Los préstamos a hogares de bancos surcoreanos caen por segundo mes consecutivo

Los préstamos a hogares de bancos surcoreanos cayeron por segundo mes consecutivo en enero, en medio de normas de préstamo más estrictas para estabilizar el mercado de la vivienda. El saldo pendiente se situó en 1,172.7 billones de wones a finales de enero, una caída de 1 billón de wones respecto a diciembre. Esta disminución refleja las respuestas del gobierno al aumento de los precios de las viviendas en Seúl y el área metropolitana mayor.

Datos del Banco de Corea (BOK) muestran que los préstamos a hogares de bancos surcoreanos se situaron en 1,172.7 billones de wones (805.750 millones de dólares estadounidenses) a finales de enero, una caída de 1 billón de wones respecto al mes anterior. Esto marca la segunda disminución mensual consecutiva, tras la primera caída desde enero de 2025 en diciembre.

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