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CHINA PRESS: The growth in the mortgage rates for first-time home buyers is

decreasing, and it may have reached its peak in this round, Economic Information

Daily reported. 

  - The mortgage rate is unlikely to be lowered nationwide in the short term,

the newspaper said, citing Li Weiyi, a big data analyst from Rong360. 

  - The housing purchase leverage ratio for individuals has fallen for five

consecutive seasons, marking a total fall of 8.6 percentage points since Q117,

the newspaper said, citing a report by E-house Research Institute. 

  - Under strict regulation policies and tight credit, housing purchase leverage

ratio will continue to decline and housing price growth will likely follow, the

newspaper said, citing Shen Xin, an analyst from E-house Research Institute.