Residential Property
Brace yourselves for disappointing results from Hong Kong property firms
Brace yourselves for disappointing results from Hong Kong property firms
Will they be as heartbreaking as last time?
7,500 units completed in 1H 2014
Reaching 43% of full-year 2014 forecast.
Supply curve is shifting out for Hong Kong private housing
Developers to prioritize volume over margins.
New housing starts in Q2 were at 4,300 units
Bringing 1H 2014 housing starts to 12,300.
Hong Kong developers apparently prioritizing volume over margins
Despite improved homebuyer sentiment.
Hong Kong homebuyer sentiment apparently picked up over the past three months
Developers have capitalized on this sentiment.
Hong Kong government’s restrictive measures hound residential market
Little pressure to sell for home owners.
Home prices rose 1.78% year-to-date
CCL Index rose by only 0.02%, though.
Pick-up in market activity recorded in Hong Kong residential segment in April and May
But demand for luxury units remained soft.
Hong Kong property stocks up to 0.3% w/w
They outperformed the HSI and Chinese peers.
CCL Index rose for third consecutive week
Home prices at highest since September 2013.
Rising Hong Kong home prices to likely encourage 'momentum buyers' back into market
A bull rally into a bear market.
Hong Kong households paint divergent picture about home prices: CIMB
Based on surveys by property agents.
HSBC gets China central bank nod for renminbi-pound direct trading
It's one of the market pioneers.
Why Henderson Land's latest stake increase isn't of much help
It was just a modest spree.
Midland Holdings show improved housing outlook: Barclays
Policy easing is a factor.
Henderson Land predicts urban in-town prices to rebound after 6% drop
It’s the same for towns near railways.
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