Overseas Property Investment

The most recent hong kong property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

Hong Kong’s property watchdog Estate Agents Authority has issued new guidelines that brokers and agencies must obtain developers consent for any promotional materials issued.

Back on board the China property market rollercoaster as we ride into 2011. Before the last stop we watch a sub-index of property stocks on the Shanghai Composite Index slump 28% at the end of last year on the promise of new property taxes to curb growth. Now as it seems unlikely the taxes will [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Australian developer The King Property Group has set up a base in Malaysia to sell its properties to local investors. Its director Edwen Yew said the group is venturing into Asia to build its brand and raise its profile to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong in three years. [...]

Kuala Lumpur: The Cheung Kong Group, owned by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, has emerged as the front runner to buy three shopping complexes put up for sale by TMW Asia Property Fund. Cheung Kong, which also helps manage AmFirst REIT in Malaysia via its affiliate ARA, is said to be going through the books [...]

Back on board the China property market rollercoaster as we ride into 2011. Before the last stop we watch a sub-index of property stocks on the Shanghai Composite Index slump 28% at the end of last year on the promise of new property taxes to curb growth. Now as it seems unlikely the taxes will [...]

Gavin Tee, fourth from the left, together with his staff, posing with winners of 2011 Hotspot Contest. Adamin Corporation Sdn Bhd director Kok Pick Tong (third from left) won the grand prize worth RM3,000 which entitles him to an investment course with SwhengTee International Real Investors Club Kuala Lumpur and KLCC emerged as the leaders [...]

Massive activity in the Hong Kong property market has left prices unaffordable for many of its residents. The government is not providing enough land for the housing needs of its citizens. See the following article from Property Wire for more on this. The overheating of the Hong Kong property market…

Click thumbnail for larger image. The planned mass rapid transit (MRT) project may be just what the city of Kuala Lumpur needs as a long-term solution to public transportation. But the MRT plan is today mired with controversy. Some resident associations have been up in arms about the potential disruption to their homes and likely [...]

The influx of tourists and investors from around the world, especially Asia and Europe, is set to change the real estate and infrastructure landscape of one of the most popular ski resort destinations in the world, Niseko in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. Currently there is still a lack of awareness on the potentials [...]

HONG KONG: A massive US$63 billion (US41 = RM3.04) was spent on property transactions in Asia last year, a 59 per cent rise from 2009, as the region’s economies led the recovery from the global financial crisis, a report said. Surging prices in Hong Kong and Tokyo made up almost half the total amount spent, [...]