The investor surge continues at the expense of first home buyers

Housing finance data for January 2017 was released earlier today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).  The data showed the over the month there was $33.9 billion in housing finance commitments which was 1.5% higher than the previous month.  The value of housing finance commitments in January 2017 was 11.0% higher than it was a year ago.

While the total value of housing finance commitments increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.5% in January, the rise hasn’t been…