Hong Kong’s biggest mortgage lenders kept their prime rates unchanged immediately after the monetary authority’s June 16 move, giving homebuyers the opening to get ahead of higher borrowing costs. ( read original story ...)
How the world’s ‘most high-profile kleptocracy case’ didn’t stop the sale of this Hong Kong penthouse
A penthouse in one of Hong Kong’s swankiest property developments sold for $36.5-million to a company linked to Gulnara Karimova, daughter of the late Uzbekistan dictator Islam Karimov – bringing to l ... ( read original story ...)
Evergrande vows to oppose Hong Kong lawsuit from small creditor
China Evergrande said that it would “vigorously” oppose a winding-up petition filed by a small creditor as the world’s most indebted property developer comes under pressure from investors cut out of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s luxury home rents fall as expats leave in droves due to Covid curbs, while New York, Toronto and Singapore see gains
Prime rents in Hong Kong fell 1.1 per cent quarter on quarter in the year's first three months Rents for Hong Kong's high-end homes have slipped 6.8 per cent since the pandemic started in 2020 Hong ... ( read original story ...)
The transformation of Hong Kong in five charts
OUTSHINED BY MAINLAND CHINA While Hong Kong retains an outsized, indirect contribution to China's economic growth given its status as the only Chinese financial centre not subject to capital controls, ... ( read original story ...)
HKMC Hikes Fixed Mortgage Rates by 0.5%
The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) announced to raise the interest rates for fixed-rate mortgage applications filed between 1st July and 31st July by 0.5% from those in June, marking ... ( read original story ...)
Priced out of Hong Kong, young home buyers look to Greater Bay Area for space and value
Hong Kong has held its spot as the least affordable property market for 12 years in that study. Like the four Hong Kong leaders who came before him, Chief Executive-elect John Lee Ka-chiu has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore investors filling void in London property left by mainland Chinese retreat
Another key trend in Asia reverberating through London's property market is geopolitical instability. Beijing's imposition of a draconian new national security law on Hong Kong, which dealt a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong house sells for $153 million, the most this year
The six-bedroom house spanning 8,032sq ft of floor area has a private garden, swimming pool and parking space. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
How an old empty Hong Kong building became a homeless shelter and could serve as the template to get more people off the streets
The building was donated rent-free to the three-year project by Hong Kong property developer Chinachem, whose chief executive, Donald Choi, is an architect with a passion for repurposing old buildings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Key Rate Quadruples Within a Month on FX Peg Defense
Hong Kong’s benchmark borrowing cost quadrupled in a month as the city’s de-facto central bank drained liquidity at a record pace to stem the currency’s weakness. ( read original story ...)
Desperate Chinese property developer willing to ‘swap wheat for house’
A desperate developer in China's softening property market is coming up with a novel promotion to attract buyers, recently offering to take wheat and garlic as down payments. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developers lower prices to generate sales amid interest rate hikes, high supply
Hong Kong property developers are offering new projects at lower starting prices to stimulate sales in an environment of rising interest rates and increasing supply of flats. Sun Hung Kai Properties ... ( read original story ...)
‘Spicy policies’ helped fortify Hong Kong’s market, save homeowners from negative-equity trap, defaults, ex-HKMA CEO Chan says
Eight rounds of mortgage tightening under Chan's watch, dubbed as 'spicy policies', helped the city tackle property speculation, fend off widespread defaults Negative equity has not been an issue in ... ( read original story ...)