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9 September, 2024
Chinese EV maker Nio has leased nearly 10,000 square metres of space from CTP in Budapest. Photo: CTP
International Property

Chinese firms seek European base for factories amid trade tensions, tariffs

European industrial real estate developer CTP expects increased demand from Chinese firms that do not want to get caught in the trade war.

China property

Builder Jinke Property reveals details of court-supervised debt restructuring plan

China property

China property flare-ups resurface as crisis enters fifth year

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Hong Kong property

The Center sale came at a peak and now buyers struggle to exit

Take a look inside The Center, which was the world’s most expensive skyscraper when it was shrewdly sold by the city’s wealthiest man.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Hong Kong property

New World Development takes more beating in market as debt crisis lingers

Stock price slumps further as debt issues threaten to spiral into a crisis of confidence.

China property

China home prices show signs of stabilisation after months of decline

In November, new home prices in China’s four top-tier cities were unchanged from a month earlier, following 13 months of declines.

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China property

China’s housing market rout is ending as policy actions revive sales

Bullish signals emerge in hot ‘off-season’ secondary home sales in November, tax incentive in December.

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A woman walks past a residential complex in Beijing on January 29, 2024. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Mystery buyer spends HK$150 million for 26 flats in shopping binge

All the flats were acquired in Kai Tak district in projects including Double Coast 1 and Twin Victoria, according to agents.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices: up or down? Experts weigh in with forecasts for 2025

Analysts forecast up to 5 per cent price fall or rise amid oversupply, falling interest rates and improving stock market performance.

China property

Swire sees robust demand for flats at first mainland China residential project

Swire Properties said 94 per cent of the units at a residential project in Shanghai were sold.

A rendering of the Lujiazui Taikoo Yuan Residences. Photo: Swire Properties
Hong Kong property

Even Chow Yun-fat is no match for Hong Kong’s real estate slump

Cutting the price of his home on The Peak, the film star joins other celebrities and tycoons selling high-end homes at a discount.

An aerial view of residential buildings on The Peak. Photo: Roy Issa
Hong Kong property

New World faces risk of mounting losses amid Hong Kong property slump

New CEO Huang has to grapple with looming losses on costly projects in a market downturn.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s hotel industry faces ‘worrying’ troubles in tax and Trump

A 3 per cent tax on hotel guests on January 1 and looming troubles from the Trump presidency could undermine the city’s tourism sector.

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International Property

La Défense, Europe’s largest purpose-built business district, seeks Asian investors

Around 15 per cent of the office space in the business district is currently vacant because of weak demand.

Avenue Charles de Gaulle and the business district of La Defence, seen from Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong property

1 in 6 Hongkongers are eyeing home purchase in next 5 years: HSBC

Around 300,000 households will be in the market, exceeding expected supply, the lender estimates.

A view of a residential estate at Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Hong Kong, on November 7, 2024. Photo: Alexander Mak
Banking & finance

China had nearly 100 fewer billionaires in 2024, UBS says

In Hong Kong, the billionaire tally rose to 74 from 68.

China property

China’s new home sales forecast to drop 15% in 2025, Fitch reports

At about 2.03 per cent, rental yield is still way below the benchmark home mortgage financing rate to spark investment in new homes.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property deals hit 7-month high, but December slowdown looms

Some 7,689 real estate transactions worth US$8.2 billion were completed last month, according to the Land Registry.

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Homes for sale are listed at a property agency in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
China property

Record Shenzhen land sale is a confidence boost for China’s property market

China Overseas Land and Investment and China Resources Land snap up 263,000-square-metre parcel in Nanshan district.

China property

Shimao gets more time to restructure debt after rebuffing liquidation petition

Shimao faced liquidation petition from Hong Kong branch of state lender CCB over unpaid borrowings.

China property

China property market faces long recovery road despite debt-plan progress

Sino Ocean and Shimao debt plans inch ahead in ‘positive signal’, but true recovery is still far off given structural issues, analysts say.

A model of housing units developed by Sino-Ocean Group is seen in Qinhuangdao city, Hebei province, on June 30, 2024. Photo: Simon Song
China property

Sunac sells stake in Harbin Ice and Snow World Park for US$138 million

The divestment comes amid Sunac’s efforts to restructure about US$2 billion in onshore debt.

A Sunac China Holdings subsidiary has sold its 46.7 per cent equity interest in Harbin Ice and Snow World Park. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong property

New World sells Hong Kong sports park stake to parent to tackle debt

Stake in New World Sports Development, the developer of Kai Tak Sports Park, sold to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises for US$53.5 million.

Bonds

Xi Jinping’s ‘city of the future’ logs record quarter for construction financing

Five batches of ultra-long special bond sales raked in several billion yuan for the Xiongan New Area, as development of ambitious megacity speeds up.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices rise for the first time since March; rents cool slightly

Secondary home prices increased 0.62 per cent in October.

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A real estate agency in North Point. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong property

Chinese tycoon offloads 9 Hong Kong luxury flats at half price in fire sale

Chen Zhuolin sold nine units in Hamburg Villa, valued at HK$213 million (US$27.3 million), for about HK$90 million.

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The chairman of Agile Group Holdings has sold all nine units he owned in Hamburg Villa this month. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong rental yields hit 12.5-year high on talent influx

Analysts expect momentum to improve further in 2025 as more professionals enter the city and people keep putting off home purchases.

Hong Kong property

Tsim Sha Tsui named world’s fourth most expensive shopping district

District falls from third place but is the most expensive shopping destination in Asia-Pacific, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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