Last updated August 23, 2026

Is Mongolia’s housing market becoming fragile?

A monthly early-warning model looking for synchronized stress across prices, demand, credit, banks, construction, and the external economy.

Amber 49.0 risk score / 100 100% confidence

Breadth matters

Six pressure points

Red requires broad stress that persists for two publications. One alarming series is not enough.

Underlying data

The indicators behind the score

Every value includes its reporting date, freshness, confidence, official source, and full downloadable series.

Risk pillar

Prices & affordability

High risk 97.5 / 100

National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reported 2026-07-01

Housing price momentum

-1.40 % over 3 months

Three-month change in the official hedonic housing price index. Falling momentum is treated as near-term market stress.

Risk
High risk · 97.5/100
Confidence
100%
History
40 observations
Freshness
Current

Risk pillar

Transactions & demand

Medium risk 47.6 / 100

National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reported 2026-06-01

Mortgage account growth

7.48 % year over year

Annual growth in the number of individual mortgage accounts. Weak or negative growth suggests fading financed demand.

Risk
Medium risk · 47.6/100
Confidence
100%
History
210 observations
Freshness
Current

Risk pillar

Credit conditions

Medium risk 57.4 / 100

National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reported 2026-06-01

Mortgage credit growth

18.77 % year over year

Annual growth in outstanding individual mortgage credit. A sharp slowdown can signal tighter credit or weaker demand.

Risk
Medium risk · 47.1/100
Confidence
100%
History
210 observations
Freshness
Current

National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reported 2026-06-01

Real-estate lending rate

18.57 %

Weighted rate on newly issued loans to real-estate activities. Higher funding costs increase refinancing and affordability pressure.

Risk
High risk · 67.7/100
Confidence
100%
History
124 observations
Freshness
Current

Risk pillar

Bank resilience

Medium risk 40.9 / 100

National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reported 2026-06-01

Bank non-performing loan ratio

4.98 % of loans

Non-performing loans divided by total outstanding loans for depository corporations. Higher impaired-credit shares weaken bank resilience.

Risk
Low risk · 14.7/100
Confidence
100%
History
354 observations
Freshness
Current

National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reported 2026-06-01

Bank capital-to-assets ratio

8.90 % of assets

Aggregate bank capital accounts divided by total assets. A thinner capital buffer implies greater vulnerability to losses.

Risk
High risk · 67.0/100
Confidence
100%
History
270 observations
Freshness
Current

Risk pillar

Construction & supply

Low risk 26.2 / 100

National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reported 2026-03-01

Residential construction growth

60.07 % year over year

Annual change in cumulative residential construction work nationally. Contraction signals weakening developer activity and financing conditions.

Risk
Low risk · 26.2/100
Confidence
100%
History
103 observations
Freshness
Current

Risk pillar

External economy

Low risk 24.4 / 100

National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reported 2026-06-01

Tögrög depreciation against USD

-0.03 % year over year

Annual change in the end-period USD/MNT rate. Faster depreciation can tighten imported-input costs and foreign-currency balance sheets.

Risk
Low risk · 24.4/100
Confidence
100%
History
234 observations
Freshness
Current

Model history

Housing market risk score over time

The overall monthly score runs from 0 to 100. Higher values mean more indicators are showing stress. Historical points use only data available at the time.

Monthly Mongolia housing market risk score The overall risk score from zero to one hundred, with low risk below 35, medium risk from 35 to 64, and high risk at 65 or above. 0 25 50 75 100 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 49.0 Risk score Publication month
Low risk · below 35 Medium risk · 35–64 High risk · 65 and above

Changelog

August 2026

Initial monthly publication. Published August 23, 2026 10:47. Source dates and missing observations are shown explicitly; the previous valid publication remains online if a refresh fails.