Tag: mortgage

More than half of Hong Kong consumers still want human interaction – especially to deal with complaints (60 per cent) and advice about complex products such as mortgages (54 per cent in Hong Kong). So this is where the focus of getting humans to ... ( read original story ...)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a warning on Hong Kong’s economic outlook, highlighting a shortage of housing, an overheating property market, an ageing population and an economic slowdown on the mainland. The report, released on Friday ... ( read original story ...)

With soaring home prices and shrinking unit sizes, it's not unfair to say that Hong Kong isn't a friendly place for prospective home-buyers. But the story is completely different for the territory's top real estate developers. The top 12 property moguls in ... ( read original story ...)

A local buyer has purchased a mansion overlooking Hong Kong’s exclusive Repulse Bay using a method allowing him to avoid property taxes. The house may have fetched about HK$670 million ($86 million), based on the average square-foot valuation of similar ... ( read original story ...)

Home-purchase confidence in Hong Kong took a nosedive of about 21 per cent last quarter as already sky-high property prices continued to rise despite a recent drastic increase in the punitive stamp duty. According to a poll of 1,007 participants by the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing expects property prices in the city will rise “a little bit” this year, even as the government takes steps to cool the world’s costliest real estate market. The government in November increased the stamp duty to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing expects property prices in the city will rise “a little bit” this year, even as the government takes steps to cool the world’s costliest real estate market. The government in November increased the stamp duty to 15 ... ( read original story ...)