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Looser credit conditions will support mortgage recovery

Most evidence suggests that credit conditions are loosening, albeit very gradually. As it becomes clearer that the housing and wider economic recoveries are strong enough to cope with a gradual rise in interest rates, lender caution should dissipate, helping to extend the recent recovery in the mortgage market.

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