Mary Chan described how buying a house in the UK had driven her to distraction. “The agent did not turn up for our appointment. The solicitor replied late and incompletely to my questions.” She twice ...
Devoting efforts on trade partnership
We are seeking actively to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with many of the member states located along the Belt & Road, and our accession to the pact will fortify the city’s role ...
Current mortgage rates
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Pandemic, Property Sector Concerns Drive Hong Kong Shares Lower
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index opened evenly Friday but declined through the afternoon, finishing off 0.3% as traders again cast a wary eye on property issues, given mainland China's troubled real ...
China property bailouts leave most out in the cold
President Xi Jinping is wrapping up his massive property stress test, but it looks like few have passed. On Monday Beijing announced homebuilders can use equity financing again, lifting a ban in place ...
UK mortgage approvals tumble; markets rally as China boosts Covid-19 vaccinations for elderly – business live
The number of mortgages approved by lenders in Britain hits its lowest level since June 2020, as housing market slows ...
China’s zero-COVID lockdown protests drag on Chinese and Hong Kong stocks as unrest spooks investors
The eruption of COVID-19 lockdown protests in China are weighing on stocks in the mainland and in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index shed more than 4% at the open and closed 1.6% lower.
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Hot U.K. Home Sales Are Now Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Hong Kong Home Prices Fall to Their Lowest in Nearly Five Years, and More The season isn’t the only thing changing as we head into December—so ...
Average waiting time for public rental flat in Hong Kong drops to 5.6 years as housing chief says future homes could be bigger
The average waiting time for a public rental flat in Hong Kong has dropped to 5.6 years, authorities have said, while the housing chief has expressed optimism that the minimum size of homes could be ...
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is shorting the Hong Kong dollar in a bet it’ll lose its peg to the greenback
The billionaire investor said that Federal Reserve interest rate rises will break the currency's peg with the US dollar as it "no longer makes sense." ...
China Fashion Tycoon to Sell $64 Million Prime Hong Kong Office
A Chinese fashion tycoon has lost a prime office property in Hong Kong’s business district, the South China Morning Post reported. The entire 23rd floor of Bank of America Tower and three car parking ...
UPDATE 1-Chinese property stocks rally as banks pledge $38 bln in credit support
HONG KONG, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Chinese property shares jumped on Thursday after the country’s biggest commercial banks agreed to provide at least $38 billion in fresh credit lines to cash-strapped ...
Fashion tycoon who dreamed of building China’s LVMH set to lose prime Hong Kong property worth US$64 million: sources
A receiver has appointed Savills to sell the entire 23rd floor of Bank of America Tower in Central and three parking spaces The property was bought in 2018 by a company controlled by Qiu Yafu and ...
Hong Kong property deals almost doubled in Q3
Transaction volumes grew 93% to USD4.4 billion during the quarter. Transaction volumes increased by 93% QOQ in Hong Kong in Q3, despite the US Federal Reserve’s sharp rate hikes prompting investors to ...