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The number of home loans approved in February fell 5.6 per cent, to a seasonally adjusted 45,393, data from the Australian bureau of Statistics showed
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Economists' forecasts had centred on a 1.5 per cent fall in housing finance commitments for February.
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"There were expectation that it would fall on the back of the Queensland floods but if you look at the data a little bit more closely housing finance commitments fell pretty much across the board," Mr Dinte.
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Research Question: What are the effects of the Australian Flooding? Summary: The economy in Australia took a hit from the flood, which also combined with a interest rate raise from November and created a 5.6% drop in financing. Reflection: Same thing happened in New Orleans after Katrina, the Government stepped in more forcefully in the U.S. to insure that people could get loans to repair homes though. Questions: Would people in Queensland be more likely to be turned down from loans? They need all the help they can get after taking the hit they did. "Housing finance falls more than expected." Sydney Morning Herald (2011): n. pag. Web. 10 Apr 2011. .