Property

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

4 Mar 2013

Property prices are one of the hottest topics in Hong Kong these days. Everyone seems to have a strong opinion, although many have lost sight of the real issue.

Chateau Lafite loses its shine

1 Mar 2013

It had to happen. Chateau Lafite, the Bordeaux worshipped by mainland Chinese wine collectors, has finally fallen from grace. Top wines plummeted in value by 12 per cent over the 12 months to...

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Land list 'shows supply may be running short'

1 Mar 2013

Twenty-three of the 28 residential sites added to this year's land-sale list will not be ready for sale until next year, raising concerns that the government is running out of stock for immediate...

China's new leadership unlikely to roll out new property curbs, analysts say

1 Mar 2013

The property market has been among the key topics at the annual meetings since 2010, after mainland property prices started to rise rapidly in 2009, surging by more than 20 per cent that year.

Property development profits and bus fare rises do not go together

1 Mar 2013

KMB's deputy managing director, Evan Auyang, said that the government had not supplied land at below-market rates for the company to build staff quarters and bus depots. He also defended KMB's...

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A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

China property curbs in focus ahead of National People's Congress meeting

China’s property market is rife with speculation – both about rising house prices and about what the new government may do to curb them once it takes office next week.

Hong Kong unlikely to follow Singapore in raising taxes for luxury homeowners

Hong Kong is unlikely to follow Singapore's example by raising taxes for owners of the most expensive luxury homes, property and tax experts say. The city-state's initiative is seen as being aimed...

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Sales in second-hand property market double after stamp duty

Sales in Hong Kong's secondary market for 10 major private housing estates doubled over the weekend, with most being first-time buyers, according to figures from Centaline.

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Agents expect non-residential prices to fall amid new cooling measures

The new measures to cool property prices are likely to curb speculation in the non-residential market and lead to a fall in prices, property agents said. But they generally expect a decline of...

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Tycoon Lee Shau-kee may donate land for cheap housing

Property tycoon Lee Shau-kee is considering donating farmland to the government to use for affordable housing, his company confirmed yesterday. Henderson Land Development, one of the city's...