New South Wales, the home of Sydney's booming market, made up...

New South Wales, the home of Sydney's booming market, made up 41.6 per cent of investment loans in June down from 49.8 per cent in May.  Investment loans had been running at an average of 49.5 per cent of all loans in NSW for the previous 12 months.The decline also comes as auction clearance rates trend down in Sydney.

Throughout Australia, the same moderating trend was repeated, with investment loans declining in South Australia from 41.8 per cent to 36.8 per cent, in Queensland from 36.1 per cent to 34.1 per cent and in Victoria from 36.5 per cent to 35.7 per cent. Western Australia saw a drop to 31.2 per cent from from 31.8 per cent.