戴德梁行：今日全球楼市速览(2010.04.09)

香港

1. 西環恒隆銀行西區分行大廈一至三樓全層，面積合共約九千九百方呎，成交價約四千三百五十六萬元，平均呎價約四千四百元，回報約五厘，物業於八年半間升值約三點六倍。原業主為長綫投資者，於○一年十月購入上址，作價約九百四十九萬四千元，持貨至今八年半，現帳面獲利約三千四百零六萬六千元，物業升值約三點五九倍。市場消息稱，上環德輔道西九號十三A樓全層，面積約六千三百八十八方呎，成交價約三千一百三十萬一千元，折合呎價約四千九百元。據了解，上述物業以交吉交易，市值呎租約十八元，料回報約四厘四，原業主於上月中購入上述物業，當時作價約二千八百一十萬七千元，持貨至今半個月，現以確認人身分摸售，帳面獲利約三百一十九萬四千元，物業期內升值約一成一。（星島日報）

Mainland China

1. Sales of existing properties in Shanghai more than tripled in Mar as buyer momentum recovered, and average prices continued to rise. About 17,500 existing properties, mainly houses, were sold across the city last month, an increase of 253% from Feb. Average prices rose 6.2% m-o-m to RMB16,200/sq m. In Feb, they rose above the RMB15,000 barrier for the 1st time. Many of the buyers were looking at upgrading. Across the city, 2 or 3-bedroom apartments costing around RMB3m were the most popular with buyers intending to upgrade, though many of those homes had already registered a price increase of between 5 to 10% since mid Feb. Meanwhile, Shanghai's monthly existing housing index, which tracks prices of homes in the city, extended its strength in Mar, adding 0.81% to 2,561 amid recovering demand from end-users. Of the city's 68 areas monitored, 56 recorded price gains, increasing 1.2% on average from a month earlier. (Shanghai Daily).

2. Shanghai’s long-awaited Metro Line 10 will be open and ready for riders tomorrow, the operator said yesterday. The subway, dubbed the "golden line," will run through several of the city's main business hubs - Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, Yuyuan Garden, Wujiaochang and the Shanghai Library - and connects to 5 existing subways. Stretching from the northeast to west sections of city, the line will stretch 29.6 km with 27 stations. But 4 other stations, from Shanghai Zoo Station to further 3 down the line linking to the under-construction Hongqiao Transport Hub, won't open until Oct. The line, expected to connect to Line 2 inside the hub, will stop at the 2 terminals of Hongqiao International Airport and at a railway station. With Line 10 up and running, the city will have 11 lines on 420 km of track - the country's longest Metro network. (Shanghai Daily).

3. Shanghai may step up efforts to rein in surging property prices by taxing investors who own more than one flat. The tax is likely to target investors who owned several luxury homes that they have either leased or left vacant to bet on capital appreciation, analysts say.The city government has already completed basic plans for the tax, the Shanghai Securities News reported. (SCMP).

4. Beijing North Star posted a 2009 net profit of 1.51 billion yuan (HK$1.7 billion), up 29.5 percent thanks to better performance in development and investment properties. (The Standard).

5. The 78 state-owned enterprises that do not focus on real estate have submitted to mainland regulators their plans to withdraw from the property sector as ordered. (The Standard).