Housing Authority eases way for families, resales
The Housing Authority approved two measures to assist people in purchasing subsidised sale flats on Friday. This included a government proposal aimed at further facilitating families with newborns to buy their own homes. Starting with the next Home Ownership Scheme sale exercise, the maximum mortgage loan-to-value ratio for white form family applicants with newborns will be raised from 90 to 95…
The Housing Authority has approved two measures to aid families in purchasing subsidized sale flats, announced on Friday. The government proposal aims to further assist families with newborns in buying their own homes. Starting from the next Home Ownership Scheme sale, the maximum mortgage loan-to-value ratio for family applicants with newborns will be increased from 90 to 95 percent.
The authority clarified that families with children aged three or below by the application deadline will benefit from this new arrangement. Additionally, the resale restriction period on subsidised flats first put up for sale between 2022 and 2025 will be shortened from 15 years to 10 years. The authority's spokesman expressed that these two measures will help more families advance on the housing ladder and promote the turnover of subsidized sale flats, offering comprehensive support to the public seeking home ownership.
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