Commercial Property

October building sales registration down 11.7%

Yet the number of searches of land registers made during the month was 518,029 up 6.1%.

October building sales registration down 11.7%

Yet the number of searches of land registers made during the month was 518,029 up 6.1%.

Mild housing measures help clear policy overhang

Fundamental price drivers like too much market liquidity and low interest rates will remain unchanged even with the new housing measures put in place...

Government housing policy measures not enough – CBRE

The real-estate services firm said the measures pledged in Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Policy Statement are unlikely to provide an instant remedy to...

Kowloon Tong lot sale earns $1.6bln

The private residential lot has a site area of 2,808 square metres was sold to Panayork Limited.

Swire Properties to launch EAST Hotel in Beijing

EAST Hotels' 369 rooms and suites offer urban and park views overseeing INDIGO’s 17-hectare outdoor park.

September home sales down 41% following government curbs

Home transactions value last month down 26.7% than in September 2009, while volume was 15% lower.

Minmetals Land buys land in Huizhou for HK$870mln

977,000 sq.m. accessible land located in hot spring reserve and resort area suitable for high-end development.

Swire Properties invests $800,000 in electric vehicles

Group buys 2 Nissan LEAF vehicles as it steps up drive to reduce carbon footprint.

Minmetals Land and Vanke Beijing to acquire RMB336mln lot

280,000 sq. m. land in Xianghe to be developed modern eco-community to accelerate city’s urbanization.

HKMC to launch premium loan guarantee scheme

Scheme will guarantee to banks of up to 70% combined loan-to-value threshold of the premium loan.

Sino Land profit up 63.3% to HK$6 billion

The 63.3% increase was in comparison with the HK$3.7 billion profit for the previous financial year.

Ede Road lot up for auction

The 2,808 square metre lot at 3 & 5 Ede Road in Kowloon Tong will be auctioned for a minimum guaranteed bid of $1.053 billion.

Wharf profit up 28% to HK$4.2bln

Growth attributed to rising retail rents as company among top investors' picks with more conservative portfolio.

Henderson profit down 37% to HK$1.32bln

Failed sales of 20 Hong Kong units pressure company to intensify sales in the second half.

China SCE profit up 110% to HK$701mln

Developer sees better growth as PRC economy rapidly develops and pace of urbanisation continues to accelerate.

Auction of 2 Kowloon sites may earn $6.25bln

Bidding to test developers' resolve after government has shown its determination to bring property prices down.

Government to implement more property measures

Measures to control potential risks in the property sector include increasing land supply and curbing speculative activities in the property market.