SYDNEY: Australian home loans slid sharply in December in a sign the downturn in the country’s once booming property market has further to run, creating more challenges for policymakers worried about the wider economic impact of a housing slump.
Home loans, a lead indicator for housing prices, tumbled 5.9% in December from November to A$17.4bil, the weakest in more than five years, official data showed.
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