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New-build sales, starts and completions
	October 1999	October 2000	Change %
New-build average daily sales	482	506	5
New-build registrations	13 448	13 333	-1
New-build completions	13 713	13 250	-3
New-build registrations
(excl housing associations)	12 541	11 963	-5
Source: NHBC

New-home buyer profile – October 2000
% of first-time buyers that bought new homes	7
% of former owner-occupiers that bought new homes	14
Average new-build price* (£)	98 468
Average new-build advance (£)	85 110
Average new-build advance as % of price**	73
New-build advance to income ratio	3.11
New-build price to income ratio	4.67
* Standardised price calculated from index (1983 = 100) ** Non-standardised
Source: Halifax