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Why personal loans are squeezing out mortgages

An illustration of a client shouldering the burden mortgage loan. [Getty Images]

The lack of a limit on how much customers can borrow as personal loans is one of the factors limiting the growth of the mortgage sector, bankers say.

Additionally, developers' preference for cash payments also contributes to less mortgages being taken up.

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