Hong Kong mortgage recovery holds in 2025 despite end-of-year wobble

Hong Kong’s mortgage market lost some momentum in November, official data showed, though activity over the first 11 months of 2025 still points to a full-year recovery from the previous year’s slump as borrowing costs eased, home prices stabilised and sentiment improved. Mortgage applications – a gauge of buyer interest – fell 2.9 per cent from October to 8,019, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Mortgage approvals, representing loans banks agreed to provide, declined 7 per...