jun-15	21.141	11.987	9.154	21.123	12.122	9.001
Jul-15	21.157	12.317	8.84	21.015	12.406	8.609
Aug-15	21.781	13.263	8.518	20.817	12.681	8.137
Sep-15	20.982	13.576	7.406	20.542	12.892	7.65
Oct-15	20.013	13.137	6.876	20.21	12.998	7.211
Nov-15	19.68	13.02	6.66	19.854	12.983	6.871
Dec-15	19.605	12.907	6.698	19.545	12.885	6.66
Jan-16	19.065	12.496	6.57	19.356	12.771	6.585
Feb-16	19.396	12.708	6.689	19.313	12.693	6.62
Mar-16	19.08	12.435	6.645	19.398	12.66	6.739
Apr-16	19.695	12.794	6.901	19.569	12.647	6.923
May-16	19.955	12.746	7.208	19.782	12.626	7.156
Jun-16	20.208	12.708	7.5	20.005	12.578	7.426
Jul-16	20.105	12.462	7.643	20.244	12.52	7.724
Aug-16	19.928	12.313	7.615	20.518	12.485	8.033
Sep-16	20.833	12.489	8.344	20.831	12.506	8.325
Oct-16	21.182	12.598	8.584	21.173	12.6	8.573
Nov-16	21.571	12.725	8.846	21.518	12.761	8.757
Dec-16	22.003	13.092	8.911	21.821	12.958	8.863
Jan-17	22.073	13.135	8.939	22.05	13.162	8.888
Feb-17	21.841	13.213	8.629	22.19	13.355	8.835
Mar-17	22.539	13.687	8.851	22.262	13.543	8.719
Apr-17	22.199	13.601	8.598	22.304	13.74	8.564
May-17	22.454	14.039	8.415	22.329	13.936	8.394
Jun-17	22.166	13.987	8.179	22.336	14.111	8.225
Jul-17	22.153	14.281	7.872	22.306	14.242	8.064
Aug-17	22.488	14.523	7.965	22.204	14.3	7.904
Sep-17	22.267	14.393	7.874	22.036	14.295	7.741
Oct-17	21.636	14.072	7.564	21.812	14.242	7.57
Nov-17	21.55	14.157	7.392	21.525	14.152	7.374
Dec-17	21.149	14.015	7.134	21.218	14.059	7.159
Jan-18	20.865	14.024	6.842	20.94	13.996	6.945
Feb-18	21.277	14.25	7.027	20.746	13.985	6.761
Mar-18	20.314	13.784	6.529	20.633	14.01	6.623
Apr-18	20.125	13.765	6.36	20.546	14.026	6.52
May-18	20.765	14.269	6.496	20.432	13.998	6.434
Jun-18	20.458	14.079	6.378	20.256	13.907	6.349
Jul-18	20.33	13.995	6.334	19.972	13.733	6.239
Aug-18	19.354	13.298	6.056	19.539	13.456	6.083
Sep-18	18.867	12.993	5.874	18.971	13.091	5.879
Oct-18	18.814	13.094	5.72	18.321	12.681	5.641
Nov-18	17.944	12.545	5.399	17.703	12.302	5.4
Dec-18	16.83	11.736	5.093	17.178	11.994	5.184
Jan-19	16.347	11.56	4.788	16.77	11.769	5.001
Feb-19	17.215	12.245	4.97	16.498	11.636	4.862
Mar-19	16.289	11.532	4.757	16.375	11.601	4.774
Apr-19	16.594	11.845	4.749	16.407	11.663	4.744
May-19	16.252	11.557	4.695	16.566	11.801	4.765
Jun-19	16.668	11.905	4.763	16.82	11.997	4.823
Jul-19	17.229	12.251	4.977	17.17	12.255	4.915
Aug-19	17.916	12.67	5.247	17.646	12.613	5.033
Sep-19	18.116	12.988	5.128	18.203	13.045	5.158
Oct-19	18.486	13.314	5.172	18.748	13.487	5.262
Nov-19	19.244	13.902	5.343	19.187	13.866	5.321
Dec-19	19.773	14.29	5.483	19.43	14.108	5.323
Jan-20	20.216	14.758	5.458	19.42	14.164	5.256
Feb-20	18.929	13.829	5.1	19.148	14.023	5.125
Mar-20	18.855	13.942	4.913	18.72	13.764	4.956
Apr-20	18.319	13.448	4.871	18.344	13.549	4.795
May-20	15.933	11.929	4.003	18.232	13.543	4.689
Jun-20	17.507	13.011	4.496	18.492	13.828	4.663
Jul-20	19.132	14.412	4.72	19.387	14.668	4.719
Aug-20	21.187	16.235	4.952	20.613	15.755	4.857
Sep-20	23.124	17.646	5.478	21.765	16.696	5.069
Oct-20	22.844	17.548	5.297	23.067	17.721	5.345
Nov-20	23.581	18.092	5.49	24.37	18.69	5.68
Dec-20	25.829	19.744	6.085	25.677	19.611	6.066
Jan-21	29.119	22.471	6.648	26.969	20.465	6.504
Feb-21	28.296	21.496	6.8	28.238	21.25	6.987
Mar-21	29.229	21.669	7.56	29.415	21.92	7.495
Apr-21	30.955	22.957	7.999	30.534	22.527	8.007
May-21	30.828	22.337	8.491	31.225	22.725	8.5
Jun-21	31.655	22.644	9.011	31.617	22.662	8.955
Jul-21	32.383	22.959	9.425	31.766	22.407	9.358
Aug-21	31.445	21.727	9.718	31.791	22.073	9.718
Sep-21	31.26	21.206	10.054	31.833	21.782	10.051
Oct-21	30.192	19.997	10.196	31.999	21.62	10.379
Nov-21	32.281	21.604	10.678	32.256	21.565	10.691
Dec-21	32.928	21.99	10.938	32.513	21.545	10.968
Jan-22	34.704	23.196	11.508	32.672	21.499	11.173
Feb-22	32.467	21.242	11.225	32.611	21.351	11.26
Mar-22	32.282	21.034	11.248	32.293	21.098	11.196
Apr-22	31.308	20.317	10.992	31.732	20.764	10.968
May-22	31.453	20.749	10.704	30.964	20.361	10.603
Jun-22	30.197	20.001	10.196	30.019	19.864	10.155
Jul-22	28.886	19.321	9.565	28.93	19.251	9.679
Aug-22	27.786	18.618	9.168	27.734	18.517	9.217
Sep-22	25.97	17.325	8.644	26.513	17.716	8.798
Oct-22	25.87	17.234	8.636	25.391	16.943	8.447
Nov-22	24.332	16.111	8.222	24.456	16.288	8.168
Dec-22	23.681	15.771	7.909	23.786	15.823	7.963
Jan-23	23.055	15.321	7.734	23.415	15.573	7.842
Feb-23	23.302	15.46	7.842	23.339	15.516	7.823
Mar-23	23.636	15.736	7.9	23.484	15.58	7.904
Apr-23	23.56	15.616	7.944	23.757	15.693	8.064
May-23	24.686	16.327	8.359	24.099	15.823	8.276
Jun-23	24.923	16.175	8.747	24.49	15.978	8.512
Jul-23	24.389	15.675	8.714	24.941	16.183	8.758
Aug-23	25.007	16.157	8.85	25.418	16.425	8.993
Sep-23	25.875	16.687	9.188	25.869	16.672	9.197
Oct-23	26.784	17.264	9.52	26.217	16.867	9.35
Nov-23	26.938	17.401	9.537	26.426	16.976	9.449
Dec-23	26.231	16.748	9.483	26.485	16.984	9.501
Jan-24	26.014	16.604	9.41	26.41	16.897	9.514
Feb-24	26.398	16.873	9.525	26.29	16.778	9.512

New commitments for housing excluding refinancing (seasonally adjusted and trend), value, Australia

[" ","Total (seasadj)","Owner occupier (seasadj)","Investor (seasadj)","Total (trend)","Owner occupier (trend)","Investor (trend)"]

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The value of new owner-occupier loans was 9.1 per cent higher compared to a year ago, while the value of owner-occupier first home buyer loans was 20.7 per cent higher over the same period.

The total number of new owner-occupier loans rose 0.9 per cent in February 2024. Meanwhile, the number of owner-occupier first home buyer loans rose 4.3 per cent and were 13.2 per cent higher compared to a year ago.

Housing finance loan commitments by property purpose and state, seasonally adjusted – Feb 2024
		Aus *	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT
Owner-occupiers
	Value ($b) :	16.9	5.3	4.7	3.4	1.0	1.8	0.2	0.07	0.4
	Value change ($m):	269	171	2	232	-10	-60	19	3	40
	Value % change ** :	1.6	3.4	0.04	7.4	-1.0	-3.3	9.4	4.1	10.6†
Owner-occupier first home buyers
	Number change:	385	142	37	53	4	7	-1	12	17
	Number % change ** :	4.3	6.4	1.3	3.2	0.7	0.5	-0.7	23.5†	7.5
Investors
	Value change ($m):	115	55	-45	49	-21	6	-3	-2	8
	Value % change ** :	1.2	1.5	-2.1	2.6	-3.8	0.6	-3.0	-4.8	4.8

* Total Australia levels do not necessarily equal the sum of states, due to independent seasonal adjustment

** All movements are on a month-to-month basis

† A smaller and more volatile series

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The value of new loan commitments for total fixed term personal finance fell 0.9 per cent to $2.4 billion. This was driven by a fall of 2.7 per cent in lending for the purchase of road vehicles.

More information is available in Lending Indicators, Australia.

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