As property prices in Hong Kong continue to surge, even 20 square metre shops 17 kilometres from downtown are trading at record prices as the world-leading rates from Hong Kong island are pulling up markets more than half an hour’s… Read More>>
Executive Council Said to Approve Vacancy Tax and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s real estate news in Greater China’s commercial powerhouse, Hong Kong’s executive council has reportedly approved a plan for a tax on vacant flats, as city leaders scramble to demonstrate concern over rising home prices. Also in the headlines,… Read More>>
Heir to HK’s Shop King to Redevelop Industrial Building in JV with Chinese Estates
As a new generation takes over leadership of major Hong Kong developers including CK Assets and New World Development, the heir of the city’s “shop king” Tang Shing-bor is building on a relationship with a HKEX-listed developer first forged by… Read More>>
Country Garden, COLI Join Bidding for Tsing Yi Site and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
They’re back. Or maybe they never really left, but three of China’s biggest developers reappeared in Hong Kong’s property news late last week as the mainland heavyweights joined the bidding for mixed-use site in Tsing Yi. And the New Territories… Read More>>
Tsuen Wan Industrial Building Bought Up for HK$258M
Aging industrial buildings continue to be hot property in Hong Kong, as a former workshop in the New Territories changed hands recently for HK$258 million ($33 million).
According to information released last week by the city’s Lands Department,… Read More>>
Decaying Workshop Sells for $158M in HK’s Tsuen Wan, Appreciating 808-Fold
An ageing industrial building in Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan district has changed hands for HK$1.23 billion ($157.5 million) – appreciating nearly 81,000 percent over the past 45 years – reflecting investor enthusiasm for the asset class as the city government… Read More>>
Adrian Cheng Promoted as New World Reports 31% Spurt in Net Profit
His grandfather passing just a few months ago and his father ill, heir apparent to the New World Development throne, Adrian Cheng Chi-Kong, led his first earnings briefing for the $54 billion Hong Kong real estate developer last week, reporting… Read More>>
Sands China CFO Out After 4 Months and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Macau’s gaming industry claims another casualty as a top official at Sheldon Adelson’s troubled Asian outlet hits the road after just four months. Also in the headlines today, Hong Kong developers rush to launch new projects amidst a frothy market,… Read More>>