Mortgage cuts seen helping real estate


Paying less: A file picture showing a man walking past a housing complex in Guangdong province. The cut in the LPR will increase the demand for houses in China. — AFP

BEIJING: At least 17 cities have cut personal housing mortgage interest rates for first-time homebuyers to as low as 4.25%, in a move that will reduce costs of home purchases and help boost rational housing demand, according to industry analysts.

Among the 42 cities tracked by Rong360 Digital Technology Institute, 17 cities have adjusted downward mortgage interest rates.

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