Hong Kong
Malaysia’s Richest Boosts Hong Kong Property
Everything the Hong Kong government does to tamp down the city’s soaring real estate prices seems to be ignored by the property tycoons.
Hong Kong Land Sale Beats Estimates as Demand Withstands Cooling EffortsKelvin Wong and Sophie Leung Bloomberg 31.08.2010 | Hong Kong Home Sales Volume Falls 49% After Cooling Measures Take EffectSophie Leung and Kelvin Wong Bloomberg 31.08.2010 |
 Hong Kong’s government sold a residential site for HK$1.29 billion ($165 million) at auction today, beating estimates and signaling the luxury property market is withstanding measures to make homes more affordable. |  Sales of existing homes in Hong Kong fell 49 percent this month from July, after government measures to cool the property market took effect, Centaline Property Agency Ltd. said in a report today. |
Hong Kong rents set to riseByron Perry Property Report 30.08.2010 | Residential Tung Chung land sold cheaper than expectedSun Yunlong Xinhua 11.05.2010 |
 Residential rents in Hong Kong should rise in coming months due to government property market cooling measures, the South China Morning Post has reported. |  A 26,200-square-meter residential site in Hong Kong has been sold at a government land auction for 3. 42 billion HK dollars (440.7 million US dollars) on Tuesday, just 18.9 percent higher than the initial bidding price. |
HK warns of high property prices, may consider subsidies Interactive Investor 06.05.2010 | Hong Kong's property bull market 'peaked': RBSChris Oliver MarketWatch 05.05.2010 |
 Hong Kong's leader said on Thursday he was concerned about the rapid growth in property prices in the city, with the authorities to review and possibly announce fresh policies in October to subsidise home buyers. |  Hong Kong's property market appears to have reached its high tide mark, according to research by the Royal Bank of Scotland. |
Hong Kong April Property Transactions Up 28.3% On Year At 14,300Joyce Li Nasdaq 04.05.2010 | Hong Kong Authority Tightens Rules on Property SalesChia-Peck Wong BusinessWeek 04.05.2010 |
 Hong Kong's property transactions rose 28.3% in April to 14,300 from 11,148 a year earlier, Land Registry figures showed Tuesday. |  Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority announced new rules to increase transparency in the city’s property industry, two weeks after the government said it may raise sales taxes on some homes and accelerate land auctions to prevent a bubble in the market. |
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