Number and volume of new mortgages granted without refinancing and increases

Volume this year

Number and volume of new mortgages granted without refinancing and increases

CBA Commentary
In February, banks and building societies actually granted new mortgage loans worth CZK 29.7 billion. After seasonal adjustment, February's new mortgage lending figures rose (to around CZK 33.8 billion compared with CZK 31.9 billion in the previous three months), reaching a level around 39% higher than in the first half of last year. Year-to-date, the total is CZK 57 billion, or CZK 17 billion more than a year ago.
Source of primary data
CBA Hypomonitor
Note
Only new loans, excluding refinanced and increased loans.
A more detailed breakdown of the CBA Hypomonitor data is available in its monthly data supplement, see: https://www.cbamonitor.cz/publicistika/soubory/cba-hypomonitor-data
Category
CBA Hypomonitor
Data frequency
Monthly
Comments
CBA Hypomonitor: February continued with a temporary boom in mortgages, at a rate of 4.46%.
February ranked among the five strongest mortgage months ever in terms of volume in billions of crowns, but also with a continued strong number of new mortgage originations.
CNB tightens conditions for investment mortgages: 9% impact or necessary redistribution of demand?
Comment by Jaromír Šindel, Chief Economist of the CBA: The Central Bank, through stricter requirements in the form of recommendations for investment mortgages, has decided to make a modest effort to correct mortgage demand on the real estate market, which remains very tight in terms of prices, mainly due to the supply side - see the drop in building permits.
CBA Hypomonitor: April stabilized strong mortgage rates at 4.65%
Despite the slight correction, April continued to see strong volumes of new mortgages supported by another slight decline in the average mortgage rate to 4.65%.
CBA Hypomonitor: Spring mortgage boom with a slight drop in interest rates
March continued to see strong new mortgage volumes supported by another slight fall in the average rate to 4.68%