The Hong Kong government announced last Wednesday to relax the cap on the property value eligible for a mortgage loan with a maximum cover of 80 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio from HK$6 million to HK$10 million (US$1.27 million). For mortgage loans up to 90 per cent LTV ratio applicable to first-time homebuyers, the maximum property value is fixed at HK$8 million, going up from the previous HK$4 million.
The new measure is considered to be a “godsend” for first-time homebuyers. Let’s take…
Source : South China Morning Post
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