地产新闻及評論
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A Conversation with CNBC's Susan Li about OKAY.com's Business Model by Joshua Miller
27 June 2014 - The following post was written by OKAY.com CEO Joshua Han Miller, who recently made an appearance on CNBC Asia's Squawk Box. I had a great time yesterday as a guest on CNBC's Squawk Box with the esteemed Susan Li. We discussed some of the dynamics of the current property market and touched on what OKAY.com does differently in its
Property investors, foreign students watching out for strong British pound
26 June 2014 - UK economic data has shown great improvement and reached a new high during the year. Oriental Daily News reported that the British pound has become a popular currency to overseas property investors and students given its low volatility resulting from strong economic support. UK GDP has recovered to pre-crisis levels in 2008, and dat
CY’s report card criticised for ‘hiding evils’
25 June 2014 - “Significant progress” has been achieved on tackling the city’s housing shortage and fighting poverty, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said yesterday as he announced the release of an annual report covering his second year as the city's leader. SCMP reported that some political parties said the report is too glossy, appearing to be
Real estate agents observed to be changing jobs amidst quiet market
23 June 2014 - With sentiment in the Hong Kong property market taking a dip last year, many real estate agents left the industry to seek out jobs with a more stable income. Oriental Daily News reported that between May 2013 and April 2014, the number of licensed real estate brokers decreased continuously, declining from 37,000 plus to just over 35
Donald Cheung from Emperor International predicts residential prices to decline
20 June 2014 - With a limited number of new developments launched last year, Emperor International announced its net profit for the year ended 31 March 2014 decreased 69% y-o-y. Donald Cheung, Executive Director of Emperor International, said, “The group will launch its 42-storey sea view luxury project in Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun, in th
Pockets of Demand are Changing Some Property Analysts’ Views
5 June 2014 - The Hong Kong property market is not all “doom and gloom”. Recent sales of smaller units have shown only marginal price decreases, and in some cases price increases to new highs. These have surprised many property analysts particularly those that have been forecasting sales price declines of 15-30% over the last year across all ma
Demand for small flats surprises, driving prices higher
3 June 2014 - Recent sales of smaller second-hand units has increased despite the signs of decline in the luxury market. One example is last week’s sale of a 355 sqft unit in Serenity Park in Tai Po, which sold for $3.55 million, breaking the previous record price of $3.4 million for a similar unit sold earlier this year. The SCMP reported that
Looking at the Hong Kong Property Market like a Stock Market
30 May 2014 - Nobody can dispute that we are in a very quiet property market. The preliminary figures released by the Rating and Valuation Dept for 2014 (available up to March as of the writing of this article) indicate roughly 3,600 residential sales per month this year – that’s roughly 50% less than the average of the last 10 years (2004-2013)
