Is Xi worried about Pyongyang-triggered financial crisis?

Famed Hong Kong investor Xiao Jianhua was abducted by Chinese authorities ... by financial crises -- first the Asian currency crisis of 1997, and then the subprime mortgage crisis 10 years later. It is only natural that Xi should fear a repeat. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Mortgage Rates Move Lower in Mid-July

The 30-year mortgage rate moved with Treasury yields ... foreign investment in U.S. residential real estate skyrocketed to a new record-high Hong Kong Skyscrapers Most Expense Real Estate Assets in the World According to global real estate advisor Knight ... ( read original story ...)

Time to cut property cartel down to size

Who says local academics are timid? A new report by two University of Hong Kong scholars has made a provocative challenge to the property cartel. Lawrence Lai Wai-chung and Chau Kwong-wing, both professors at the Department of Real Estate and Construction ... ( read original story ...)

Fortune REIT’s net property income rises 3pc to US$93m

Hong Kong’s second-half growth will slow further as consumption ... down 1.1 per cent from December, as a result of higher property valuations. Its share price rose 11 per cent during the first half to HK$9.78 per share, its closing price on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Lloyds stung £1bn by PPI and mortgage arrears errors

The mortgage redress scheme is understood to centre on the way ... Walkie Talkie building sold to Hong Kong firm for a record £1.3bn A Hong Kong firm has snapped up London's landmark Walkie Talkie skyscraper for a record £1.3bn. Jeff Bezos briefly ... ( read original story ...)

Sitting tight in the fintech age, warding off threats

Any potential risks he could think of at the moment could come from property developers' enticing mortgage loans with high loan-to-value ratios, as well as the increased mainland exposure of Hong Kong banks. "But, they're all manageable." Norman Chan Tak ... ( read original story ...)