{
  "id": 19774078,
  "title": "Housing Authority eases way for families, resales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/housing-authority-eases-way-for-families-resales-19774078",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T07:04:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
    "slug": "rthk-news",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1877687-20261113.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Housing Authority announced two measures on Friday to aid families in purchasing subsidized sale flats. The government proposal aims to ease the process for families with newborns. Beginning with the upcoming Home Ownership Scheme sale, the maximum mortgage loan-to-value ratio for white form family applicants with newborns will increase from 90 to 95 percent. The authority clarified that all families with children aged three or under by the application deadline would be eligible for the new arrangement. Additionally, the resale restriction period on subsidized flats initially put up for sale between 2022 and 2025 will be shortened from 15 years to 10 years. The authority's spokesman stated, \"These two new measures will help more families move up the housing ladder while also promoting the turnover of subsidized sale flats, providing comprehensive assistance to members of the public to achieve home ownership.\"",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}