HKMC Annuity Limited (HKMCA), wholly-owned by The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC), launched the HKMC Annuity Plan in early July. According to the HKMA, HKMCA is prepared to double the fi... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong mocking the elderly poor with half-hearted pension scheme?
The minimum entry fee to join the scheme, launched by the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, is HK$50,000, which means that retirees from the lower income group would be unable to join, as they would be ... ( read original story ...)
Messed-Up Math in Hong Kong’s Roaring Office Property Market
Hong Kong’s gleaming office towers may be some of the world’s worst investments, judged by their rental yields compared with government bonds. The buyers that matter most don’t really care. Chinese in... ( read original story ...)
The Messed-Up Math of Hong Kong’s Roaring Office Property Market
Hong Kong’s gleaming office towers may be some of the world’s worst investments, judged by their rental yields compared with government bonds. The buyers that matter most don’t really care. Chinese in... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Commercial Property Sectors Gain Steam in 2018
According to the latest Property Market Monitor released by JLL, office rents overall in Hong Kong grew 0.9% month-over-month in June 2018, bringing growth for the first half of 2018 up to 3.6%. Centr... ( read original story ...)
Meet the new wave of buyers who could keep the heat in Hong Kong’s property market
A ‘new wave’ of buyers in the form of moneyed professionals from mainland China is set to bring their purchasing power to Hong Kong’s property market, potentially boosting demand for housing – and hou... ( read original story ...)
Home ownership a life goal for most Hong Kong students, with ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ expected to pay for it, survey finds
Most young people in Hong Kong look at buying a property as a life goal, and about half consider their parents duty-bound to help them achieve that dream, according to a survey by the insurer Sun Life ... ( read original story ...)
Record-breaking sale of HK$10 million subsidised flat prompts calls for further public housing restrictions in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s subsidised housing market is setting fresh records, with a government-built flat being sold for more than HK$10 million (US$1.27 million), despite new measures aimed at taming runaway prop... ( read original story ...)
In the backyard of Hong Kong’s wealthy, hidden pockets of squalid housing
Luxury development and constant property price increases have created an underbelly of squalid housing for poorer families crammed into tiny subdivided flats in one of Hong Kong’s most affluent distri... ( read original story ...)
US-China trade war could hurt demand for commercial and industrial property in Hong Kong, says agency
Demand for commercial and industrial properties in Hong Kong could weaken over the next several months as businesses adopt a more cautious approach to expansion amid the trade war between China and th... ( read original story ...)
China Aoyuan Property : POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or complete... ( read original story ...)
Citi Hong Kong Releases Results of Second Quarter 2018 Residential Property Ownership Survey
HONG KONG, Jul, 26 2018 - (Media OutReach) - Citi Hong Kong announced today the results of the latest Hong Kong Residential Property Ownership Survey. The bank commissioned The University of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese buyer rewrites Hong Kong record books with US$755 million for Shouson Hill luxury site
Chinese companies’ appetite for Hong Kong property shows no signs of abating, with a luxury development near Deep Water Bay selling for a record HK$5.93 billion (US$755.4 million), the largest single ... ( read original story ...)
Keep Hong Kong housing for Hong Kong people, and prices will fall
I have two suggestions. One, bar mainland citizens or any other non-residents from investing in Hong Kong’s residential property. Some Western governments, as well as authorities in mainland China, ha... ( read original story ...)