PHOTO: New figures show first home buyers are at a six-year high. Source: News Limited
THE number of first home buyers in the nation’s housing market has hit a six-year high, with Queensland recording one of the biggest jumps in owner-occupier loans.
New home lending figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal the share of first home buyers rose from 26.8 per cent to 27.1 per cent in February.
Not including refinancing, the number of owner-occupier home loans rose the most in the Northern Territory (14.2 per cent), followed by the ACT (7.4 per cent), Tasmania (6.2 per cent) and Queensland (4.1 per cent).
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