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Investors extend loan lead over first home buyers – The Australian Financial Review
Investment borrowing levels are not back to the highs that last prompted macroprudential action, but economists say regulators are watching closely.
Investor lending is picking up as the stimulus to first-home buyers from the federal governments HomeBuilder program falls out of the lending chain.
A sharp increase in investor credit last month prompted warnings of curbs on credit to investors, but after Fridays latest report, NAB director of economics and market Tapas Strickland said new macroprudential controls were not necessary.
Investor activity continues to pick up, Mr Strickland said.
Notwithstanding that, the investor share of the market,…
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