Tag: property

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- It will take more than a few protests to cool Hong Kong’s real estate market. The latest round of social unrest has homeowners worried that the local economy, especially the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has seen several waves of mass protests in the 22 years ... And despite being described as “violent,” they directed their anger only at property and not people. But they are poking at the ... ( read original story ...)

Far East Consortium is differentiated from its peers due to its geographical diversification and a high proportion of recurring income. Share price weakness is due to exposure to Australian and U ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong developer Swire Properties said on Tuesday it will develop a luxury residential project in Jakarta, in its first foray into Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy. It has formed a joint ... ( read original story ...)

What are a few portraits worth in comparison to the very survival of Hong Kong as a place?” But pro-establishment figures focused on condemning the violence done to property and lamenting a loss of ... ( read original story ...)

Protesters break into the government’s parliament building. Photograph: UPI/Barcroft Media As Hong Kong woke up after a night of unprecedented drama, the city was divided on whether protesters who ... ( read original story ...)

Second, Singapore has kept its housing market on a tight regulatory leash for the past decade to avoid the runaway price growth witnessed in Hong Kong. Since 2014, property values in the two cities ... ( read original story ...)

Now, the transformation is just one of the many ways Hong Kong is freeing up land in order to boost housing supply and tackle runaway property prices.The government is also considering converting ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong property developer Wing Tai Properties said on Sunday it had sold about 70 per cent of apartments on offer at its new Oma Oma development in Tuen Mun, rounding off what could be one of the ... ( read original story ...)

“The property market has performed well in the first half...recording around 9% gains,” said Thomas Lam, executive director of Knight Frank. “But the recent social movement in Hong Kong and the ... ( read original story ...)

Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next. In property-obsessed Hong Kong -- where buying a home is impossible for many -- being born into an ... ( read original story ...)

Which is more frightening: a haunted house or one that takes a lifetime to save up for? For most people Hong Kong's sky-high property prices are a more terrifying prospect than the thought of living ... ( read original story ...)

Mike Michelin, a mobile mortgage advisor with CIBC who’s based in Vancouver, says the industry has been abuzz with speculation this week that Hong Kong residents, fearful of relentless encroachment ... ( read original story ...)

... to apply for a Reverse Mortgage amid a bullish property market first and then apply for the Policy Reverse Mortgage. The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation recently started to accept applications of ... ( read original story ...)