Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:45:10 GMT
Norway to weaken bank rules amid house price deflation risk
Norwegian government plans to weaken banking rules in mortgage lending, as property prices in the country started to decline. Since 2003 housing prices surged twice, but started to decrease some time ago, showing the risk of deflation on the property market. It is expected from the government to raise the maximum lending limit to 90% of the property value, while