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China announces tax policies to boost property market
UNIFORM DEED TAXES The measures, which come into force on Dec 1, include an increase in the minimum area for…
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Commentary: Hong Kong is giving shoebox homes a better-sounding name, but the city is still caged in inequality
DISCONTENT OVER GROWING WEALTH INEQUALITY Two main underlying reasons have spurred the government into action. Widespread discontent over the growing…
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Commentary: The clock is ticking for China economic stimulus measures to take hold
CONSUMPTION AND CORRUPTION This leaves consumption as the key lever for growth, making the success of stimulus measures even more…
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China is trying to revive its economy. Is it too little, too late?
SOME POSITIVE SIGNS Some observers believe the latest data means China’s full-year growth target of around 5 per cent in…
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China megacities ease homebuying rules to boost property market
Three Chinese megacities on Monday (Sep 30) eased restrictions on buying homes and Beijing’s central bank said it would ask…
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China property shares jump as major cities ease buying curbs
HONG KONG: Shares of China property developers surged on Monday (Sep 30) after first-tier cities eased curbs on home purchases,…
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Commentary: The Fed Is making Hong Kong’s billionaire landlords anxious
HONG KONG: Among those looking forward to the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts, few are as anxious as Hong Kong’s…
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Property agent let unregistered agent he was mentoring handle S$900,000 condo unit purchase
SINGAPORE: A real estate agent with several juniors under his guidance helped an unregistered agent he was mentoring handle a S$900,000…
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French court blocks plan to scrap 90-day visa rule for British expats
The news comes as a blow to the roughly 86,000 British people who own a second home in France. ADVERTISEMENT…
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Shares in Chinese developer Country Garden suspended in Hong Kong
Trading in debt-ridden Chinese property developer Country Garden was suspended in Hong Kong on Tuesday (Apr 2), days after it…
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