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China housing market gets VAT relief on resales but demand outlook stays subdued

China will lower value-added tax (VAT) on individual home resales from January 1, but while the measure has drawn interest…

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Hong Kong developer SHKP nudges up prices on latest Sierra Sea flats on offer

Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer, has priced the next batch of units on offer at its…

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Opinion | How China could solve its consumption conundrum

China’s most effective tool to revive consumption may be the simplest: a one-off distribution of 3,000 yuan (US$424) per person…

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Chinese stocks: 90% of US investors set to increase exposure, Morgan Stanley says

US investors are showing the highest level of interest in Chinese stocks in five years, and their return to China’s…

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Macroscope | 4 reasons fears of China stock market bubble are misplaced

In early February 2024, China’s equity market looked like it was in terminal decline. The MSCI China Index, which tracks…

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The View | Sell India, buy China? Don’t get stock and property markets confused

Indian stocks have had a good run. Since the end of March 2020, the Nifty 50, one of India’s main…

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Sino Land wins Tuen Mun land tender with HK$1 billion bid amid an improved housing market

The transaction, which marked the Hong Kong government’s first residential plot sale this financial year, involved a site at Hoi…

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The View | Hong Kong’s equity market revival helps lift property sector sentiment

Is the tide turning for Hong Kong’s ailing property market? When second-hand home prices are down almost 30 per cent…

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Smaller Hong Kong developers face defaults amid mounting debts, analysts warn

Hong Kong developer Emperor International Holdings’ inability to repay HK$16.6 billion (US$2.1 billion) in loans highlights a growing debt crisis…

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China’s rolls out official ‘property supermarkets’ to support creaking housing market

With another decline in housing prices in May and sentiment among buyers remaining subdued, Chinese authorities are rolling out “property…

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