Hong Kong cuts down payment for young parents buying subsidised flats

Hong Kong's Housing Authority approved raising the maximum mortgage loan-to-value ratio to 95% for parents with newborns or toddlers renting private homes, effective from the next Home Ownership Scheme sale. This is a targeted policy measure to incentivize childbearing amid a low birth rate, but its impact on housing demand and fertility is uncertain.

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