Three Chinese cities have announced new restrictions on property purchases in a bid to cool soaring home prices stoked by property speculators. Residents of the inland city of Zhengzhou who already ow ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-03
... us public land and helping new homebuilders into the market, the news agency said. "We'll use all the tools at our disposal to accelerate housebuilding and ensure that over time, housing becomes more ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-03
... ng-yim, a land rights activist and a Chinese University professor who unseated pro-establishment incumbent in Legco's architectural and surveying functional constituency, further laid bare that top of ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
... propriate land to build PRH flats, I do feel compelled to cast doubts on some of the arguments he made at the press conference. First, I agree that the government would be justified in relocating inha ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
... empted to land as Megi neared Taiwan on Tuesday, Apple Daily reports. Megi snarled traffic, halted public transport across the island and caused flight delays and cancellations. At least seven EVA Air ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-29
... priced Island Garden in Shau Kei Wan at a HK$8.75 million minimum, or about HK$18,000 per square foot for a 485 sq. ft. unit. That's an eight-digit sale price for a 600 sq. ft. new home on Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-29
... ful rural landlords highlighted his failure to put the public good over vested interests. Note how Leung has pivoted to touting his supposed accomplishments in freeing up land supply. Still, he is no ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
... y inch of land and space is arranged in a well-thought-out masterplan to maximize occupancy, with guaranteed commercial and auxiliary facilities. It has covered, air-conditioned walkways, chic malls, ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
... ng Kong Island after the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System, the Braemar Hill Pedestrian Link will consist of lifts, automatic walkways, escalators and elevated walkways. Dating back to 1 ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
... increase land supply for housing development, news website hk01.com reports. The report sparked accusations of conflict of interest, with critics citing Leung's old links with HKR International Ltd., ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
The Wang Chau saga is a cross between Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Animal Farm. The goings-on of Leung Chun-ying’s government demand a deeply credulous population. When people, whether governm ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
Given the already astoundingly high urban density and public backlash against massive reclamation, it seems the only place the government can find land to build new flats is the New Territories. Apart ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
... other mainland cities and is therefore faced with a serious shortage of fresh land supply. Meanwhile, the fast developing internet and tech sector in Shenzhen, led by giants like Tencent, Huawei, Zhon ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
... ortage of land, housing inventories, and urban public infrastructure, China's government imposed restrictions on both demand for and supply of housing. But, as the spike in housing prices in these cit ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
... ppose the land acquisition plans and forcing authorities to scale down the project. The comments by Yiu came after the Housing Authority issued on Saturday a document in which it revealed that it had ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
... secure a land giveaway to so-called indigenous male village residents, a system that has now been so widely abused that no one can seriously argue that it even meets its original objectives. However, ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... by rising land and home prices, and amid a lack of other investment channels, more speculators flock to the property market. As such, China’s property bubble may simply continue to build up in the sho ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... plots of land, leading to record-high transactions. Up to two-thirds of the buyers of these expensive land plots are state-owned firms, according to People’s Daily. Banks, meanwhile, are flooded with ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... s limited land and workforce, is hoping driverless vehicles will encourage its residents to use more shared vehicles and public transport. Grab said its data showed drivers in Singapore are less likel ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... mittee on land supply, a position he still holds, is to ensure that the Wang Chau project contributes to the fulfillment of the government's long-term objective of ensuring enough land for housing dev ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-22
