Owner-occupier home loans are up, but fewer of them are first-home buyers.

The number of owner-occupiers taking out home loans jumped 1.5 per cent in July, but fewer of them were first-home buyers.

Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows the number of first-home buyers remains low and decreased by 4.4 per cent during July. The proportion of first-time buyers in the market is now the lowest for more than six years. Continue reading First-time buyers are a disappearing breed →