Residential mortgage survey results for June 2023
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for June 2023.
The number of mortgage applications in June decreased month-on-month by 13.4 per cent to 8 250.
Mortgage loans approved in June decreased by 19.4 per cent compared with May to HK$34.3 billion. Among these, mortgage loans financing primary market transactions decreased by 43.2 per cent to HK$7.7 billion and those financing secondary market transactions decreased by 21.6 per cent to HK$17.6 billion. Mortgage loans for refinancing increased by 36.5 per cent to HK$9.1 billion.
Mortgage loans drawn down during June increased by 19.3 per cent compared with May to HK$28.5 billion.
The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to HIBOR increased from 94 per cent in May to 94.8 per cent in June. The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to best lending rates decreased from 2.8 per cent in May to 2.5 per cent in June.
The outstanding value of mortgage loans increased month-on-month by 0.7 per cent to HK$1,841.3 billion at end-June.
The mortgage delinquency ratio remained unchanged at 0.07 per cent and the rescheduled loan ratio remained unchanged at nearly 0 per cent.
Ends/Monday, July 31, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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