REAL ESTATE

Hong Kong police probe whether body found is missing Canadian man

TORONTO – Police in Hong Kong are investigating whether a body discovered in the city last Wednesday is that of a missing Canadian. Police had earlier said Joseph Basha, a 25-year-old student from Newfoundland and Labrador, had disappeared on Dec. 21. (read the news…) People who looked at this item also looked at… Sister...

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Property Transaction Volumes Slump in Hong Kong

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China move to keep shoppers may hit HK retail rents

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Last Christmas, Fion Ng had an unusual request from a mainland Chinese customer at the high-end cosmetics store she manages in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, the most expensive place to rent a shop in Asia. “Is this really the most expensive cream?” the shopper from Shanghai asked, of a...

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Lower plot prices in HK shock experts

Two property sites in Hong Kong – one in Lantau and the other in Hung Hom – have fetched far lower prices than earlier predicted, surprising many real estate experts.A 24,326 sq ft res (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong Stocks Rise Early, As Property Advances Tougher rules for Hong Kong property developers...

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China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China became the world’s top patent filer in 2011, surpassing the United States and Japan as it steps up innovation to improve its intellectual property rights track record, a Thomson Reuters research report showed on Wednesday. The report said the world’s second-largest economy aimed to transform from a “made in...

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Hong Kong Shares Inch Higher, Shanghai Supported at 2,200

Hong Kong shares inched up 0.1 percent on Tuesday, with the benchmark index barely holding on to a gain at the end of a choppy day on which turnover slumped to its lowest in 2011. (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong, Shanghai shares slip on property concerns Hong Kong stocks rise, with property,...

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Hong Kong Luxury Real Estate Sales Repeatedly Set Records

Mainlanders are willing to spend hundreds of millions of yuan on Hong Kong properties. (read the news…) Related items China Developers’ Shares Slump in Hong Kong on Dim Housing Sales Outlook The Sales Amount of Evergrande has Increased over the Same Period of the Previous Year and over the Previous … Borneo Real Estate...

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Real Estate Firms Learn to Do Business in China

Drawn by an expanding middle class, commercial real estate companies in the United States and Canada are building malls and residential developments in China. (read the news…) Related items Research and Markets: Hong Kong Real Estate Report Q1 2012: Demand and Prices to Decline Steadily over the Coming Months Sino-Ocean and KKR Announce Real...

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Hong Kong shares rebound after weak opening

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong shares opened lower but swiftly recovered in early trading Tuesday, with Chinese financials and property developers among the gainers after a string of losses recently. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.8% to 18,214.57, finding support above the 18,000-point level, with 44 of its 48 constituents higher. The Hang...

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Sanya Home Bubble Pops as Prices Deflate in China’s Hawaii

Zhu Lei, a property agent for the Serenity Coast luxury residential and hotel complex in Sanya on China’s Hainan island, recalls clients carrying suitcases of cash to shop for holiday apartments last year. (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong to Ease Property Curbs If Prices Slump, Tsang Says Hong Kong to Loosen Property...

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