The four-story 1920s townhouse in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels district survived Allied bombing runs during the war. It escaped the demolition wave of the 1970s and ’80s, which replaced the hillside ...
Buying property in Asia? Real estate specialists give their investment tips
Peter Churchouse of Portwood Capital said now may be a good time to buy a property in Hong Kong if you're looking to own a home. But "Hong Kong is not the place" if investors are looking for good ...
Consulates, global bodies in Hong Kong must win approval from China’s foreign ministry to extend property leases
Government reveals new arrangement for consulates and high-level international bodies to gain approval for extending leases for properties they own Development Bureau does not name consulates ...
Hong Kong Billionaire Cheng Family Boosts New World Stake
Hong Kong billionaire Henry Cheng’s family increased its stake in property developer New World Development Co. this week, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the company’s shares ...
Giant Chinese property developer Evergrande given stay of execution
There is concern that an Evergrande liquidation could severely impact the ability of other corporations, not only highly indebted real estate developers, to raise money in international financial ...
Moody’s changes Hong Kong’s outlook from stable to negative
Moody's on Wednesday (Dec 6) downgraded its outlook on Hong Kong from stable to negative, a day after cutting China's credit outlook citing costs to bail out local governments and state firms or to co ...
Carson Block Shorts Blackstone Publicly Traded Mortgage REIT
Carson Block said he’s short Blackstone Mortgage Trust, saying the publicly traded real estate investment trust is exposed to a perfect storm of economic conditions hitting commercial real estate and ...
Hong Kong Takes On Rich-Gone-Rogue in Illegal Building Crackdown
In a September storm that unleashed Hong Kong’s heaviest rainfall in more than a century, tons of dirt, rocks and debris tumbled into the sea below Redhill Peninsula, a three-decade-old development of ...
Hong Kong court strikes down complaints of bias against judge who convicted protester over carrying zip ties
High Court panel of judges find insufficient evidence to back up complaints against Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong over detention centre order for then-student in 2020.
Hong Kong housing prices must fall further for homes to be affordable
Readers discuss a truer measure of affordability amid the latest price correction, Hong Kong children's lack of exercise, and the death of Henry Kissinger Feel strongly about these letters, or any ...
Why now is the best time to buy Hong Kong property in 15 years
It seems as if we say it every year, but 2023 has been quite a year for Hong Kong property. Despite caution in the market and lingering naysayers, real estate is presenting the kind of opportunity ...
How Hong Kong’s retail sector can up its game on the road to recovery
Hong Kong’s retail sector is failing to respond quickly enough ... While there are headwinds – the sharp rise in mortgage rates that is squeezing disposable incomes, the global slowdown and mainland ...
Hong Kong court adjourns Evergrande’s winding-up hearing until January 29, giving world’s most indebted developer another reprieve
China Evergrande Group, the most indebted property developer in China with US$328 billion of liabilities, was granted another reprieve after a Hong Kong court on Monday adjourned a hearing, allowing ...
China Evergrande liquidation hearing in Hong Kong court adjourned to Jan. 29
A hearing into a liquidation petition against China Evergrande Group was adjourned in a Hong Kong court to next month, with the judge asking the embattled developer to hold discussions with relevant ...