Residential Property
Primary transaction volume hits 13-year high
Primary transaction volume hits 13-year high
It surged 78% to approximately 9,780 registrations in the first half of 2017.
Hong Kong's approved mortgage loans up 30.6% to $41.7b
Number of applications jumped 13.8%.
Two factors that could weigh on the property market
Rising interest rates is one.
Why small-to-medium developers could lose share in land market
And PRC developers will likely dominate the game.
HNA eyes selling flats to Hong Kong staff
The apartments will be at the old Kai Tak airport site.
Property market in a 'dangerous situation': Finance chief Paul Chan
But the financial system is resilient enough to withstand correction.
Housing Authority sets rents for two new estates
Over 67% of the flats will rent for less than $2,500 per month.
Property sales drop 16.1% in May
There were 7,536 sale and purchase agreements for all building units.
Approved mortgage loans slip 13.6% to $31.9b in April
The number of mortgage applications decreased 16.5% to 13,027.
Here's proof that Hong Kong made no progress in cooling its property market
Thousands of buyers queue for newly-released developments.
Developers' ability to provide secondary mortgages to be affected by HKMA's new rules
HKMA lowers the LTV for construction financing to property developers.
What you need to know about HKMA's new guidelines to banks
How will these impact domestic property prices?
Hong Kong tightens stamp duty exemption for permanent residents
Buyers with more than one residential property to be affected.
What could keep the property market in check for the rest of 2017?
Reduced outflows from China is one factor.
Hong Kong tightens mortgage loan guidelines
It unveiled three new measures that will take effect immediately.
Property buyers urged to be cautious in ability to repay loans
As US interest rate hikes will keep going into 2019.
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