SEVEN months into the job, chief executive Michael Smith is stirring things up at Jardine Matheson Group’s 135-year-old Hongkong Land. Read more at The Business Times.
Hong Kong homebuyers give the cold shoulder to New World-led Pavilia Forest II
Pavilia Forest II recorded only one sale as of 5pm on Saturday, while Double Coast I found buyers for 18 units out of 58 flats on offer.
Hong Kong’s third-quarter negative-equity cases jump 34% to a 21-year high of 40,713
Hong Kong’s mortgage borrowers find themselves in increasingly dire straits, as the worth of their property is falling faster than the value of their loans, according to the latest data released by ...
Hong Kong stocks rise as China property sales return to growth
Hong Kong stocks rose, paring back a loss for the week, after property sales in China returned to growth for the first time this year, adding to evidence of stabilisation in the world’s second-largest ...
Hong Kong’s Underwater Mortgages Hit 22-Year High on Weak Market
The value of mortgages in Hong Kong that have exceeded the worth of the homes jumped to the highest level in more than two decades as the city’s property market continues to struggle.
Hong Kong’s failed land tender reflects weak outlook, derails urban renewal efforts
Hong Kong’s failure to sell a commercial site in Kowloon City this week represents a twin blow to the property market. The lone bid from CK Asset Holdings showed developers remained guarded on the ...
Hong Kong home foreclosures rise and will remain elevated in fourth quarter: Centaline
Home foreclosures in Hong Kong have risen for two quarters in a row and are expected to increase again in the coming period, Centaline Property said, as property transactions experience an uptick.
Hongkong Land seeks US$10 billion from asset sales as Jardine eyes ‘ultra-premium’ market
The strategic shift may come under scrutiny after a top level meeting this week between Xia Baolong and Jardine Matheson’s Benjamin Keswick.
Hong Kong home prices slump to the lowest level in 8 years, but rents rise
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices fell by about 1.7 per cent in September to their lowest level since August 2016, as the impact of interest-rate cuts has yet to filter through to the faltering ...
Hongkong Land Shifts Strategy to Focus on Commercial Property
The biggest landlord in Hong Kong’s financial district is shifting its strategy to focus on commercial property management, a move that will eventually see the company set up real estate investment ...
Hong Kong property: Chinachem’s Echo House in Cheung Sha Wan sell out as buyers return
The developer found buyers for all 198 units in the project, agents said Chinachem Group and the Urban Renewal Authority sold out all flats in Echo House on Sunday, the latest project to receive a ...
Hong Kong’s own Saint-Tropez? Yacht tourism marinas may take 5 years to build, tycoon says
Allan Zeman says waterfront must be enhanced by building marinas 'like they have in Europe' to attract visitors Hong Kong may need up to five years to develop full waterfront infrastructure and must ...
Hong Kong property: Sun Hung Kai, Wheelock and CK Asset submit bids for Sha Tin plot
SHKP won the bid for the 2,425 sq m site in Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, from a field of 11 bidders. It was the only residential plot offered during the April to June quarter. The land parcel, which can ...
Greenwich land once owned by murdered developer sold for $13.1M at Hong Kong auction
Land once owned by Andrew Kissel, a murdered developer, was sold at auction for $13.1 million. The parcel is 16 acres, with high quality equestrian facilities.