GLG News by Retail Real Estate Experts (Hong Kong)

Vietnam’s economy has shown one of the strongest growth rates in Asia over the past two years (8.2% in 2006 and 8.5% in 2007) and this level of growth is anticipated to continue into 2008. Strong economic growth together with low labour costs and a young and highly motivated workforce had attracted...

I am sure you do not need me to tell you of the growing significance of the commercial real estate industry in the Asia Pacific region, both from a development and investment perspective, and the part that both local and international designers and advisers are playing in bringing a greater level of...

What is not necessarily appreciated by those both within the property sector and without is that we are in effect an industry in transition and that recognising and responding to the challenges and opportunities that this presents will differentiate the future market leaders from the rest of the pack....

What we are seeing is neither a boom nor a bubble – but rather a series of markets in transition. These are all being impacted by and responding, to a greater or lesser extent, to the same influences, be it weight of capital, repositioning of property as an asset class, the introduction of new real...

Given that the Hong Kong property market, in particular the residential sector, is regarded as one of the key measures, if not the barometer of the economic health of the city region, it is not surprising that “what state the market” inevitably surfaces, be it during a chat over a coffee in Starbucks,...

When one hears today of significant short term capital gains being made through trading at the top end of the residential market, one might be forgiven for thinking that not much has changed since the heady days immediately prior to the handover in 1997. In practice, however, the situation is very different...

Vietnam’s economy has shown one of the strongest growth rates in Asia over the past two years (8.4% in 2005 and 8.2% in 2006) and this looks set to be repeated in 2007. This level of growth together with low labour costs and a young and highly motivated workforce had attracted significant overseas interest...

This analysis written by Stephen Chung (GLG Real Estate Council) of Zeppelin Real Estate Analysis Limited, a Hong Kong-based independent real estate analytical service, offers an insight to investment groups contemplating a China real estate fund. It offers useful hints on asset allocations which may...

This analysis written by Stephen Chung (GLG Real Estate Council) of Zeppelin Real Estate Analysis Limited, a Hong Kong-based independent real estate analytical service, investigates the relationship between the 1st hand (new sale) and 2nd hand (resale) residential markets in Hong Kong. It offers some...