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MNI BRIEF: PBOC Abolishes Lower Housing Mortgage Limit

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The People’s Bank of China eliminated the nationwide policy floor for the interest rates on commercial mortgage loans for first-time and second-time home buyers, its latest effort to curb the real-estate downturn.

Local authorities were given the autonomy to determine whether to set the lower limit of housing mortgages, according to a statement on the PBOC website on Friday.

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The People’s Bank of China eliminated the nationwide policy floor for the interest rates on commercial mortgage loans for first-time and second-time home buyers, its latest effort to curb the real-estate downturn.

Local authorities were given the autonomy to determine whether to set the lower limit of housing mortgages, according to a statement on the PBOC website on Friday.

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