地產新聞及評論
標籤: 香港物業
How bad will the Property Market Correction Be in Hong Kong?
26 May 2014 – Relative to some analysts that have been predicting 20-30% declines in the Hong Kong property market, I've been much less pessimistic in my view on the markets. Over the last year, I’ve told clients that while I do believe a downward correction is coming, the decline will be more modest - around 10-15% in the next 1-3 years. There
OKAY.com interviewed on Property Market on RTHK
26 May 2014 - Joshua Han Miller, CEO of OKAY.com, recently joined RTHK's Money for Nothing program to talk about OKAY.com's unique business model and his views on the current property market. "Current property price levels - where supply and demand curves meet - are just like stock markets. When there are low transaction volumes, it's not a real e
Property cooling measures likely to remain in place until at least Q2 2015
19 May 2014 - Despite proposed revisions to the double stamp duty last week, Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury, Chan Ka-keung, indicated that there is no expected easing of cooling measures in the short term. Taking into account HK’s current low interest rate environment, measures are likely to remain in place until the Fed raises its
Cooling measures set to be relaxed slightly
14 May 2014 - Measures put in place last year to double stamp duties on all property transactions are set to be modified to provide home buyers more time in which to sell their existing units.Under the current implementation, those exempted from the double stamp duty include first time buyers and those not in possession of another Hong Kong proper
Rise in mortgage rate predicted
13 May 2014 – The South China Morning Post reports that mortgage rates are set to rise by as much as 0.25% in 2014. This takes into account the expected increase in US rates and the continued slowdown in the Hong Kong residential sales market that is set to impact the number of loans taken out.
香港政府擬放寬雙倍印花稅
2014年5月13日 - 政府今日公佈，考慮放寬就換樓人士而收取的雙倍印花稅政策。該政策自2012年起實行，若市民在購買新物業後六個月內仍未放售舊有物業，便需支付雙倍印花稅。政策一向被視為換樓人士的噩耗，若業主持有的物業位於交易數量偏低的地區，或需減至低於市價求售。據南華早報和虎報消息指，政府擬將六個月換樓期延至樓花收樓後才開始計算。
Hong Kong luxury rentals decline, mass market rentals shine
10 May 2014 - In line with the state of the global economy, it’s no secret that employee benefits for expatriates moving to or living in Hong Kong have been reduced in recent years. In Hong Kong, mid and top-level expats at multinational corporations have been some of the most affected and have seen their housing budgets cut. This has forced them
