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DATAFILE
New-build sales, starts and completions
	November 1997	November 1998	% change
New-build average daily sales	622	576	-7
New-build registrations	13 141	10 994	-16
New-build completions	14 152	12 889	-9
New-build registrations (excl housing associations)	11 761	9 908	-16
Source: NHBC

DATAFILE
New-home buyer profile – November 1998
% of first-time buyers that bought new homes	9
% of former owner-occupiers that bought new homes	14
Average new-build price* (£)	77 008
Average new-build advance (£)	68 374
Average new-build advance as % of price**	76.2
New-build advance to income ratio	3.07
New-build price to income ratio	4.38
* Standardised price calculated from index (1983 = 100)
** Non-standardised
Source: Halifax