Housing loans surge by Rs192bn

KARACHI: The housing loans handed out by banks surged by 85 per cent, and were recorded at Rs355 billion housing loans in 2021.

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The Rs163 billion increase was accredited to increase the housing finance on the directives of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) compared to a total of Rs192 billion approved in 2020.

In this regard, the central bank introduced a set of incentives including – third party guarantees during the construction period, waiver of debt burden ratio (DBR) in case of informal income and the introduction of standard facility offer letters by the banks.

 

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