PBOC encourages commercial banks to lower existing mortgage rates
Potential homebuyers look at property models in Huaian, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Chen Liang/For China Daily] The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, will encourage commercial banks to lower existing mortgage interest rates, bringing them to a level close to newly issued mortgages, said PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng. This is expected to result…