Sydney First Home Buyer Home Loans December 2011

$296,900 was the peak average loan value for Sydney First Home Buyer purchases in December 2011, down from $317,000 in December 2009.

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13,767 first home buyer loans were approved in NSW, in the quarter ended December 2011, which was 52 per cent higher than the same period in 2010.