A Hong Kong developer behind a controversial housing estate at a major wetland will return part of the site with ecological value to the government and provide one-off funding for long-term conservation, according to an environmental impact assessment report. The 11.6-hectare (28.7-acre) development site is spread across Nam Sang Wai and Lut Chau, wetland areas…
Reconstruction efforts in Gaza will require more than $50bn after 15 months of Israel’s devastating war, according to a new assessment by the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank. The figures come as Arab countries continue to scramble to find a viable recovery plan as an alternative to the mass displacement of…
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits. What You Need To Know The U.S. Justice Department is suing several landlords for allegedly…
We’re buying 50 shares of CrowdStrike at roughly $354 each and 25 shares of Home Depot at roughly $390. Following Thursday’s trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 200 shares of CRWD, increasing its portfolio weighting to 2% from 1.5%. The Trust will also own 225 shares of HD, increasing its weighting to 2.5% from…
Feeling shut out of this hot market? Maybe some FOMO — fear of missing out. You’re not alone. The S & P 500 keeps plowing through record highs in the first week of December after November posted the best monthly gains of the year. All that buying, however, has pushed the market into overbought territory,…
Cleaner Suen Wai-keung*, 57, has been waiting 16 years for a Hong Kong public housing flat, but does not expect to hear good news about his application any time soon. Earning about HK$12,000 (US$1,540) a month, he spends nearly a quarter of his income, or HK$2,900, on renting a termite-infested cubicle in Sham Shui Po,…
Hong Kong landlords who rent out low-quality subdivided homes could face up to three years in jail and HK$300,000 (US$38,550) in fines under a proposed government plan to wipe out such flats. Details of the proposal were revealed on Wednesday, a day after the housing minister urged landlords not to illegally chase out tenants for…
Dozens of villagers from a border town in Hong Kong marched to government headquarters on Sunday, demanding better terms under a resettlement plan aimed at freeing up land for the Northern Metropolis mega redevelopment. The villagers from the Hung Shui Kiu area set out from the United Centre in Admiralty at around 11am for the…
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Bilt Rewards, an app that gives customers perks for paying their rent on time, is launching a first-of-its-kind points program for home purchasers. The New York-based startup announced Thursday it has struck a deal with eXp realty – the largest independent real estate company in the world with more than 85,000 agents – who will…