Chart of the Day: Housing loans fell faster than expected in 2013

Slowdown to persist in 2014-2015.

According to Maybank Kim Eng, the deceleration in housing loan growth (2013: +9.5%; 2012: +15.9%) reflects a weaker property sales and a higher base factor. However, the pace of deceleration, especially that over the last three months of 2013, was sharper than expected.

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We expect the slowdown to persist in 2014-2015. Prospective growth will be driven by loan drawdowns from newly completed homes that were sold in 2011-2012. Based on URA data, a total of 19,302 units will be completed in 2014 and 18,278 units in 2015.
 

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