Investor Demand and Refinancing by Owner Occupiers Continues to Stall in April 2017

The latest housing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that while lending to owner occupiers is fairly flat, demand from the investor segment has continued to stall.  When you dig deeper, the data shows that owner occupier demand is growing for new lending as refinancing stalls.

The April 2017 housing finance data indicated over the month there was $32.5 billion worth of commitments which was -1.6% lower than the $33.0 billion in commitments in March.  Relative to…