HKMA Publishes September 2026 Residential Mortgage Statistics as New Loan Applications Fall 10.5% Month-on-Month

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the results of the September 2026 residential mortgage survey, with new loan applications falling 10.5% month-on-month to 7,560. The amount of new mortgages approved fell 1.1% to HK$31.8 billion. Within that, primary market loans fell 6.8% to HK$8.5 billion and secondary market loans fell 5.7% to HK$14.4 billion, while refinancing transactions rose 14.6% to HK$8.9 billion. The amount of new mortgages drawn down fell 22.8% to HK$25.3 billion, while total outstanding mortgage loans rose 0.2% to HK$1,980.3 billion.