Residential Property
Home sale transactions crash 53.3% in December
Home sale transactions crash 53.3% in December
The disappointing data is the lowest since November 2008.
Estate agents face new requirement
It involves sale or lease of second-hand residential properties.
2 sites at Ho Man Tin, Tung Chung up for grabs
Tender for both will open 25 January.
Government approves more building plans
Buildings Department approves 21 building plans in November.
Home sales crash 30% over the weekend
Just 31 units were sold.
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.
Only 15 residential units sold over the weekend
That is a 25% drop.