Residential Property

HKMC to launch mortgage loan pilot scheme

HKMC to launch mortgage loan pilot scheme

It has interest rates of 2.75%, 2.85%, and 2.95% per annum for periods of 10, 15 and 20 years, respectively.

Apartment rents dropped to two-year low in February

Some landlords would offer discounts as steep as 12%.

Luxury residential rents continue to slide in Q4

Landlords were not keen to cut asking rents.

Property sales crashed 32.4% in January

Residential units showed the greatest decline, with sales plunging by 39.2%.

Residential sales plunged 44.7% in December

Homebuyers were cautious amidst the prolonged social unrest in the country.

Over half of residents not keen on buying a property in Q3

Six in 10 find it a bad time to purchase a home right now.

Rents for five new public housing blocks set at $85.5 psm

This meant that 36% of the flats can be rented below $2,500 monthly.

Property sales jumped 32% to 6,710 units in November

Agreements for residential units surged 43.9% to 5,756.

Bidders for Kai Tak residential sites plunged 67%

The number of consortiums bidding for larger-scale sites rose.

Mortgage cap hike buoyed home sales: report

This drove developers to offer flexible payments and discounts for new projects.

Property sales down for fifth straight month in October

But total sales consideration soared 44% to $65.6b.

Developers to shift away from nano flats

The supply of nano flats will shrink starting 2022.

Luxury condo prices down 1.7% in Q3 as the rich rein in spending

Hong Kong Island’s luxury home sales crashed 90% to just 10 in September from 100 in April.

Public housing plans could hurt commercial supply: analyst

Converting factory land into residential property can reduce available commerciable area.

Hong Kong faces third-greatest housing bubble risk globally: UBS

It remains the least affordable housing market amongst cities analysed.

Property sales down for fourth straight month in September

Sale and purchase agreements dropped to 4,090 transactions.