Abstract
Overview
Introduction
Mortgage gross advances have grown significantly in Finland over the past five
years. In 2006 gross mortgage lending reached €31.0 billion. What are the
current issues facing this market? How are housing policies affecting its
performance? Who are the biggest lenders? What will be the size of the sector
in the next five years? This report provides the answers.
Scope
- Covers the residential mortgage market.
- Provides market sizing data in terms of gross advances and balances
outstanding.
- Provides competitor market share for the top five players in terms of
balances outstanding.
- Looks at housing policies, regulations and issues in the mortgage market.
Report Highlights
Despite typical mortgage rates increasing in the past year, average annual
house price growth remained strong in Finland reaching 7.5% in 2006.
Although securitization has been in practice for some years, it has not been
until the last couple of years that this method of funding has started to gain
in popularity.
Housing policy in Finland still remains largely focused on providing housing
with decent standards for all the population, hence the importance of the
state in national housing development.
Reasons to Purchase
- Learn how the Finnish residential mortgage market has developed over the
last five years.
- Understand the recent developments in the mortgage market in terms of
regulations and competitor shares.
- Find out Datamonitor' s opinion on the future performance of the Finnish
mortgage market over the next five years and its future prospects.
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