The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released the residential mortgage survey for September 2025. New mortgage approvals rose 9.4% month-on-month to HK$31.4 billion, while newly utilised mortgage loans increased 9.7% to HK$20.9 billion. New loan applications fell 1.1% month-on-month to 8,316 cases, and outstanding mortgage loans rose 0.2% to HK$1,891.4 billion. The mortgage delinquency ratio stood at 0.13%, while the ratio of restructured loans remained close to 0%.
Why read this: The release lists month-on-month changes in new applications, new approvals and new mortgage utilisation, together with the delinquency ratio, allowing readers to check mortgage performance in the property market in September.