Hong Kong home buyers are seeking larger mortgages, with lending now at an eight-year high as home prices continue rising, according to the mReferral Mortgage Brokerage Services.

The mortgage broker says 35.1 per cent of its clients are now opting to borrow between 70 and 90 per cent of their purchase value — the highest proportion since its started researching the market in January 2008.

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