Hong Kong Informer

HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 9:11pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home prices rose 4.9 [...]

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The Government Property Agency is inviting tenders and bids for three-year tenancies of six shops at Kwun Tong Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters, and a government property on the ground floor of 67 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung.The tender notices were gazetted today.The approximate areas of the Kwun Tong shops range from 20 to 151 [...]

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Hong Kong property sales fell 60% in April 2013 year-on-year Government policies aimed at short term investors, mainland Chinese taking effect Fall in sales volumes hit both residential and commercial properties Analyst: Average property prices fell 2-3% since March; may fall no more than … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines [...]

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Stamp duty chokes sales of Hong Kong commercial property "For instance, we helped a Hong Kong developer buy a seven-storey office and retail building at Oxford Road in London for about £120 million (HK$ 1.45 billion) in April," Wu said. Colliers had also received an increased number of inquiries about … Full News here – [...]

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Mr. Wong Kam Sing, JP attended as the Guest of Honour HONG KONG, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Grand Award, Excellence Award and Merit winners of Quality Property and Facility Management Award 2012 (QPFMA 2012) were announced at the QPFMA 2012 Award Presentation Banquet held on 26 April 2013. Taken place in Holiday Inn Golden [...]

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WITH residential prices continuing to rise and and currently standing at 61%, 52% and 108% above the post Lehman troughs in China, Singapore and Hong Kong respectively, do interventions really help? And what are their effects on Malaysia? In the April issue of Asia Pacific Residential Review, Knight Frank brought into focus how these markets [...]

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The Government Property Agency is inviting tenders and bids for three-year tenancies of five shops at Kwun Tong Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters, and a government property on the ground floor of 1 Greig Road, Quarry Bay.   The tender notices were gazetted today.   The approximate areas of the Kwun Tong shops range from [...]

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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong stocks climbed early Wednesday after a three-day losing streak as a higher finish for U.S. equities and gold prices provided a lift to the property and airline sectors. The Hang Seng … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units in March was 6,841, down 29.1% on February, and a decline of 52.2% year-on-year, the Land Registry announced today.   The total consideration for these agreements was $ 44.4 billion, down 24.9% on February, and a decline of 40.7% year-on-year.   The total consideration [...]

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A series of tightening measures have put the brakes on Hong Kong’s overheated property sector, forcing developers to cut prices and prompting a warning from Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing: speculators stay away. Developers say a sixth round of cooling measures imposed last month to rein in prices and to avoid an asset bubble are [...]

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By Yimou Lee HONG KONG, March 26 | Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:49am EDT HONG KONG, March 26 (Reuters) – A series of tightening measures have put the brakes on Hong Kong's overheated property sector, forcing developers to cut prices and prompting a warning from Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing: speculators stay away. Developers say [...]

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Hong Kong shares may open up; property sector could underperform HONG KONG Feb 20 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares are set to open higher on the back of Wall Street gains overnight, although the property segment is expected to remain weak on concerns that both Beijing and Hong Kong would launch more curbs to cool [...]

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HONG KONG, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — — The global property investment market saw a modest 6% rise in activity over the course of 2012. — Overall investment in APAC came to US$ 437.6 billion … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Hong Kong bubble? Property prices fall in December. The latest release of the University of Hong Kong's Hong Kong Residential Real Estate Series (HKU-REIS) indicating that, in December, the price of residential properties declined 0.8% since November but climbed 26.77% above the level seen in December … Full News here – Read more on Christian [...]

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The overheated property market in Hong Kong has continued to swell, driven by low interest rates and limited supply. With bulk cash coming in from mainland China, prices for residential property … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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