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New home prices in China increased in 55 of the 70 cities tracked in March, compared with 44 in February. Photo: Reuters

Smaller cities lead China new home prices gains in March

Analyst expects property demand to increase in bigger cities this year but not prices as government keeps it in check

18 Apr 2018 - 11:16pm

A construction tower appears over waterfront property on Sydney Harbour in Australia, where prices fell 2.1 per cent in March year on year. Photo: Reuters

Australian home prices could fall further on stricter loan rules

17 Apr 2018 - 7:13pm 2

Kerry Properties' Mantin Heights residential development in Ho Man Tin, where about 300 of the 1,429-unit project are empty. Photo: Sandy Li

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15 Apr 2018 - 8:49pm 44

Prices are expected to rise further as buying sentiment remains strong, says Ricacorp Properties

Average Hong Kong used home prices soar to record US$1.28m

11 Apr 2018 - 7:50pm 4

Residential buildings are reflected in the Shing Mun River in Shatin. Chinese developers are increasingly eyeing the secondary market in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA-EFE

Mainland developers eye secondary market in Hong Kong

10 Apr 2018 - 7:43pm 3

The mainland’s biggest home loan lender says apart from providing renters with funds to pay rent, it will tap on ancillary businesses for growth

China’s CCB makes residential leasing sector its new battlefield

10 Apr 2018 - 7:43pm

Apartment blocks are pictured next to a construction site on a hazy day in Wuqing district of Tianjin, China. Prices of new residential projects in smaller cities picked up by 0.4 percentage points in February, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Photo: Reuters

Families in smaller Chinese cities show healthy appetite for property

9 Apr 2018 - 11:42pm

The Center in Hong Kong’s Central district. Photo: Nora Tam

Owners of world's priciest office tower say new tenants will pay even more

5 Apr 2018 - 11:23pm 12

Despite some restrictions for Hongkongers, Shenzhen is a more affordable place to live than Hong Kong. Photo: Roy Issa

Soaring home prices stop Hongkongers in Shenzhen returning to city

3 Apr 2018 - 9:02pm 22

The Malibu complex in Hong Kong’s Lohas Park. Photo: Martin Chan

Homebuyers flock to Lohas Park sale despite 19.9pc rise in price

4 Apr 2018 - 10:30am 9

Competition is fierce between banks in Hong Kong to attract mortgage customers. Photo: Nora Tam

HSBC ends fixed-rate mortgage a week after Fed’s rate rise

27 Mar 2018 - 10:57pm

The Center, right, in Hong Kong’s downtown Central district, has 1.2 million square feet of office space, 13,000 square feet of retail space and 402 car parking lots. Photo: Felix Wong

Tycoon says China credit squeeze won’t impact The Center stake

27 Mar 2018 - 11:27pm

The North Point area of Hong Kong. New World Development will use green financing for a major redevelopment project in the area. Photo: Martin Chan

Hong Kong’s New World Development gets city’s first green loan

21 Mar 2018 - 11:37pm 1

Residential blocks under construction in Beijing. Some Chinese cities continue to roll out fresh property tightening steps as housing prices remain restrictively high for many buyers. Photo: Reuters

Small, mid-sized Chinese developers still facing funding woes

21 Mar 2018 - 9:32am

Companies controlled by Li Ka-shing sold the The Center, in Central, to A consortium of mainland Chinese buyers in November for HK$40.2 billion (US$5.15 billion). Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong’s property arms race to slow amid controls on mainland developers

21 Mar 2018 - 9:24am

The launch of Wheelock Properties’ Malibu residential project has burnished the image of Lohas Park, although a few problems still need to be ironed out in the area

The rise of Lohas Park: from landfill site to sought-after address

21 Mar 2018 - 11:23am 3

All four Chinese developers listed in Hong Kong that released their annual results on Tuesday reported strong growth in revenue and profits last. Photo: Reuters

Credit curbs a big challenge for China’s developers, say analysts

21 Mar 2018 - 7:32am

The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation limits its 90 per cent loan to value mortgage plan to homes worth HK$4 million or less. Photo: Bloomberg

HKMC insists it is helping first-time Hong Kong homebuyers

15 Mar 2018 - 11:25am 3

Hong Kong’s average housing rent fell for the first time in 22 months, but it may be too early to celebrate the relief as analysts expect leases to rise 9 per cent for the whole year

Hong Kong’s February rents fall after 22-month rise. Will relief last?

14 Mar 2018 - 11:28am 2

Research by CBRE from 2017 showed that 84pc of landlords expect a rise in smart buildings as a result of tech innovation. Photo: Anthony WALLACE

Technology will transform Hong Kong’s traditional property market

13 Mar 2018 - 7:30pm

Potential buyers view a scale model of Wheelock’s Malibu project at Harbour City, in Tsim Sha Tsui, on Saturday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Wheelock eyes HNA’s last Kai Tak plot; posts 1.5pc rise in core profit

12 Mar 2018 - 11:36pm

The under construction Hong Kong terminal of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link. Photo: Roy Issa

Hong Kong to bolster land bank with plots worth at least US$21.7b

2 Mar 2018 - 9:15am

Hong Kong’s home price index rose 1.27 per cent to 357.5, according to data released by the Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong home price growth eases in January

28 Feb 2018 - 11:33pm 4

About 120,000 condominium units worth over 500 billion baht will be launched in Thailand this year and about half of them will be in Bangkok . Photo: Bloomberg

Bangkok condominium heavily oversupplied, but unlikely to crash

27 Feb 2018 - 11:15am 1

HNA Group has pledged shares in its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary to raise funds. Photo: Reuters

HNA pledges 41pc stake in Hong Kong property unit as collateral for loan

21 Feb 2018 - 10:43pm 1

Residential buildings in the Aberdeen area of Hong Kong. There were a record number of transactions in the Year of the Rooster in Hong Kong. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong property sales reach all-time high in Year of the Rooster

19 Feb 2018 - 11:02pm

HNA Group, which paid HK$14.3 billion for the two plots at the site of Hong Kong’s former airport in Kai Tak, has sold it to Henderson Land for HK$16 billion

HNA Group makes a cool HK$1.7b from sale of Hong Kong plots

14 Feb 2018 - 9:56am 8

Chinese companies such as HNA, which spent HK$27.2 billion on acquiring four plots at Hong Kong’s former airport site in Kai Tak, have slowed down their land purchases this financial year. Photo: Bruce Yan

Mainland developers back off from projects in Hong Kong

6 Feb 2018 - 7:52pm

State-owned banks have provided a combined US$206.7b of credit to developers for their rental home developments

China’s rental home drive to curb speculation may fuel another bubble

6 Feb 2018 - 8:25pm

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