Category: PROPERTY

Hong Kong’s leader has poured cold water over suggestions that the government lower land premiums for developers taking part in its new housing initiative for young, middle-income families. Against the backdrop of an overheated property market ... ( read original story ...)

Investors from Hong Kong, the top buyers of property in Ho Chi Minh City where home prices have doubled in less than 10 years, got first preference on a new tower in the Vietnamese city. Sunwah Group, a Hong Kong developer with a heavy focus on Vietnam ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong home buyers borrowed more last month to finance first hand properties. Mortgage loans financing primary market deals increased by 6.6 percent to HK$6.3 billion, the Hong Kong Monetary Auhority said. Mortgage loans financing secondary market ... ( read original story ...)

Cheung Kong Asset Holdings said its property sales in Hong Kong were set to hit a record HK$50 billion (US$6.409 billion) this year, making it likely to become the top property seller in the world’s most expensive city to live. “Our sales will climb to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's private home prices extended their record-breaking run for the 11th straight month to reach an all-time high in September, but the pace of growth cooled in the financial hub which is often regarded as one of the ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - As the froth comes off China’s home prices, there are increasing signs that some property developers, particularly those with a heavy debt load, are becoming less aggressive. They are reducing balance sheet leverage, buying land ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI — Nowhere on Earth is wealth being created faster than in China’s mainland property market. The collective net worth of the country’s richest developers has rocketed upward since the start of the year, adding US$44.3 billion to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG’s sky-high prices and low affordability rank it as one of the riskiest property markets for Savills Investment Management, which is avoiding the city in favor of Japan and Australia. “Hong Kong is highly, highly expensive,” Kiran Patel ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's sky-high prices and low affordability rank it as one of the riskiest property markets for Savills Investment Management, which is avoiding the city in favour of Japan and Australia. "Hong Kong is highly, highly expensive," Kiran Patel, who ... ( read original story ...)

“Hong Kong is highly, highly expensive,” Kiran Patel, who helps manage US$18 billion (RM76.33 billion) as chief investment officer at Savills Investment, said in an interview in Singapore. “Even with the lowest cost of capital, it is hard to justify ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s sky-high prices and low affordability rank it as one of the riskiest property markets for Savills Investment Management, which is avoiding the city in favor of Japan and Australia. “Hong Kong is highly, highly expensive,” Kiran Patel, who ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s sky-high prices and low affordability rank it as one of the riskiest property markets for Savills Investment Management, which is avoiding the city in favor of Japan and Australia. “Hong Kong is highly, highly expensive,” Kiran Patel, who ... ( read original story ...)

At least 2,100 nano flats are expected to be completed between now and 2020 in Hong Kong, to lure more young homebuyers into getting their first foot on the property ladder in the world’s most expensive housing market. The new supply of the flats ... ( read original story ...)

A 17-month rally in property prices and strong sales of new projects has been particularly profitable for housing agents in Hong Kong, allowing some online start-ups to challenge well-established agencies for a slice of the market. The latest newcomer to ... ( read original story ...)