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The value of total housing loan refinancing between lenders fell 3.1 per cent but remained high at $20.2 billion in June 2023, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Refinancing (seasonally adjusted), values, Australia

Total refinancing ($b)Owner-occupier refinancing ($b)Investor refinancing ($b)
Jun-053.9563.0390.917
Jul-054.0333.1170.916
Aug-054.033.1030.927
Sep-054.1823.2370.945
Oct-054.1243.1820.943
Nov-054.133.2090.921
Dec-054.3673.161.207
Jan-063.893.0420.849
Feb-064.1833.1940.989
Mar-064.0493.1580.891
Apr-064.2663.1731.093
May-064.0593.3040.755
Jun-064.2233.3920.831
Jul-064.3293.4970.833
Aug-064.4493.5550.894
Sep-064.4583.5530.905
Oct-064.4633.6110.853
Nov-064.5313.6270.904
Dec-064.4333.4880.945
Jan-074.5453.4871.059
Feb-074.623.461.16
Mar-074.4773.3861.091
Apr-074.6663.5361.13
May-074.5083.4581.049
Jun-074.5223.4861.036
Jul-074.2323.1731.059
Aug-074.4823.4181.064
Sep-074.5173.4081.109
Oct-074.3853.2511.134
Nov-074.6663.4381.228
Dec-074.7913.6061.185
Jan-084.9413.6721.27
Feb-084.8913.6231.268
Mar-084.6933.5031.19
Apr-084.5893.3851.204
May-084.3333.1931.14
Jun-084.1633.1471.015
Jul-084.3623.1311.231
Aug-084.3053.131.176
Sep-084.0922.8361.256
Oct-084.4723.1271.345
Nov-084.5853.2261.359
Dec-085.0283.5221.506
Jan-094.9383.4011.537
Feb-094.7283.1461.582
Mar-095.1073.4481.659
Apr-095.0743.4711.602
May-095.0083.4441.564
Jun-094.8753.3861.488
Jul-094.6023.2151.387
Aug-094.3873.0021.385
Sep-094.2472.9391.308
Oct-094.172.9261.244
Nov-094.0712.8211.25
Dec-093.782.7561.024
Jan-103.5752.5860.988
Feb-103.5252.6690.856
Mar-103.4742.6480.826
Apr-103.4312.6030.828
May-103.5772.6350.942
Jun-103.6352.720.915
Jul-103.7322.8170.915
Aug-103.8282.9120.916
Sep-103.852.9280.922
Oct-104.023.0191
Nov-104.0733.0750.998
Dec-104.4343.4131.021
Jan-114.1323.2050.927
Feb-113.9272.9770.95
Mar-113.9642.9351.029
Apr-114.2363.1761.06
May-114.5563.391.166
Jun-114.513.3611.148
Jul-114.7533.5421.211
Aug-114.8653.6421.223
Sep-114.8953.6341.262
Oct-114.7583.5491.209
Nov-114.7343.5241.21
Dec-115.0453.7231.322
Jan-125.1023.7281.374
Feb-125.1633.6931.47
Mar-125.2123.6841.528
Apr-124.9123.6141.298
May-124.9983.5721.426
Jun-124.9863.4891.497
Jul-124.8873.4061.48
Aug-125.0263.4361.59
Sep-125.0033.4041.598
Oct-125.0213.4861.535
Nov-125.0973.4541.644
Dec-124.9383.3881.551
Jan-135.1073.4311.676
Feb-135.0833.4351.648
Mar-135.2033.5731.63
Apr-135.3713.6481.724
May-135.4243.7541.67
Jun-135.623.9091.711
Jul-136.4663.8082.658
Aug-136.1513.6432.508
Sep-136.7243.9142.81
Oct-136.8163.8762.941
Nov-136.9443.9383.006
Dec-136.8873.8643.023
Jan-146.8973.92.997
Feb-147.334.2133.117
Mar-147.123.9613.16
Apr-147.3714.0453.326
May-147.4514.0793.371
Jun-147.6054.173.435
Jul-147.8374.2813.556
Aug-147.7994.2623.537
Sep-148.0494.2893.76
Oct-148.3974.4083.989
Nov-148.4244.4673.957
Dec-148.6934.6054.087
Jan-158.7444.7134.031
Feb-159.0564.9534.103
Mar-159.2965.0034.293
Apr-159.3745.2134.161
May-159.2444.9754.269
Jun-159.1395.3153.824
Jul-158.9285.4233.505
Aug-158.8015.4683.333
Sep-158.815.7483.062
Oct-158.9865.9113.075
Nov-159.2446.0913.153
Dec-159.7126.4693.243
Jan-169.3256.0493.276
Feb-169.3726.0253.348
Mar-169.4316.2163.214
Apr-169.4046.1963.208
May-169.3586.0473.311
Jun-169.6746.0363.638
Jul-169.6716.0893.582
Aug-169.4315.7713.659
Sep-169.5986.0653.533
Oct-168.9925.8063.186
Nov-169.0735.6733.4
Dec-169.015.5723.438
Jan-179.115.7713.34
Feb-178.7025.4063.296
Mar-178.7645.413.355
Apr-178.585.2943.286
May-178.7075.3433.365
Jun-178.7025.2423.459
Jul-178.6045.1483.456
Aug-178.9975.2573.74
Sep-178.7185.3333.385
Oct-178.4655.3383.127
Nov-178.9835.543.443
Dec-179.2615.713.551
Jan-189.635.8043.825
Feb-189.7565.7554.001
Mar-189.2535.5543.699
Apr-189.4025.6373.765
May-189.2145.6343.58
Jun-188.7065.2873.418
Jul-189.1265.7393.387
Aug-188.9955.6183.377
Sep-188.7375.3983.339
Oct-189.025.5723.447
Nov-188.9685.5283.44
Dec-188.6615.3783.283
Jan-198.4115.1993.211
Feb-198.5255.3353.19
Mar-198.4965.2513.245
Apr-198.3695.193.178
May-198.3965.1923.204
Jun-197.9994.7833.216
Jul-198.3615.2653.097
Aug-199.0345.613.424
Sep-199.896.1583.732
Oct-199.8376.0593.778
Nov-1910.1096.2463.863
Dec-1910.4166.5313.884
Jan-2010.8176.9353.882
Feb-2011.177.2143.956
Mar-2010.7616.8663.895
Apr-2011.6197.524.1
May-2014.1219.3954.726
Jun-2013.5348.7834.75
Jul-2010.4946.773.725
Aug-2010.9246.9234.001
Sep-2012.7788.0054.772
Oct-2012.237.5754.656
Nov-2010.3576.3683.988
Dec-2011.3927.1474.244
Jan-2112.3947.9944.401
Feb-2113.7298.8974.832
Mar-2113.0518.4744.577
Apr-2113.8429.0364.806
May-2114.6949.6465.048
Jun-2115.1319.9035.229
Jul-2116.74811.0195.729
Aug-2117.00410.8346.171
Sep-2116.2710.3715.9
Oct-2116.31810.5215.796
Nov-2116.15810.4995.659
Dec-2116.15610.695.466
Jan-2215.1529.7845.368
Feb-2216.23710.7845.453
Mar-2216.56311.0225.54
Apr-2216.83211.3695.463
May-2217.07411.675.403
Jun-2217.91612.3675.549
Jul-2217.82112.3095.512
Aug-2218.39112.4715.92
Sep-2218.2612.5045.756
Oct-2218.07812.3425.736
Nov-2219.44113.346.101
Dec-2219.18513.0366.149
Jan-2319.46313.2456.217
Feb-2319.88913.626.268
Mar-2321.11114.0667.044
Apr-2319.31512.9766.339
May-2320.83114.0756.757
Jun-2320.1813.7316.449

Mish Tan, ABS head of finance statistics, said: “Refinancing activity has remained at record highs in recent months, as borrowers continued to switch lenders . The value of total refinancing between lenders was 12.6 per cent higher in June compared to a year ago.”

New loan commitments for housing excluding refinancing, values, Australia

Total (seasadj) ($b)Owner occupier (seasadj) ($b)Investor (seasadj) ($b)Total (trend) ($b)Owner occupier (trend) ($b)Investor (trend) ($b)
Jun-0512.6398.1534.48512.9418.1424.8
Jul-0512.8428.0854.75712.9818.2294.752
Aug-0512.8968.3064.5913.1528.3634.79
Sep-0513.5288.6434.88513.4128.5194.893
Oct-0514.0368.7175.3213.6928.6715.02
Nov-0514.0588.8515.20713.938.8055.126
Dec-0514.0378.8795.15814.1238.9255.198
Jan-0614.2588.9565.30314.2929.045.252
Feb-0614.4329.1795.25314.4639.165.302
Mar-0614.5429.275.27214.6639.2955.369
Apr-0614.7739.4475.32614.8719.4215.45
May-0615.2249.5055.71815.0259.5095.516
Jun-0615.4959.5165.9815.0629.5345.528
Jul-0615.2829.7895.49314.9669.4975.468
Aug-0615.0069.4945.51314.7729.4225.35
Sep-0614.1619.174.99114.5579.3435.214
Oct-0614.3319.2765.05514.4169.2985.118
Nov-0614.2069.2334.97314.429.3155.104
Dec-0614.5879.4015.18614.69.4115.19
Jan-0714.9559.5775.37814.9489.5875.361
Feb-0715.4019.7675.63415.4239.8235.6
Mar-0715.91710.085.83715.95110.0855.867
Apr-0716.31310.2716.04316.46610.356.116
May-0717.11310.6946.41916.90610.5946.311
Jun-0718.24811.3426.90617.2210.7896.431
Jul-0717.41910.7846.63617.38910.9146.475
Aug-0717.43211.0536.37917.41410.9566.458
Sep-0716.75710.4496.30917.3310.9226.408
Oct-0716.86810.776.09917.16210.826.342
Nov-0716.99510.6596.33616.91110.6486.262
Dec-0716.54510.3596.18616.54410.3956.149
Jan-0816.87910.7856.09416.02810.0525.976
Feb-0815.6869.9115.77515.3769.645.736
Mar-0814.5599.1455.41414.6479.1985.449
Apr-0813.8718.7055.16613.9328.7695.163
May-0812.9928.1974.79613.3368.4074.93
Jun-0812.9438.1964.74612.9358.1624.774
Jul-0812.7848.1344.64912.7398.0534.686
Aug-0812.6237.9634.6612.7358.0874.648
Sep-0812.9798.2464.73312.8888.2594.629
Oct-0813.3888.564.82713.1718.5624.609
Nov-0813.0458.5514.49413.599.0024.588
Dec-0813.929.3714.54914.1349.5554.579
Jan-0914.88210.2234.65914.77310.1734.6
Feb-0915.36510.7824.58315.4410.784.66
Mar-0916.71311.9714.74216.05811.2924.766
Apr-0917.02511.9275.09816.5711.6584.912
May-0916.85811.8335.02516.94811.8685.081
Jun-0917.20211.9675.23517.20411.9435.261
Jul-0917.21511.7715.44417.36511.9215.444
Aug-0917.32811.6275.70117.43311.8245.609
Sep-0917.8912.1865.70417.38711.6485.738
Oct-0917.60611.8015.80517.21711.3895.828
Nov-0917.07311.0875.98516.9211.0435.877
Dec-0916.48610.6015.88516.53510.6415.894
Jan-1015.94410.1125.83216.13810.2345.904
Feb-1015.6689.7945.87415.7919.8735.918
Mar-1015.5559.6055.9515.5369.65.937
Apr-1015.2649.3585.90615.3669.4225.944
May-1015.4179.4355.98215.2419.3145.927
Jun-1015.1179.1285.9915.1229.2485.873
Jul-1015.0399.2875.75214.9959.2115.784
Aug-1014.629.2275.39214.8679.1945.673
Sep-1014.6269.1485.47814.7499.1925.557
Oct-1014.6539.165.49314.6379.1875.45
Nov-1014.7119.3255.38614.529.1655.355
Dec-1015.0199.4395.5814.3969.1235.273
Jan-1114.1569.0145.14214.2669.0665.2
Feb-1114.0648.8735.19114.159.0135.137
Mar-1113.6278.834.79814.0668.9765.09
Apr-1113.9989.0024.99614.0318.9675.064
May-1114.2349.0865.14814.0378.9775.06
Jun-1114.1359.0945.0414.0548.995.063
Jul-1114.0849.0345.0514.068.9915.068
Aug-1114.1729.0425.1314.0538.9765.077
Sep-1113.9338.7955.13814.0598.9615.098
Oct-1113.8618.8624.99914.0878.9535.134
Nov-1114.0498.9665.08314.1398.9495.19
Dec-1114.7169.3925.32414.1988.9425.256
Jan-1214.7689.3945.37414.2528.9345.319
Feb-1214.0838.6825.40114.38.9285.372
Mar-1214.0928.7035.38914.3468.9385.408
Apr-1214.3468.9245.42114.4088.9815.427
May-1214.5069.115.39714.5029.0675.435
Jun-1214.7359.2495.48714.6229.1775.445
Jul-1214.7749.2775.49714.7439.2815.462
Aug-1214.8689.4355.43214.8489.3585.49
Sep-1215.1069.5015.60514.9419.4045.537
Oct-1214.9079.3865.52115.0579.4425.615
Nov-1215.1849.4315.75415.2399.5055.734
Dec-1215.3699.5285.84215.5079.6135.893
Jan-1315.8959.7956.115.8519.7686.083
Feb-1316.1399.8776.26216.2339.9546.279
Mar-1316.88410.356.53316.59810.146.458
Apr-1316.93610.36.63616.90610.2976.609
May-1317.22510.4256.817.14810.4136.735
Jun-1317.30210.4796.82317.3710.5036.867
Jul-1317.47710.5176.95917.61910.5877.033
Aug-1317.36110.2367.12417.91910.6747.245
Sep-1318.19910.7567.44318.25610.7737.482
Oct-1318.69310.8937.818.59510.897.705
Nov-1319.24311.1948.04918.89211.0147.878
Dec-1318.99510.9438.05219.12311.1327.991
Jan-1419.17511.1827.99319.27711.2298.048
Feb-1419.37411.4477.92719.37811.3028.077
Mar-1419.48311.388.10319.45111.3458.106
Apr-1419.58611.3168.2719.50911.3488.16
May-1419.50611.2338.27319.56811.3178.252
Jun-1419.62211.3818.24119.64311.2638.38
Jul-1419.82311.2858.53719.73911.2048.535
Aug-1419.62310.978.65319.87411.1748.7
Sep-1420.00611.1158.89120.03311.1788.856
Oct-1420.58211.4169.16620.20311.218.993
Nov-1420.05810.9639.09420.3811.2719.108
Dec-1420.47311.3749.09920.55211.359.201
Jan-1520.71311.549.17320.71211.4319.281
Feb-1520.11711.2888.82820.85511.5029.353
Mar-1521.25311.7299.52420.9811.5799.401
Apr-1521.82111.7910.03121.08111.6959.386
May-1520.32111.1389.18321.13411.8729.262
Jun-1521.12311.9849.13921.11112.1138.998
Jul-1521.16812.3238.84421.00612.3998.607
Aug-1521.69313.2148.47920.80812.6748.135
Sep-1520.95413.567.39420.53112.8847.648
Oct-1520.02213.1416.88120.20112.9917.21
Nov-1519.64112.9866.65519.84912.9796.869
Dec-1519.59812.8996.69919.54412.8876.657
Jan-1619.12512.5166.60919.35612.7796.578
Feb-1619.3512.7286.62219.31312.7026.61
Mar-1619.11912.4626.65719.39512.6666.729
Apr-1619.59112.7196.87219.56112.6466.915
May-1619.99112.7767.21519.76912.6167.153
Jun-1620.20512.6977.50819.9912.5637.427
Jul-1620.07312.4247.64920.22412.57.724
Aug-1619.88312.3147.56920.48912.4638.026
Sep-1620.76912.4478.32220.79712.4848.313
Oct-1621.17812.5968.58221.14612.5798.567
Nov-1621.52112.7048.81821.52812.7528.775
Dec-1621.98113.0548.92721.89112.9748.917
Jan-1722.23413.2339.00222.17613.2028.974
Feb-1721.73713.1978.5422.34313.4088.935
Mar-1722.59413.7168.87822.40113.598.811
Apr-1722.62313.8738.7522.38413.7568.627
May-1722.11513.8068.30922.32413.9088.417
Jun-1722.07413.9258.14922.2514.0418.209
Jul-1722.11614.2317.88522.16814.1448.024
Aug-1722.41214.4847.92922.06114.2027.859
Sep-1722.08714.2797.80821.92514.2187.707
Oct-1721.64114.117.5321.75414.27.554
Nov-1721.53614.1377.39921.52614.1467.379
Dec-1721.15613.9867.17121.26714.0797.188
Jan-1821.21314.2736.9421.02614.0316.995
Feb-1821.1314.1956.93420.83414.0136.821
Mar-1820.42213.8476.57420.69114.0156.676
Apr-1820.19213.7936.39920.56114.0066.555
May-1820.72314.2196.50320.40213.9566.446
Jun-1820.24913.9386.31120.17913.8416.338
Jul-1820.20613.9066.319.85913.6486.211
Aug-1819.38913.3416.04819.42513.3766.049
Sep-1818.68112.8385.84318.88713.0395.849
Oct-1818.87613.2035.67418.29812.6795.619
Nov-1817.83612.4635.37317.74112.3535.387
Dec-1816.9411.7955.14617.26312.0885.176
Jan-1916.72411.7964.92816.88111.8844.997
Feb-1917.04612.1534.89316.60511.7434.862
Mar-1916.42511.6434.78216.44111.6684.773
Apr-1916.51111.7664.74516.411.6684.731
May-1916.26111.5514.7116.48311.754.732
Jun-1916.53211.7984.73416.69711.9254.772
Jul-1916.96812.1234.84517.05812.2064.852
Aug-1917.83912.595.24917.55512.5894.966
Sep-1918.03612.9555.08118.13513.0365.099
Oct-1918.63813.4745.16418.68713.4665.221
Nov-1919.38113.9825.39919.09513.7955.3
Dec-1919.60114.1695.43219.27913.9645.316
Jan-2019.80114.4535.34819.23613.9665.269
Feb-2019.20613.9955.21119.03513.8525.184
Mar-2019.16814.2124.95618.82213.725.102
Apr-2018.31713.4154.90118.7713.6995.072
May-2016.19312.0824.11218.21313.8844.329
Jun-2017.17112.7614.4118.74514.2974.449
Jul-2018.92214.2914.63219.79215.1674.625
Aug-2021.24616.2734.97321.03416.1934.841
Sep-2022.59317.2725.3222.09217.0075.084
Oct-2023.12217.7665.35623.24517.8855.36
Nov-2024.11318.5255.58824.41718.735.687
Dec-2025.71719.6486.06925.65519.5826.073
Jan-2128.42821.9196.50926.93220.426.513
Feb-2128.79121.8796.91228.19121.2036.988
Mar-2129.62722.0167.61129.32321.8497.474
Apr-2130.71122.6998.01230.36922.4237.946
May-2131.58522.7818.80430.98422.5938.391
Jun-2130.98322.1928.79131.33222.5258.808
Jul-2131.74922.4779.27231.50222.39.202
Aug-2131.23221.6759.55731.61622.0299.587
Sep-2130.93520.9739.96331.79521.8199.977
Oct-2130.74120.47810.26232.10221.73410.368
Nov-2132.51621.76410.75332.47921.74110.738
Dec-2133.02522.05810.96732.81421.75811.056
Jan-2234.14822.70111.44732.99621.71411.282
Feb-2233.01321.58511.42832.92321.54911.374
Mar-2232.6321.31111.31932.54321.24311.3
Apr-2231.48320.38111.10231.87220.81711.055
May-2231.25720.52910.72830.96420.29610.668
Jun-2230.07319.85510.21829.90419.70610.198
Jul-2228.14718.8829.26528.75919.0559.704
Aug-2227.36118.3728.98827.58618.359.236
Sep-2226.29217.538.76226.42917.6158.814
Oct-2225.56617.0168.5525.35316.8958.458
Nov-2224.47716.2358.24224.43416.2618.173
Dec-2223.56215.6027.96123.74315.7787.965
Jan-2323.10415.3577.74623.32515.4747.851
Feb-2322.86515.1417.72523.20315.3567.847
Mar-2323.98315.9678.01523.34715.47.948
Apr-2323.57415.587.99423.66315.5368.128
May-2324.84116.3778.46424.04815.7078.341
Jun-2324.59715.918.68724.40515.878.535

The value of new owner-occupier loan commitments (excluding refinancing) fell 2.8 per cent to $15.9 billion. The value of new investor loan commitments rose 2.6 per cent to $8.7 billion, though it was 15.0 per cent lower compared to a year ago.

For first home buyers, the number of new loan commitments fell 0.8 per cent over the month to June and fell 12.2 per cent compared to a year ago. The number of loan commitments for June (8,239) is around half the level seen in January 2021, when first home buyer lending peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Housing finance loan commitments by property purpose and state, seasonally adjusted – June 2023

Aus *NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACT
Owner-occupiers
Value ($b) :15.95.14.63.20.91.70.20.080.4
Value change ($m):-467-206-6618-311-34-0.2-12
Value % change ** :-2.8-3.9-1.40.6-3.30.04-12.6-0.3-3.0
Owner-occupier first home buyers
Number change:-63-11063104-10-9-23-1
Number % change ** :-0.8-5.12.60.60.8-0.8-6.3-37.7 †-0.5
Investors
Value change ($m):2231062788-25493-124
Value % change ** :2.63.21.35.4-5.17.33.0-3.112.8 †

* 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

The value of total new loan commitments for fixed term personal finance fell 6.8 per cent. This was driven by a 27.6 per cent fall in lending for personal investment and a 2.7 per cent fall in lending for road vehicle purchases.

Lending for travel & holidays rose 6.5 per cent to the highest level seen since October 2018.

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