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New home loans surge to 3½-year high – The Australian Financial Review
Mortgage lending is up in most states except pandemic-hit Melbourne, while the pipeline of new housing is also picking up.

“The pandemic has acted to pull forward upgrader and downsizer decisions for some households, with record low interest rates helping to draw out demand.
“For new dwellings, the
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