Hong Kong home sales surge among lower-priced units thanks to stamp-duty adjustment

Hong Kong home sales surge among lower-priced units thanks to stamp-duty adjustment

Hong Kong’s residential property market recovery is gaining traction, with transactions of lower-priced homes rising sharply on the back of improved sentiment and recent government tax relief measures. From March to May, 3,780 residential properties priced between HK$3 million (US$382,000) and HK$4 million were sold, a 73 per cent increase from the same period last…

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Hong Kong home sales surge among lower-priced units thanks to stamp-duty adjustment

Hong Kong home sales surge among lower-priced units thanks to stamp-duty adjustment

Hong Kong’s residential property market recovery is gaining traction, with transactions of lower-priced homes rising sharply on the back of improved sentiment and recent government tax relief measures. From March to May, 3,780 residential properties priced between HK$3 million (US$382,000) and HK$4 million were sold, a 73 per cent increase from the same period last…

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Hong Kong economy’s ‘mixed signals’ portend retail-sector ‘turbulence’, analysts say

Hong Kong economy’s ‘mixed signals’ portend retail-sector ‘turbulence’, analysts say

Hong Kong’s retail industry will experience mixed fortunes in coming months, as rising unemployment threatens to dent consumer spending even as the economy and household incomes improve and tourist numbers surge, according to CBRE. “Right now, there is positive news and negative news in the market,” said Lawrence Wan, senior director and head of advisory…

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Hong Kong economy’s ‘mixed signals’ portend retail-sector ‘turbulence’, analysts say

Hong Kong economy’s ‘mixed signals’ portend retail-sector ‘turbulence’, analysts say

Hong Kong’s retail industry will experience mixed fortunes in coming months, as rising unemployment threatens to dent consumer spending even as the economy and household incomes improve and tourist numbers surge, according to CBRE. “Right now, there is positive news and negative news in the market,” said Lawrence Wan, senior director and head of advisory…

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From riches to rags: Hong Kong’s veteran property investors grapple with market downturn

From riches to rags: Hong Kong’s veteran property investors grapple with market downturn

Hong Kong’s commercial market declines have left some of the city’s once-prosperous veteran investors struggling financially, with experts expecting distressed sales to continue amid plunging property valuations. In April, receivers took over the luxury detached mansion in Pok Fu Lam where “Cassette King” David Chan Ping-chi and his family had lived since the 1980s, marketing…

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From riches to rags: Hong Kong’s veteran property investors grapple with market downturn

From riches to rags: Hong Kong’s veteran property investors grapple with market downturn

Hong Kong’s commercial market declines have left some of the city’s once-prosperous veteran investors struggling financially, with experts expecting distressed sales to continue amid plunging property valuations. In April, receivers took over the luxury detached mansion in Pok Fu Lam where “Cassette King” David Chan Ping-chi and his family had lived since the 1980s, marketing…

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Hong Kong developer CK Asset set to weather ‘stress test’ conditions, chairman says

Hong Kong developer CK Asset set to weather ‘stress test’ conditions, chairman says

CK Asset Holdings, the flagship property developer of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s family, will weather the “doldrums” in the city’s commercial leasing market amid global economic uncertainties, according to chairman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi. “No industry in this world is always well-performing, and demand for Hong Kong’s retail and office properties is indeed slow at…

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