The new "customised countermeasures" are aimed at enabling actual buyers rather than speculators to obtain property loans from banks.
November 12, 2022The earliest date the RBNZ could implement DTI restrictions on residential mortgage lending is likely to be March 2024.
November 11, 2022The stress tests show that river and surface water flooding may be a greater climate-related hazard for residential mortgages than coastal flooding.
November 1, 2022The guidance sets out the primary risks for the real estate sector and the measures needed to take adequately mitigate these risks.
July 28, 2022Lenders must ensure they are operationally ready by September to implement loan limits based on DTI multiples or LTV ratios.
June 15, 2022The RBNZ will design a framework so that debt-to-income restrictions on mortgage lending are ready to be used by mid-2023, if needed.
April 29, 2022Loans provided to support affordable rental housing projects will not be included in the real estate loan concentration limits.
March 8, 2022Plenary adopts amendments to Recommendation 24, approves revised methodology for mutual evaluations, publishes draft guidance for real estate sector.
March 7, 2022Lenders are being asked to accelerate lending to homebuyers and developers. Bad debt managers are being asked to buy up property assets and help restructure smaller lenders.
February 25, 2022Finance Secretary Paul Chan announced measures to further reform Hong Kong's listing rules, promote the bond market, and introduce yuan share trading in the city.
February 24, 2022