Housing loan approval rate on the way up


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PETALING JAYA: Property loan approval rates are expected to start recovering from the third quarter of this year, as lockdown restrictions begin easing with the gradual opening of the economy.

UOB Kay Hian, in a report, noted that the mortgage approval rate saw a month-on-month pickup of four percentage points in April and two percentage points in May, following the lockdown.

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