Hong Kong
Cheung Kong launching luxury condominium at West Coast
SINGAPORE : Hong Kong property giant Cheung Kong is launching a luxury condominium at West Coast.
Home prices boosted by record low completionsDerek Yiu The Standard 04.03.2010 | Hong Kong Implementing Anti-Speculation Efforts To Ward Of Property Bubble Property Wire 01.03.2010 |
 A record low number of homes completed last year - just 7,160 - helped boost prices in the fourth quarter by 23 percent. |  With Hong Kong real estate prices up 8% from the pre-crisis peak, the government is implementing anti-speculation efforts and discouraging mortgage loan excesses to ward off a potential property bubble. Alongside an impending stamp duty hike, the new relief package is aimed at helping Hong Kong through this recovery phase. |
Sino Land Leads Hong Kong Developers Higher on ‘Benign’ PolicyHanny Wan Bloomberg News 25.02.2010 | Experts say stamp duty hike unlikely to cool HK property market Channel NewsAsia 25.02.2010 |
 Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Sino Land Co. led gains among Hong Kong developers on continued optimism the city’s government will maintain its “benign” stance toward the industry, and that borrowing costs will remain low, sustaining real estate demand. |  HONG KONG : Hong Kong property consultants said the government's move to raise transaction taxes for luxury apartments will do little to stabilise residential prices. |
Has Hong Kong's Real Estate Market Reached Bubble Proportions? Seeking Alpha 24.02.2010 | Hong Kong could see foreign property mortgage bubbleMark Smith-Halvorsen Coperate FX 23.02.2010 |
 There has been much speculation recently about an ongoing price bubble occurring in the Hong Kong residential property market. |  Analysts have warned that Hong Kong's real estate market may be expanding at an unsustainable rate. |
Property balancing actDerek Yiu and Mary Ann Benitez The Standard 23.02.2010 | Hong Kong Land Sale Raises Worry of a BubbleJONATHAN CHENG And ARIES POON The Wall Street Journal 22.02.2010 |
 Harsh curbs on the property sector are unlikely in today's budget - but it will contain measures that seek to fine-tune the housing market, sources say. |  HONG KONG—Strong results in a Hong Kong government land auction are the latest sign that the city's real-estate market is surging higher after a brief lull, as government officials here and elsewhere in the region grapple with how to cool off overheating property prices. |
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