Tag: property

“The timing is right for us to focus more on Hong Kong, ” Ho said. Singapore-based property consultancy Savills’ research and consultancy executive director Alan Cheong said: “If someone whacks a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Mortgage rates are also climbing in Hong Kong as the political crisis weakens the appetite for loans. Both HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc increased effective rates by 10 basis ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - On a sweltering Sunday afternoon in Hong Hong's Sha Tin district, not long before police battled protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets in several locations nearby, eager ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong property prices have risen 300% since 2003. Beijing needs to stop consulting with property "tycoons" and take away their political power, Xie says. As protests continue to roil Hong Kong, a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is changing because of China but it will thrive after this violence ends according to local property tycoon Allan Zeman. He said “the media has made it look worse than it really is and the ... ( read original story ...)

The cracking in the facade of neutrality comes amid mounting damage to the Hong Kong economy and pressure from Beijing for public displays of loyalty. Being forced to take sides is unlikely to end ... ( read original story ...)

Weeks of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are battering shares in the city's property developers and pushing its benchmark stock index closer to a bear market. About 446 billion Hong Kong dollars ... ( read original story ...)

Property developers expressed concern over the ongoing extradition bill-related protests in Hong Kong, warning about the potential impact of the unrest on the city’s economy and well-being. In a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong billionaire ends silence ... which began over legislation that would have allowed extradition to the mainland, were causing potential property buyers to adopt a wait-and-see attitude. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s economy, already straining under the weight of anti-government protests as well as the US-China trade war, is now set to feel the pressure of a weaker Chinese yuan. Retailers, restaurants, ... ( read original story ...)

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has cut the cash rebate rate in connection with residential mortgages to 1 percent for loans below HK$10 million, and to 1.5 percent for those above HK$10 million, ... ( read original story ...)

Mainland China gross rental income grew by 14% in RMB terms for 1H2019, and a new Shanghai property to be opened in late 2020 should further grow recurring income. Hong Kong retail properties are ... ( read original story ...)

Last Thursday, Savills, the global real estate adviser, blamed political and economic uncertainty in Britain and Hong Kong for the 50 per cent fall in the profits it generated from advising on ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s geography squeezes people into living on narrow strips of flat land around the coasts. Simple supply and demand exacerbates these topographical facts, driving up property prices that are ... ( read original story ...)