Hong Kong Property

Hong Kong's relationship with mainland is no one-way street

27 Feb 2013

If you were to judge Hong Kong's relationship with the mainland solely on the basis of what government officials here say, you would get a thoroughly confused picture.

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Housing rents seen to rise faster as new stamp duty hits home purchases

27 Feb 2013

Rents will rise at a faster pace in the second half of this year as demand for rental accommodation increases as a result of homebuyers hold off on making purchases while they digest the impact of...

Market for cheaper flats expected to recover faster than luxury segment

27 Feb 2013

Sales of homes worth HK$20 million or higher froze over the weekend, but demand among first-home buyers stayed healthy despite higher property tax as they took advantage of discounts.

Using guide and fine wines as a guide, Hong Kong flats prices likely to stall

27 Feb 2013

Figuring out a fair value for a Hong Kong home may seem like an elusive exercise, but to help with the task, Nomura Equity Research suggests comparing what is happening with local home prices to...

New property measures spur selldown in sector

26 Feb 2013

Property stocks were hammered yesterday on concerns the government's fresh curbs would drag down home prices.

Opinion

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Hong Kong property shares fall on fresh housing curbs

Shares of Hong Kong property companies like Cheung Kong Holdings and Sun Hung Kai Properties fell to their lowest in nearly two months on Monday with realtors taking the bigger hit after the city’...

Nervous investors in Apex Horizon hotel suites seek police help

Between the four buyers they bought three units at the Apex Horizon in Kwai Chung in a provisional agreement reached last Wednesday, but it emerged yesterday that they were given what a lawmaker...

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How higher estate taxes can make Hong Kong equitable

We must come up with a redistribution process that transfers back to society the money that landlords and rich property owners earn. This must come in a form of an estate tax (for properties above...

PROPERTY

Extra stamp duty 'to hit speculators only', says financial secretary Tsang

Genuine home buyers will not be affected by property cooling measures, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah said yesterday, adding that the higher stamp duties imposed on Friday would not apply...

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LEADER

Sale of hotel units another housing headache for Leung Chun-ying

Property giant Cheung Kong's selling of 360 units in the Apex Horizon hotel in Kwai Chung has stirred up public anger and political and legal interest. The issue is the unfairness of the exemption...

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MY TAKE

Is legal loophole a financial noose?

Say what you will about Cheung Kong supremo Li Ka-shing and his beloved lieutenant Justin Chiu Kwok-hung, the property duo certainly know how to stick it to the government and its recent measures...

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