今日全球楼市速递(2010.09.30)

　　4。中半山花园台二座中高层一室，面积三千零二方呎，附车位，成交价五千七百万元，呎价约一万八千九百八十七元。(星岛)

　　5。大手交投陆续有来，资本策略刚购入铜锣湾伊荣街全幢酒店，涉资五亿四千八百万元，该物业拥有五十四个房间，每个房间涉资近一千零一十四万八千一百多元，物业于九年间升值逾三点五倍。(星岛)

　　6。消息人士透露，当资本策略旗下的湾仔国卫中心有买家洽购至最后阶段，该集团随即购入全幢物业，涉及铜锣湾伊荣街一至五号“家”酒店，涉资五亿四千八百万元，以总楼面约四万八千方呎计算，平均呎价一万一千四百三十三元，“家”楼高二十五层，拥有五十四个房间，每房涉资逾千万元，但由于物业房间大，普遍逾八百方呎，除了作酒店外，长期出租亦不乏捧场客。(星岛)

　　7。近期市场屡录洋房成交，由持有的山顶加列山道阳光花园一屋，面积约3,500平方呎，以1.28亿元易手，呎价约36571元，创物业呎价新高。市场消息指，中半山世纪大厦2座低层单位，面积约3,663平方呎以约5,250万元易手，呎价约14333元。(经济日报)

　　8。西贡区近期连环录得破纪录的大额成交，位于白沙湾的輋径笃，一间拥逾140万平方呎地皮的村屋，刚以6,780万元转售。据市场消息指，该宗新高村屋买卖，位处于輋径笃，地皮面积约14,032平方呎，另有2000余平方呎的租借花园，目前上址建有一间2,100平方呎的村屋，如以此计算，每平方呎价高达32286元，打破西贡区内的村屋呎价纪录。(经济日报)

　　9。尖沙嘴堪富利士道9号地铺及1楼物业的成交个案，地下面积约1,000方呎，1楼面积约1,000方呎，近日以约8,500万元成交，呎价约4.25万元。(新报)

　　10.CHIResidences上环服务式太极轩公寓项目，日前委托物业顾问将全幢放售。该物业总楼面约二万三千二百九十七方呎，提供十九个面积约一千方呎的住宅单位，以及四层商业单位，每层楼面约二千四百方呎。市值估计约二亿六千万元，以总楼面计算，平均呎价约一万一千元。(星岛)

　　Mainland China

　　1. Taking another step to clamp down on property speculation, China yesterday unveiled a new set of nationwide policies to further tighten mortgage lending. Banks have been ordered to stop providing mortgages to buyers of third or more homes, the State Council, the Cabinet, said in a statement on its website. Individuals buying their first houses must plunk down at least 30 percent of the total price, instead of down payments of 20 percent, according to the statement. More than a month ago, banks in big cities including Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen had started halting third home mortgages and had increased the down payment, sources told Shanghai Daily.But this was the first time the central government announced such measures, which come at a time when a growing number of Chinese people say the restrictive housing policies in place so far have been ineffective. (Shanghai Daily)

　　2. With boosts in production and new business orders, Chinese manufacturing reached a five-month high in September, a key index showed yesterday. The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index, a comprehensive gauge of industrial activities across the country, rose to 52.9 this month, up from 51.9 in August. A reading above 50 signals an expansion, and September's index climbed more than three points since it fell below the 50 threshold in July. The climb suggests that growth in the manufacturing sector is building, the survey's authors said. "The upbeat reading of the HSBC PMI implies that China's growth slowdown is in check," said Qu Hongbin, chief economist at HSBC. "Despite uncertainties on growth in global demand, we expect China ... to grow by around 9 percent in the rest of the year and 2011," Qu said. (Shanghai Daily)

　　3. To help China's rank-and-file home buyers, the transaction tax is being cut in half for buyers of non-luxury homes for use as sole residences. The tax cut was announced in a circular jointly issued yesterday by finance, taxation and housing ministries. The circular approved by the State Council, China's Cabinet, also reduces the rate to 1 percent for units of 90 square meters or smaller The current transaction tax rate nationwide is between 3 and 5 percent depending on policies of local governments. (Shanghai Daily)

　　4. China will raise the mortgage deposits for all first-time homebuyers as part of its latest effort to curb the property market. All first-time homebuyers will have to pay at least 30 percent downpayment, as compared with the policy in April that required buyers for homes of over 900 square feet to pay 30 percent. Flats under that size required 20 percent. In addition, all banks must suspend loans to third-time homebuyers and prevent abuse of consumer loans, Xinhua News Agency reported. Property tax reform will also be speeded up. Beijing plans to gradually introduce the property tax from pilot cities to the whole country The new rules also requires local governments to increase their supervision on the housing land supply and make sure small- to mid-sized houses as well as low-income homes are delivered on schedule. The central government has taken various measures since April to curb property prices from rising too fast. Beijing tried stopping developers from hoarding land, raised downpayments on second homes to 50 percent, and hiked interest rates on those owning more than two homes. Housing prices in China's 70 biggest cities fell 0.1 percent in June from May and stayed flat in July and August. But the latest figures showed that house prices in Shanghai were on average 12 percent more expensive in the week of September 20 from the previous week. (The Standard)

　　Hong Kong

　　1. The Hong Kong government withdrew a Chai Wan property for auction Wednesday after the bid failed to attract developers - the first such occasion since 1994 . However, both the goverment and local developers said that the decision not to bid for the Chai Wan site was not indicative of the overall market outlook. The bid price had been set at HK$530 million. Separately, blue chip local developer Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) grabbed a site in Fan Ling for HK$459 million. The New Territories site exceeded the upper end of market expectations of HK$380 million by nearly 21 percent. Based on the maximum gross floor area of 157,345 square feet, this amounts to HK$2,917 per square foot. SHKP said that the price is reasonable, and the developer will build medium-sized apartments on the site. (South China Morning Post)