Residential Property

Estate agents face new requirement

It involves sale or lease of second-hand residential properties.

Government approves more building plans

Buildings Department approves 21 building plans in November.

2 home sites sold for $2.16b

They boast of a 50-year land grant.

Flat sale to slash 70% off prices

1,000 families are slated to benefit from it.

IMF warns against property bubble bursting

The International Monetary Fund says the property sector remains the main source of economic risk in Hong Kong.

Asia’s “jet set” forsake Hong Kong for Singapore

Rich and well-traveled Asians would rather buy property in Singapore.

Developers gang-up on two lots

Two residential sites in Tseung Kwan O and Jordan Kwun Chung Street draw 13 developers.

Government to impose restrictions on home resales

Fight to avert property speculation extended to secondary market.

Residential property sales plunge

Number sold and sales value both drop in November.

Hong Kong most at risk of overheating property prices

6 property measures imposed failed to dampen market demand.

Nasty surprise for home buyers in 2013

After rising over 20% in 2012, home prices could jump a further 10% in 2013.

Home sales plunge 19.3% to 7,035

Overall worth of sales was $42b.

Property bubble threat remains serious

Financial Secretary John Tsang again sounds warning against a persistent menace.