The European Mortgage Federation (EMF) has today published its Quarterly Review of European Mortgage Markets for the first quarter (Q1) of 2016.

Produced in cooperation with the Federation’s national experts, the Quarterly Review presents the latest short-term developments in mortgage and housing markets across the EU. The publication provides expert analytical commentary together with data tables and charts on the following key indicators:

Mortgage interest rates;

Total residential lending outstanding;

Gross and net residential mortgage lending; and

Nominal house price indices.

Overview of Q1 2016:

For the EU’s housing and mortgage markets, 2016 started where 2015 ended: increasing outstanding mortgage lending and decreasing interest rates. These two dynamics, however, show a decelerating pace with respect to the previous quarters. For house prices, the overall trend was one of increases, albeit to differing degrees according to the different countries. The recent vote by the UK to leave the EU will almost certainly have a significant impact on markets in the second half of 2016 and beyond, both in the UK and on the continent, which will be reflected in forthcoming quarterly reviews.

Luca Bertalot, EMF-ECBC Secretary General

The full Quarterly Review – Q1 2016 and the archive of previous editions (back to Q3 1998) are available on the EMF website here.

Contact:

Daniele Westig

Economic Adviser

Tel: +32 2 285 40 40

dwestig@hypo.org

For further information on the activities of the European Mortgage Federation (EMF) - European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) please contact us at:

Rue de la Science 14A, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium

Tel. +32 2 285 40 30

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ECBC Covered Bond Comparative Database: http://www.ecbc.eu/

Notes to the Editor:

Established in 1967, the European Mortgage Federation (EMF) is the voice of the European mortgage industry, representing the interests of mortgage lenders and covered bond issuers at European level. The EMF provides data and information on European mortgage markets, which were worth over 6.9 trillion EUR at the end of 2014. As of July 2016, the EMF has 19 members across 14 EU Member States as well as a number of observer members.

In 2004 the EMF founded the European Covered Bond Council (ECBC), a platform bringing together covered bond issuers, analysts, investment bankers, rating agencies and a wide range of interested stakeholders. As of July 2016, the ECBC has over 100 members across 26 active covered bond jurisdictions and many different market segments. ECBC members represent over 95% of covered bonds outstanding, which were worth over 2.5 trillion EUR at the end of 2014.

In June 2014, the EMF and the ECBC came together to form the Covered Bond & Mortgage Council (CBMC), which replaced the European Mortgage Federation as the legal name under which both entities operate, although in practice, both the EMF and ECBC brands are maintained and used to identify the two areas of focus within the CBMC’s scope.

The Covered Bond Label Foundation (CBLF) was established in 2012 by the EMF-ECBC. The Covered Bond Label website became fully operational on the 1st of January 2013, with the first Labels being effective since then. As of July 2016, the website features 14 National Transparency Templates, 78 issuer profiles and information on 91 labelled cover pools. The Covered Bond Label website currently provides issuance data on over 4,200 covered bonds, amounting to a total face value of over 1.4 trillion EUR, out of which over 2,000 covered bonds already include information on the Liquidity Coverage Requirement (LCR).

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