Century Mortgage: Hong Kong banks' remortgage registrations rose 20.6% month-on-month to 1,225 cases in September, up for four consecutive months.

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that data from Centaline Mortgage Research Department and the Land Registry show that in September 2026, a total of 1,225 registrations of bank refinancing in Hong Kong were recorded, 209 more than in August (1,016 registrations), up 20.6% month-on-month, hitting a new high in two and a half years (31 months) since February 2024 (1,228 registrations). In the first nine months of 2026, a cumulative 6,733 refinancing registrations were recorded, an increase of 30% (29.8%) compared with 5,186 in the same period of 2025. Wang Meifeng, Managing Director of Centaline Mortgage, said that refinancing registrations rose for four consecutive months from June to September this year and exceeded the 1,000 mark for two consecutive months, far above the low level of only about 500-plus per month over the past two years, reflecting a clear recovery in the refinancing market this year.