Shanghai’s new round of real estate regulation and control policy was introduced to define the second suite ＂recognizing the house and recognizing the loan＂
CCTV News:Today (November 28th), a new round of real estate control policy was introduced in Shanghai. For households who already own a house in Shanghai or have no housing in Shanghai but have housing loan records (including commercial or provident fund housing loan records), the down payment ratio is not less than 50%.
The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Shanghai Branch of the People’s Bank of China and the Shanghai Banking Regulatory Bureau jointly issued the Notice on Promoting the Stable, Healthy and Orderly Development of the Real Estate Market in this Municipality and Further Improving the Differentiated Housing Credit Policy. The Notice stipulates that,As agreed by the self-discipline mechanism of Shanghai market interest rate pricing, the following requirements are made for differentiated housing credit policies:
Since November 29, 2016, if a household purchases the first set of housing (that is, if there is no housing in this city under the name of the household and there is no commercial housing loan record or provident fund housing loan record) and applies for a commercial personal housing loan, the down payment ratio shall not be less than 35%.
In this city has a set of housing, or in this city has no housing but housing loan records (including commercial or provident fund housing loan records) of households to apply for commercial personal housing loans, the purchase of ordinary self-housing, the down payment ratio is not less than 50%; For those who purchase non-ordinary self-occupied houses, the down payment ratio shall not be less than 70%.
The "Notice" requires that all housing management departments should strengthen the review of housing transactions and conscientiously do a good job in housing credit housing information inquiry. Commercial banks should continue to strengthen the audit of the source of down payment funds and the authenticity of income certificates, and carefully grasp the specific implementation level according to the borrower’s family credit status and solvency. For those who have the characteristics of investment and speculative housing purchase, the down payment ratio and interest rate should be strictly determined. People’s Bank of China Shanghai Branch and Shanghai Banking Regulatory Bureau will strengthen supervision and inspection. In addition, the Shanghai Banking Regulatory Bureau, together with the land regulatory authorities, has thoroughly verified the sources of funds for some land auctions, and is taking administrative punishment measures against banking financial institutions that have verified that funds have entered the land trading market in violation of regulations. Follow-up will also actively cooperate with relevant departments to continuously carry out the verification of the source of land transaction funds.
On the same day, the Shanghai Housing Provident Fund Management Committee issued the Notice on Adjusting the Personal Loan Policy of the Housing Provident Fund in this Municipality:
First, strictly implement the differentiated credit policy of provident fund. On the premise of distinguishing between the first and second home purchases, the down payment ratio for the second improved home purchase will be raised to 50% for ordinary commercial housing and 70% for non-ordinary commercial housing, the loan interest rate for the second ordinary commercial housing will be raised by 10%, and the maximum personal loan for the second ordinary commercial housing will be lowered by 100,000 yuan, and loans will be stopped from being issued to employees’ families with two provident fund loans.
The second is to reflect the fairness, sustainability and risk control of the provident fund system. The multiple of the loan amount determined by the borrower with the balance of the provident fund deposit account decreased from 40 times to 30 times; Strictly implement the calculation ratio of the repayment ability of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to reduce the monthly repayment amount to no more than 40% of the salary base, and the caliber of the second set of improved housing identification standards.
In addition, the city will increase the supply of commercial housing land to ensure that the supply of commercial housing land will increase year-on-year in 2016. Further strengthen the management of pre-sale behavior of commercial housing, strengthen the supervision of real estate enterprises and employees, continue to carry out special rectification of the real estate market order, and resolutely crack down on property hoarding, speculation of housing prices, false advertisements, deception of consumer transactions and various price violations by real estate development enterprises and brokerage enterprises; We will intensify efforts to investigate and deal with acts such as compiling rumors, spreading false information and disrupting market order, and deal with them severely according to the law and regulations. Cultivate and develop the housing rental market, encourage social professional institutions to continuously expand the scale of agency leasing business, effectively implement the registration and filing system of residential housing lease contracts, standardize housing leasing behavior, stabilize housing leasing relations, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of leasing parties.
The city will continue to adhere to the housing market system of "residence-oriented, citizens-oriented and ordinary commodity housing-oriented", constantly improve the "four-in-one" housing security system, continue to strictly implement the provisions of "Shanghai Nine Articles" and "Shanghai Six Articles" in accordance with the requirements of the state on housing purchase restriction and loan restriction, strengthen the responsibility of market regulation, strengthen supervision and inspection, implement the assessment system, ensure the implementation of various regulatory policies, and promote the stability of the city’s real estate market.
Policy question and answer
1. How do commercial banks identify the first home loan?
A: If a resident’s family has no housing in Shanghai, and the credit information system of the People’s Bank of China shows that there is no record of commercial housing loans or provident fund housing loans in all parts of the country, it will be implemented according to the first home loan policy, and the down payment ratio will not be less than 35%.
Second, how do commercial banks identify second-home loans?
Answer: If a resident’s family has no housing in Shanghai, but there are commercial housing loan records or provident fund housing loan records in all parts of the country through the credit information system of the People’s Bank of China, or if it is found in the Shanghai real estate transaction system that he already owns a house (whether he has a housing loan record or not, whether his housing loan is settled or not), the second home loan policy will be implemented, that is, if he buys an ordinary self-occupied house, the down payment ratio will be no less than 50%; For those who purchase non-ordinary self-occupied houses, the down payment ratio shall not be less than 70%.
3. When will this policy adjustment be implemented?
A: In order to minimize the impact of policy adjustment on newly applied families, this policy adjustment is based on the online signing time of the house purchase contract. If the online signing time is after November 29th (inclusive), the new policy will be implemented; if the online signing time is before November 28th (inclusive), the original policy will remain unchanged.
Four, how to purchase housing information query for housing credit?
Answer: After signing the house purchase contract, the borrower and his family members should apply to the Municipal Housing Information Center to check the housing situation under the family name with the house purchase contract, the Borrower’s Family Housing Inquiry Application Form reviewed by the loan bank, the identity documents of the borrower and his family members, household registration book, marriage certificate and other materials, and the Municipal Housing Information Center will issue the inquiry results within 5 working days after accepting it, which will serve as the basis for the loan bank to examine the loan.
In order to facilitate the inquiry procedures, most commercial banks in Shanghai provide agency services for housing information inquiry. With the authorization of the parties, the loan bank can handle the inquiry with the relevant materials to the Municipal Housing Information Center.
V. The "Notice" proposes to strictly verify the information about the housing situation of the households who purchase houses. What are the specific contents?
A: Shanghai Housing Information Center will strictly verify the information about the borrower’s family housing situation with all lending banks. First, check the information about the housing situation declared by the borrower under the names of his family members; The second is to check the marital status and other information declared by the borrower through networking with civil affairs departments; The third is to compare the consistency of the borrower’s declaration of relevant information in property tax, housing purchase restriction and differentiated housing credit application.
6. What is the basis for this adjustment of provident fund loan policy?
A: According to the differential credit policy of Shanghai housing provident fund, in the past, it was mainly to review the housing situation under the name of the family applying for loans. Even if the paid-in employees have used provident fund loans, they can still apply again after paying off. This adjustment is to simultaneously review the housing situation under the family name and the provident fund loan record. For the families of paid employees who have purchased the first set of housing and have never used the provident fund, the differentiated credit policy of the provident fund will not be adjusted; For the paid workers’ families who have used the provident fund loan once, even if there is no house under their name, they can only enjoy the second set of improved housing loan policy; The third provident fund loan will not be issued to the paid employee families who have used the provident fund loan twice. This is conducive to the differentiation and fairness of provident fund loans, but also reflects the object of provident fund support.
Adjusting the loan policy of the second set of improved housing is a corresponding adjustment according to the requirements of this real estate regulation and control. In 2010, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and other four ministries and commissions required that the down payment ratio of the provident fund for the second set of improved housing should not be less than 50%, and the loan interest rate should not be less than 1.1 times of the loan interest rate for the first set of housing provident fund in the same period. In November 2014, in order to support housing consumption, according to the documents of the People’s Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, Shanghai implemented the provident fund loan policy for purchasing the second set of improved ordinary housing with reference to the first set of housing policies. However, under the current background of real estate regulation and control, the down payment ratio, provident fund loan interest rate and maximum loan limit are adjusted accordingly to better reflect the differentiated management with the first set of first-time home buyers.
The adjustment of the monthly income base ratio of the borrower’s ability to calculate repayment is based on the spirit of "the upper limit of the ratio of monthly repayment amount to monthly income is controlled at 50%-60% on the premise of ensuring the borrower’s basic living expenses" in the Notice on Effectively Improving the Use Efficiency of Housing Provident Fund (Jian Jin [2015] No.150). At present, the repayment ability of provident fund borrowers in Shanghai is calculated as the monthly repayment principal does not exceed 50% of wage income. If interest is added, the monthly repayment amount accounts for about 70% of wage income, which exceeds the upper limit control standard of 50%-60%. This adjustment from 50% to 40% can truly reflect the borrower’s solvency, and the monthly principal and interest payments are controlled within the scope stipulated by the policy to reduce the risk of default of provident fund loans.
The strict identification of purchasing the second improved housing is further clarified according to the spirit of "The second housing provident fund personal housing loan is only granted to the paid workers’ families (including borrowers, spouses and minor children) whose existing per capita housing construction area is lower than the local average level, and the loan purpose is only limited to the purchase of ordinary self-occupied housing with improved living conditions" in the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Regulating the Housing Provident Fund Personal Housing Loan Policy (Jian Jin [2010] No.179).
To calculate the deposit balance multiple of provident fund loan amount, the loan risk leverage and the principles of mutual assistance, fairness, sharing and sustainability of housing provident fund are usually considered comprehensively. Other cities in the country are not higher than 25 times, generally between 10 and 20 times. Shanghai has taken into account factors such as policy continuity and gradual progress, and this time it is appropriately lowered from 40 times to 30 times (the supplementary provident fund is lowered from 20 times to 10 times).
7. What is the self-discipline mechanism of Shanghai market interest rate pricing?
A: The self-discipline mechanism of Shanghai market interest rate pricing is a self-discipline coordination mechanism of Shanghai banking financial institutions under the supervision and guidance of the Shanghai Headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, which plays an important role in Shanghai real estate financial regulation and control. First, according to the requirements of Shanghai real estate regulation and control, under the guidance of the Shanghai Headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, according to the principle of "making policies according to the city", the differentiated housing credit policy adjustment plan is determined through consultation. Second, it has played a key role in unifying the specific implementation standards of differentiated housing credit policies, standardizing the cooperation between commercial banks and real estate intermediaries, preventing off-site fund-raising and leverage in the real estate market such as "down payment", and maintaining the order of the housing financial market, effectively urging commercial banks to fully implement Shanghai’s real estate financial regulation and control policies. (CCTV reporter Sheng Yuyu)