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Hong Kong’s home sales slump on weakening take-up

TO GO WITH HongKong-US-economy-property,FOCUS by Dennis CHONG This picture taken on October 22, 2015 shows high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. Buoyed by record-low borrowing costs, a Hong Kong housing boom has seen prices more than double in six years, making it one of the world's most expensive property markets, but experts warn a US interest rate hike could send valuations plunging. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez

3 Nov 2015 - 7:01PM

Hong Kong housing market to see spate of large-scale launches

epa05004369 Mass residential housing under construction in Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 31 October 2015. Property analysts are forecasting a drop in home prices in Hong Kong, as a report released by investment bank UBS showed Hong Kong in second place to London as the city most at risk of a proerty bubble. According to data released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, new mortgage loans totalled 20.3 billion Hong Kong dollars (Euro 2.4 billion) in September, a drop of 13.4 per cent compared with August. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

3 Nov 2015 - 9:00AM

NewHong Kong investors buying into London shops rise

Customers visit the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, France, September 23, 2015. Chinese luxury consumers are spending more on ready-to-wear and new labels, a notable shift in the behaviour and tastes of the world's top spenders, a Reuters survey of retailers in the United States, Asia and Europe showed. Analysts estimate more than two thirds of luxury purchases by Chinese buyers is done overseas, mainly in shopping hotspots such as Paris, Milan, London, New York and Tokyo, which can offer savings of more than 50 percent compared with China prices thanks to foreign exchange rates, tax refunds and other discounts. To Match Insight LUXURY-CHINA/ Picture taken September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

3 Nov 2015 - 9:00AM

NewHong Kong’s supply of new homes on track for record in coming years

The residential construction boom is expected to deliver a record number of homes to market in the next four years. Photo: Felix Wong

30 Oct 2015 - 9:46PM

NewUS-based NAI Global goes into Shanghai

A worker stands on a dock next to the Huangpu river in Shanghai, November 25, 2014. Growth in China's vast factory sector stalled in November, with output contracting for the first time in six months, a private survey showed on Thursday, adding to signs that the economy may still be losing traction. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS REAL ESTATE)

27 Oct 2015 - 8:31AM

Hong Kong retail rents will continue to fall in next year, says brokerage

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27 Oct 2015 - 11:27PM

NewMore mainland China cities see home prices up

(140829) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 29, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2014 shows a high-grade residential buildings community and empty roads in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The housing security and management bureau of Hangzhou lifted three-year-old restrictions on homes smaller than 140 square meters from Aug. 29 due to sluggish sales and overstock. China's property market saw a weak first half of the year, prompting dozens of cities nationwide to remove housing purchase limits in a bid to revive sales and boost the economy. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang) (lfj)

9 Nov 2015 - 2:50PM

NewOffice take-up grows in China’s 16 cities, but rents decline

TOPSHOTS A worker cleans the promenade on the Bund along the Huangpu River against the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong in Shanghai on July 24, 2014. Chinese growth accelerated to a forecast-beating 7.5 percent in the second quarter, official data showed this month, as government stimulus provided a much-needed boost to the world's second-largest economy. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE

20 Oct 2015 - 9:00AM

China overtakes US to have world’s largest built-asset stocks: survey

The hooks of a crane are pictured in front of the setting sun, at a port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, October 14, 2015. China's economic planner said it approved 218 fixed-asset projects worth 1.81 trillion yuan ($285.3 billion) in the first nine months of the year, as Beijing looks to drive infrastructure investment to support slowing economic growth. Picture taken October 14, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

19 Oct 2015 - 6:36PM

Buyer walks away from HK$88m deal for luxury unit at 39 Conduit Road in Hong Kong

Developed by Henderson Land Development, 39 Conduit Road has recorded some of the most expensive apartment transactions in Asia. Photo: Reuters

14 Oct 2015 - 5:55PM

UpdateZero transactions in Hong Kong’s secondary housing market over the weekend

Residential buildings stand in the Tin Shui Wai area in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, March 3, 2012. The number of housing deals in Hong Kong rose for the first time in four months in February even as the total value of those transactions fell, signaling an improvement in sentiment among buyers of small-sized apartments. Photographer: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg

12 Oct 2015 - 5:33PM

Investors cash out of PCPD after sale of Beijing property

PCPD is the property arm of PCCW, which is controlled by Richard Li Tzar-kai.

Shares of Pacific Century Premium Developments plunged 21.5 per cent yesterday on news the company is selling its core holding of Pacific Century Place in Beijing to a private equity fund for US$928 million.

10 Apr 2014 - 1:01AM