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Datafile
New-build sales, starts and completions
	December-98	December-99	% change
New-build average daily sales	546	543	-1
New-build registrations	9 177	6 933	-24
New-build completions	13 119	14 312	+9
New-build registrations (excl housing associations)	8 284	6 232	-25
Source: NHBC

Datafile
new-home buyer profile - January 2000
% of first-time buyers that bought new homes	11
% of former owner-occupiers that bought new homes	17
Average new-build price* (£)	84 877
Average new-build advance (£)	84 418
Average new-build advance as a % of price**	73.6
New-build advance to income ratio	3.11
New-build price to income ratio	4.58
* Standardised price calculated from index (1983 = 100)
** Non-standardised
Source: Halifax