The relaxation of mortgages for more expensive flats in Hong Kong will propel sales in the short term only, as an imminent interest rate hike will keep potential buyers away, industry insiders said. ( read original story ...)
Expect a sharp, sustained drop in Hong Kong housing prices? Think again
Despite a pessimistic turn in sentiment, the underlying factors that have made Hong Kong's housing market the world's most expensive have not changed Any prediction of a residential property bear ... ( read original story ...)
Why ‘foreigners’ in Hong Kong should heed history’s lessons on forced deportation
Despite assurances, history shows ‘foreign’ residents are briskly discarded when their presence appears more nuisance than benefit – just look at Indonesia. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong No2 John Lee makes bid for top job
The previous week, Hong Kong’s four biggest property tycoons had also issued statements separately expressing their support for Lee. Media reports said the public show of support even before Lee’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s next leader sets out goals
A former top cop set to become Hong Kong’s new leader vowed on Saturday to reboot the city’s international competitiveness, but revealed few concrete policy details on how that will be achieved. ( read original story ...)
Must watch: Better ‘a beggar here than an emperor there’ — life after Hong Kong, and the struggle to resettle
They left Hong Kong for Britain, a land they had never been to before. The CNA documentary One Way, which made YouTube’s top 10 list in Hong Kong and Singapore, follows the Chow family as they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoons throw support behind John Lee to be city’s leader
Hong Kong’s tycoons threw their support for the city’s leading chief executive candidate - reportedly Beijing’s preferred option for the job - in their latest show of loyalty to China. ( read original story ...)
From Hong Kong to Sydney, Home Prices in Asia’s Most Expensive Cities Are Falling
Pacific’s most expensive housing markets are starting to cool after last year’s breakneck growth. Home prices have begun falling in Sydney and Hong Kong, while values in Singapore barely rose last ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoons Throw Support for John Lee to Be City’s Leader
Hong Kong’s tycoons threw their support for the city’s leading chief executive candidate — reportedly Beijing’s preferred option for the job — in their latest show of loyalty to China. A slew of ... ( read original story ...)
From Hong Kong to Sydney, Home Prices in Asia’s Priciest Cities Are Falling
Pacific’s most expensive housing markets are starting to cool after last year’s breakneck growth. Most Read from BloombergCanada to Ban Foreigners From Buying Homes as Prices SoarMocked as ‘Rubble’ by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: property tycoons throw support behind John Lee’s bid for top job
Sun Hung Kai Properties chairman Raymond Kwok, New World Development CEO Adrian Cheng among top land developers to endorse chief executive hopeful John Lee Standing committee delegate Tam Yiu-chung ... ( read original story ...)
As Property Downturn Drags On, Chinese Developers See an Uncertain Future
After suffering through a bruising property-market downturn, the Chinese developers still standing are predicting a starkly different future from their hard-charging days of the past. ( read original story ...)
Benefits of Hong Kong’s New Mortgage Policy to Appear in Late 2022
despite the Hong Kong government's recent Budget Speech announcement to lift the maximum property value limit for mortgage loans of high LTV ratio, which is a welcomed amendment, JLL expects any ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong in bottom quadrant once again as home prices rose to about two-decade high globally in 2021, Knight Frank says
Property prices across 150 cities tracked by Knight Frank index rose on average by 11 per cent last year Hong Kong ranked 123rd, same spot it held in 2020, with a growth rate of 3.6 per cent Home ... ( read original story ...)