Prospective property buyers at the Octa Tower in Kowloon Bay, queuing up to bid for 491 units of LP6 at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O on 13 October, 2018. Photo SCMP / Xiaomei ChenProspective property buyers at the Octa Tower in Kowloon Bay, queuing up to bid for 491 units of LP6 at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O on 13 October, 2018. Photo SCMP / Xiaomei Chen
Prospective property buyers at the Octa Tower in Kowloon Bay, queuing up to bid for 491 units of LP6 at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O on 13 October, 2018. Photo SCMP / Xiaomei Chen
Property /  Hong Kong & China

Hong Kong’s home sales flop as market rout, higher mortgages deter residential property buyers

Topic |   Hong Kong housing
Zheng YangpengPearl Liu
Zheng Yangpeng and Pearl Liu

Updated: 10:38am, 15 Oct, 2018

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Prospective property buyers at the Octa Tower in Kowloon Bay, queuing up to bid for 491 units of LP6 at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O on 13 October, 2018. Photo SCMP / Xiaomei ChenProspective property buyers at the Octa Tower in Kowloon Bay, queuing up to bid for 491 units of LP6 at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O on 13 October, 2018. Photo SCMP / Xiaomei Chen
Prospective property buyers at the Octa Tower in Kowloon Bay, queuing up to bid for 491 units of LP6 at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O on 13 October, 2018. Photo SCMP / Xiaomei Chen
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