Hong Kong homebuyers turned out in droves on the Dragon Boat Festival holiday and snapped all homes that Sun Hung Kai Properties offered in New Territories, despite an expected hike in interest rates ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s property market regains mojo as deals hit 10-month high in May
Hong Kong’s property market picked up pace in May, building on the gains made in April as homebuyers returned after the fifth wave of Covid-19 was brought under control. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – What Does Ancillary Relief Mean In Divorce Proceedings?
What Does Ancillary Relief Mean In Divorce Proceedings? Legal News and Analysis - Hong Kong - Dispute Resolution - ... ( read original story ...)
First non-enhanced dollar bond from a China property developer in 2022 is just $100 million
Seazen Group Ltd said on Tuesday it had sold green notes worth $100 million, the first offshore bond to be issued by a Chinese property developer this year without some form of credit enhancement.But ... ( read original story ...)
China mortgage rate cut, lower down payment requirements could save homebuyers 10 per cent in monthly instalments, revive home sales
A cut in mortgage rates announced on Friday last week, coupled with lower down payment requirements for first-time buyers, could revive Chinese home sales, analysts said. ( read original story ...)
MPs call for an end to higher fees for Hong Kong students
Under the current system, students from Hong Kong face paying £22,831 a year more than domestic students for university fees. ( read original story ...)
Embattled Tycoon Pan’s Hong Kong Skyscraper Sale Terminated
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. said the sale of its eponymous Hong Kong skyscraper failed to complete in a blow to the embattled property firm’s attempts to repay debt. ( read original story ...)
Creating value from ‘forgotten spaces’ in Hong Kong’s unique urban ecosystem
Not enough focus is placed on extracting value from ‘forgotten spaces’ in Hong Kong’s urban ecosystem amid the rush for new technology in buildings. ( read original story ...)
Overseas property exhibition activity in Asia keeps increasing.
More on those exhibitions in a bit. First, a couple of announcements: After adding Singapore to the dashboard last week, Kuala Lumpur is now part of the overseas property exhibition dashboard. ( read original story ...)
After Chinese property sector battered, Seazen tests market with dollar bond issue
Seazen Group Ltd is planning to issue a U.S. dollar bond, a term sheet showed, becoming one of the few Chinese property developers this year to test investor appetite for a sector in the throes of a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong homebuyers adopt wait-and-see approach amid rising mortgage rates and higher unemployment
Hong Kong homebuyers held back from buying at two new developments ... Where are the white knights in China’s US$1.7 trillion property sector? The sluggish sales come as local mortgage rates are ... ( read original story ...)
New York law firm White & Case opens 3 floors at Hongkong Land’s York House as tenants cherry pick from Central’s office market slump
Institutional investors are also likely to be more aggressive as they seek opportunities in Hong Kong, property consultants said. “In fact, 68 per cent of the first-quarter investment transaction ... ( read original story ...)
Sanction Chinese officials with UK assets over Hong Kong abuses, Liz Truss told
It followed research by Hong Kong Watch, which found that nine Hong Kong officials and 12 lawmakers accused of complicity in the ongoing human rights violations in the city have property overseas. ( read original story ...)
British MPs call for audit of property and assets held by Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials
A cross-party group of 110 lawmakers have asked British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to pursue action as a “pathway to introducing targeted sanctions” over controversial national security law. ( read original story ...)