2019-09-13

Mortgage Rates Rise in August

First number in the chart is first-home mortgage, second chart is second-home rates.

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According to the latest monitoring data of 360 Data Research Institute, the average interest rate of the first home loan in China was 5.47% in August, up 3 basis points from the previous month; the average interest rate of the second home loan was 5.78%, up 2 basis points from the previous month, equivalent to the current The 5-year LPR level adds 62 basis points and 93 basis points, respectively, which are much higher than the lower interest rate limit specified in the new regulations.

The data shows that in the first suite, the interest rate of the 17-city mortgage loan has increased in August. Compared with June and July, the number of cities covered by the rising interest rate of mortgage loans and the increase rate have shown an upward trend.

In August, the mortgage interest rate of the first suite in Shenyang area rose the most, at 23BP. The Jinan area remained stable after the mortgage interest rate was lowered in June. Recently, banks have carried out a round of concentrated upward adjustment, bringing the increase of 18BP in the Jinan area. In addition, the three cities in Nanchang, Kunming and Nanning increased by more than 10 BP in August.

Many bank mortgage interest rates will face upward adjustment

Among the 533 bank branches and branches in 35 cities monitored by 360 Data Research Institute, except for the bank that suspends loans, there are currently 19 banks with the first suite interest rate level still below 4.85%, and 116 banks' second-home loans. The interest rate level is below 5.45%. According to the regulations of the central bank, the interest rate of the first commercial personal housing loan shall not be lower than the corresponding market loan interest rate (according to the LPR of 4.85% for the 5-year period above August 20); the interest rate of the second set of personal housing loans shall not be lower than the corresponding period LPR plus 60 basis points (according to the LPR of 5 years and above on August 20, 5.45%).

This means that after the implementation of the new mortgage policy, these banks must raise their mortgage interest rate levels, which will lead to further increases in the interest rate of some urban mortgage loans. From the current data, Shanghai, Xiamen and Tianjin's overall mortgage interest rate is also lower than the new regulatory limit, and will also face an upward adjustment.

In addition, Li Wanfu, an analyst at 360 Data Research Institute, believes that the recent reduction in the deposit reserve ratio by the central bank will bring about a decline in bank financing costs. However, whether it is the RRR cut or the introduction of the new LPR quotation mechanism, it is expected that the actual interest rate of the loan can be reduced through bank transfer. At the policy level, it is explicitly mentioned that real estate is not used as a means of short-term economic stimulus, and that the supervision layer has a large degree of capital containment, and the degree of violation inspection is far more stringent than in the past. In the short term, this round of measures is mainly to reduce the financing costs of the entity, and the possibility of a drop in mortgage interest rates is unlikely.

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