Investor Presentaiton
Australian housing market.
Slowdown in activity in response to higher rates.
Mortgage interest rates (%)
%
Housing finance approvals by segment ($bn)
9
8
do ∞ 76
543
%
$bn
Value of housing finance
Variable*
3 year fixed
18
1876
54
First home buyers
16
Upgraders
14
Investors
321
2
12
10
8
6
4
2
Sep-06
Economics
Sep-10 Sep-14
Sep-18
Sep-22
Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics
Residential property: sales vs listings
2
21
0
Standard, owner occupied, including discount - Nov 2022 is Westpac
estimates assuming rates rise in line with RBA's 25bp cash rate increase
0
0
Oct-12 Oct-14 Oct-16 Oct-18 Oct-20 Oct-22
Sep-02
Oct-08 Oct-10
Sources: RBA, Westpac Economics
Auction clearance rates (monthly, %)
%
95
%
'000s
Sydney
Melbourne
95
31
85
75
65
55
ми
85
29
75
65
32222
New listings (Ihs)
33
27
25
55
21
45
45
latest
19
35
week
35
Monthly, capital cities combined,
17
Seasonally adjusted by Westpac
seasonally adjusted by Westpac, smoothed
25
25
15
Oct-12
Oct-15 Oct-18 Oct-21 Oct-12 Oct-15 Oct-18 Oct-21
Oct-10
Oct-12
Oct-14
Source: CoreLogic, Westpac Economics
Sources: APM, CoreLogic, Westpac Economics
115
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$bn
18
16
14
12
10
8
642 O
0
Sales (lhs)
'000s
35
30
- 25
20
15
Oct-16
Oct-18
Oct-20
Oct-22
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