The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: 
 
     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for October 2021.
      
     The number of mortgage applications in October decreased month-on-month by 14.9 per cent to 11 340.  
      
     Mortgage loans approved in October decreased by 7.4 per cent compared with September to HK$49 billion. Among these, mortgage loans financing primary market transactions increased by 37 per cent to HK$12.4 billion and those financing secondary market transactions decreased by 17.7 per cent to HK$26.9 billion. Mortgage loans for refinancing decreased by 13.1 per cent to HK$9.7 billion. 
      
     Mortgage loans drawn down during October decreased by 20.8 per cent compared with September to HK$31.9 billion. 
      
     The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to HIBOR increased from 96.2 per cent in September to 97.6 per cent in October. The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to best lending rates decreased from 0.9 per cent in September to 0.7 per cent in October.
      
     The outstanding value of mortgage loans increased month-on-month by 0.6 per cent to HK$1,707.6 billion at end-October. 
      
     The mortgage delinquency ratio remained unchanged at 0.03 per cent and the rescheduled loan ratio remained unchanged at nearly 0 per cent.

Ends/Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:50

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