Residential mortgage survey results for April 2023
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for April 2023.
The number of mortgage applications in April decreased month-on-month by 27.6 per cent to 8 368.
Mortgage loans approved in April decreased by 21.2 per cent compared with March to HK$35.4 billion. Among these, mortgage loans financing primary market transactions increased by 0.8 per cent to HK$9.7 billion and those financing secondary market transactions decreased by 29 per cent to HK$21.3 billion. Mortgage loans for refinancing decreased by 17.5 per cent to HK$4.4 billion.
Mortgage loans drawn down during April decreased by 6.5 per cent compared with March to HK$17.1 billion.
The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to HIBOR increased from 86.6 per cent in March to 93.9 per cent in April. The ratio of new mortgage loans priced with reference to best lending rates decreased from 9.1 per cent in March to 2.9 per cent in April.
The outstanding value of mortgage loans increased month-on-month by 0.2 per cent to HK$1,822.8 billion at end-April.
The mortgage delinquency ratio remained unchanged at 0.06 per cent and the rescheduled loan ratio remained unchanged at nearly 0 per cent.
Ends/Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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