While house prices have surged, household debt remains contained and lending standards remain sound overall. However, housing credit growth is set to accelerate and there are already signs that some households are borrowing too much. The upshot is that we now expect regulators to impose restrictions on debt-to-income ratios by the middle of next year.
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