Price per square foot is the figure every Hong Kong buyer quotes and the one most likely to mislead them. Here is how the number is built, where it breaks down, and the narrow set of comparisons it actually answers.
Building age in Hong Kong is a financial variable, not a matter of taste. What the mandatory inspection regime requires, how repair costs reach individual owners, and what recent Hong Kong Island transaction records show about the price gap between old and new stock.
A parking space is one of the smallest things you can buy in Hong Kong and one of the easiest to buy badly. A practical guide to how car park title actually works, the restrictions that decide who may own one, and why the financing is nothing like a flat.
Off-plan flats are sold under some of Hong Kong’s strictest disclosure rules — but the protection only works if you read the paperwork. Here is what the sales brochure, price list, sales arrangements and register of transactions actually tell you.
Auction flats in Hong Kong — including mortgagee sales — can look attractively priced, but they are sold on very different terms to an ordinary purchase. Here is what to check before you raise a paddle.
A practical guide to appointing and working with a licensed estate agent in Hong Kong — covering agency agreements, commission, dual agency and how to protect your own interests.
Village houses offer space, light and a lower entry price than urban flats — but they sit on different land titles and a different regulatory regime. Here is what to verify on title, structure, access and financing before you commit.
Unauthorised building works can pass silently from seller to buyer in Hong Kong, bringing removal orders, mortgage complications and unexpected repair bills. Here is how to recognise and handle UBWs before you commit.
In Hong Kong, the size on a flat’s sales brochure is not always the space you can actually use. Here is how saleable area works, what it includes and excludes, and how to compare flats fairly.
Buying a flat before it is built can secure tomorrow’s home at today’s price — but off-plan purchases in Hong Kong carry their own rules, risks and rewards. Here is what every first-time buyer should understand before signing.