The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for September 2024.
The number of mortgage applications in September decreased month-on-month by 15.9% to 4,977.
Mortgage loans approved in September decreased by 20.6% compared with August to HK$17.3 billion. Among these, mortgage loans financing primary market transactions decreased by 27.2% to HK$5.6 billion and those financing secondary market transactions decreased by 15.4% to HK$10 billion. Mortgage loans for refinancing decreased by 25.1% to HK$1.8 billion.
Mortgage loans drawn down during September decreased by 3.6% compared with August to HK$15.4 billion.
The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to HIBOR remained unchanged month-on-month at 88.6% in September. The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to best lending rates decreased from 6% in August to 4.2% in September.
The outstanding value of mortgage loans increased month-on-month by 0.1% to HK$1,872.8 billion at end-September.
The mortgage delinquency ratio remained at a low level of 0.11% and the rescheduled loan ratio was unchanged at nearly 0%.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (2024.10.31)
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