Our Hong Kong Foundation’s report says average waiting time for public flats can be cut from 5.9 to 3.7 years if unnecessary processes or repetitive public consultations are reduced. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future Northern Metropolis looks to be a home for innovators
With state-of-the-art technologies and a self-contained community, the city is being positioned as a global high-tech, financial and logistics hub ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong real estate regains appeal with international investors as they target hotels, industrial assets in 2022, CBRE survey shows
Hong Kong was the sixth most attractive property investment destination in a CBRE poll of some 30 cities in Asia-Pacific, after dropping out of the top 10 last year ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Property Bonds Soar as Investors Bet Worst Is Over
A record-breaking rally in Chinese property bonds is highlighting the huge sums of money primed to flow into the distressed securities should Beijing dial back its industry crackdown.Most Read from Bl ... ( read original story ...)
HK-listed Chinese property stocks jump on report of draft rules to ease cash crunch
Shares of Sunac China 1918.HK led a rise in China property stocks after a Reuters' report that China was drafting rules to make it easier for property developers to access escrow funds, in the latest ... ( read original story ...)
China reluctantly gives property market a break
Beijing will let stressed real estate developers tap escrowed pre-payments, building on surprise cuts to interest rates and fresh support for M&A. It’s an imperfect, partial solution to a worsening ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China drafts rules to ease property developers’ cash crunch
China is drafting nationwide rules to make it easier for property developers to access funds from sales still held in escrow accounts in its latest move to ease a severe cash crunch in the sector, ... ( read original story ...)
Shimao’s founder offers to sell two floors at The Center in Hong Kong as developer digs into his own pockets to pare company’s debt
Shimao is seen as one of China’s more conservative borrowers, in a property industry where most developers rely on bank loans to finance their land purchases and constructions, amid a tight cap on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong housing officials raise concerns about small flat size, design procedures of subsidised home ownership scheme
Housing Authority members note unsold batch of 500 shoebox flats under Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme, saying low take-up rate suggests such tiny homes do not meet buyers' needs Alice ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new lawmakers are mostly affluent homeowners, with property in mainland China and overseas. How well can they represent ordinary residents?
Assets declaration shows 69 out of 90 legislators are property owners, nearly half with mainland investments Not-so-diverse Legco raises questions about members' ability to reflect views of ... ( read original story ...)
Henderson prices flats at The Harmonie, Hong Kong’s first residential project this year, lower than The Vertex launched two years ago
The prices of flats at The Harmonie in Cheung Sha Wan are 4.2 per cent lower than The Vertex, which was launched in December 2019. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first carbon-focused fund eyes investments in projects to improve China’s climate-change ratings
Hong Kong’s sole household piped-gas supplier is launching a carbon-focused fund to extend its reach into the “smart energy” business. It will seek to invest in projects that aim to cut carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Cooling measures: Hong Kong couple still willing to pay nearly $1m in stamp duty for S’pore condo
SINGAPORE - The new property cooling measures took property agent Jaeson Lin's foreign clients by surprise but they decided to bite the bullet and buy their new apartment. . Read more at straitstimes. ( read original story ...)
Longfor Joins Peers With Spinoff, IPO for Property Management Arm
Longfor has applied to list its property management arm in Hong Kong, following in the footsteps of many of its peers The unit, Longfor Intelligent Living, ... ( read original story ...)