The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released the results of the Residential Mortgage Survey for July 2026, with new loan applications falling 24% month-on-month to 9,212 cases. New mortgage loans approved fell 11.4% to HK$44.8 billion, while new mortgage loans drawn rose 6% to HK$29.4 billion. The outstanding mortgage loan total increased 0.4% month-on-month to HK$1,963.5 billion, with a delinquency ratio of 0.11%.
Why read this: The figures are mainly month-on-month changes, allowing readers to check the increases and decreases in new applications, approvals and drawn loans, and whether the delinquency ratio of 0.11% remains at a low level.