Residential Property

Country Garden’s sales volume amount to a whopping RMB34b by 3Q11

Country Garden’s sales volume amount to a whopping RMB34b by 3Q11

The company is confident about reaching its full-year sales target as it has already secured 75% by this quarter.

2,500 new flats to be up for pre-sale in 2014

The flats at about 400-500 square feet will be built at six sites.

"I won't overlook the middle class": CE Tsang

He reiterated the Government considers the interest and needs of all sectors in the community when drafting housing policies.

Sites for flats under home ownership scheme identified

Flats to be offered under the new Home Ownership Scheme, sized at about 400 or 500 square feet, will be built at six sites.

CE Tsang presents new home ownership scheme

Flats of up to 500 square feet may be affordable to families with monthly income of $30,000.

Home sweet home: Government targets 40k annual supply of flats

The Government will explore the possibility of converting into housing land 150 hectares of agricultural land in North District and Yuen Long.

Ensure sufficient land supply to contain price rises, says analyst

Perception of land scarcity, meanwhile, is seen as slowly changing as property developers show lukewarm response to auctions.

Tenders for 2 residential sites awarded at a total premium of $176.111m

The Stanley Inland lot and Sai Kung lot were awarded to Harcourt Holdings and Smaragdine, respectively.

More flats, anyone?

Lawmakers reportedly urged the government to ramp up flat supply by as much as 13,000 public housing units every year.

Residential property deals in its lowest since 2009

Monthly transactions totalled only 6,000-7,000 in July and August, almost 50% lower than the average monthly volume in 2009 and 2010.

September flat sales down 10.5%

The total consideration of the sales was $31.2bn, down 41.7% year on year.

Kingswood Property stops operations

This was due to a sudden fall in real estate transactions.

Hong Kong homes most expensive for billionaires

Homes purchased by billionaires in Hong Kong cost $10,360 a square foot, or double the price paid by billionaires in London.

Property price hikes unstoppable in China

As new home prices rose in all 70 cities for the first time this year.

Sun Hung Kai Properties underlying profit up 55%

This is a record high for the developer that has so far spent more than HK$11 billion for sites purchase from the Hong Kong government.

Powerlong’s contract sales disappointing at RMB2.3b in 1H 2011

Moody’s says its new private debt placement of HK$1b won’t impact its negative outlook.