The current Buyers Stamp Duty (BSD) is only really effective in a rising market and a more equitable form of tax such as a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) now needs to be planned for and implemented as a...
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- May 25, 2013
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15 May 2013
Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics show residential sales' values jumped 57 per cent year-on-year last month, but were down 13 per cent month-on-month.
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9 May 2013
The mainland property market will continue to grow, but at a slower pace, while developers which focus on the mass market will experience strongest growth, Moody's Investors Service said.
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2 May 2013
Driven by strong demand, average prices of new homes in 100 major mainland cities rose 1 per cent last month from March, extending the run of increases to 11 consecutive months, the China Index...
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1 May 2013
The exodus of investors from Hong Kong's property market - sparked by the government's measures in February to curb speculation - is continuing, with buyers now seeking alternatives in the West....
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24 Apr 2013
State governments that oversee housing rules in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and other cities planned to make it illegal to raise rents by more than 15 per cent in three years, according to government...
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New-home sales in first-tier and second-tier cities were up 8 per cent and 13 per cent week on week, respectively, according to Nomura. The next catalyst for the housing market should come after...
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On February 22 the government announced new measures, including a doubling of stamp duty for homes and non-residential properties valued at more than HK$2 million, and requiring buyers of non-...
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Home sales rose to 2,793 in March, rebounding from a 14-month low in February and the highest since the Urban Redevelopment Authority started releasing the information in June 2007, according to...
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The government's cooling measures "have created a severe situation for sellers", Centaline Property managing director Louis Chan Wing-kit said. "Some have waited for up to 40 days to clinch a deal...
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In the past three years the government and related agencies have intervened in the property market no fewer than 25 times, introducing additional stamp duties - a Special Stamp Duty and a Buyers'...
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The central government should intervene less in the private sector and concentrate on offering a level playing field for state-owned and private enterprises to maintain growth and investment, said...
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