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’s lived-in home prices complete third year of decline in worst run since 2003

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices complete third year of decline in worst run since 2003

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices fell in December to complete three straight years of setbacks, as geopolitical and inflation risks clouded the prospects for more interest-rate cuts by global central banks. Prices in the secondary market declined 0.65 per cent last month, following gains in October and November, according to data published by the Rating…

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