戴德梁行：今日全球楼市速览(2010.04.13)

3. 據土地註冊處資料顯示，西環卑路乍街97號文興工業大廈地下A舖，以8,000萬元易手，買家為高勝發展有限公司。原業主於07年，以5,550萬元購入該舖，持貨3年，獲利約2,450萬元，即升值44%。翻查資料，文興工業大廈近月屢獲財團收購，該廈樓齡逾30年，涉及30餘個業權，消息指，有關財團已收購逾7成業權，早前向地舖位業主提出收購，希望將業權增加至8成，收購金額涉及逾3億元。（經濟日報）

4.  市場消息指，南區海天徑三十八至四十八號海天小築一間單號屋，面積約三千五百方呎，成交價約七千萬元，平均呎價約二萬元。（星島日報）

5. 金鐘力寶中心一座低層六室，面積約一千八百七十七方呎，成交價約二千四百四十萬零一千元，每方呎約一萬三千元，回報約兩厘八，物業於一個月間升值約百分之七。（星島日報）

Mainland China

1. The average price of new homes in Shanghai, excluding those for relocated residents under urban redevelopment plans, soared 20% to RMB22,237/sq m between 5 April and 11 April, compared to the city's historic high of RMB22,270/sq m set around the end of last year, according to China Real Estate Information Corp (CRIC). "While Seasons Villas and Yanlord Town in Huamu, Pudong, continued to lead others last week in the high-end category, more developers of luxury residential products are joining the competition in the coming weeks," said Sky Xue, an analyst at CRIC. "Therefore, I expect the RMB22,270 weekly record to be surpassed very soon as market momentum continues to be strong." For instance, 11 Rose Garden villas in Minhang District, a top-tier development by Greentown China, costing RMB80,000/sq m are scheduled to be launched over the weekend. More than 100 units at Dynasty on the Bund, a luxury apartment project along the west bank of the Huangpu River in prime Luwan District developed by Hong Kong's Guilherme Holdings, will also be released later this month, with units priced at an average RMB70,000/sq m. Also due to be launched are a low-density residential development in Maqiao in Minhang District, developed by Hutchison Whampoa, and the last batch of Shui On's Lakeville apartments in Xintiandi. (Shanghai Daily).

2.The average land prices in 70 major cities fell 31% in Mar over Feb as China's measures to curb property prices "start working," a report from the China Land Surveying and Planning Institute said. Land supplies in 70 large- and medium-sized cities were rebounding in Mar and market transactions remained active, said a CLSPI report released by the Ministry of Land and Resources on its Website. Land prices for residential use and their premiums in Beijing, however, continued to surge "markedly" in Mar from a month earlier, the report said, without giving the exact numbers. Housing prices almost doubled in big cities such as Beijing in 2009, triggering fears about possible property bubbles and widespread complaints among people who don't own a house in the cities. The Beijing Municipal Government vowed earlier this year that it would provide at least 2,500 ha of land to build 30 million sq m of houses this year. The average land prices of the 70 cities dropped 31% month on month to RMB1,438/sq m in Mar while land prices for residential use in those cities averaged RMB1,868/sq m, down 20% from Feb. (Shanghai Daily).

3. Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc – an electronics manufacturing services provider, is expanding its operations in south-western China and has opened a new factory in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The new factory is the 6th IMI manufacturing facility in China. The 7,500 sq m Chengdu plant offers a wide variety of electronics manufacturing solutions, from printed circuit board assembly to full product assembly for OEMs in various markets. (Shanghai Daily).

4.New loans issued by Chinese banks fell to 510.7 billion yuan (HK$580.41 billion) in March, suggesting Beijing's efforts to curb lending could be working. The figure was lower than the 700.1 billion yuan in loans extended in February and well below the 1.89 trillion yuan issued in the same month last year. (SCMP).

5.  Evergrande Real Estate Group saw net profit for last year almost double to 1.05 billion yuan as turnover increased 58.4 per cent to 5.72 billion yuan, of which sales from property development contributed 88 per cent. Gross profit increased 31.8 per cent to 1.95 billion yuan, maintaining the gross margin at 34 per cent. Total assets surged 121 per cent to 63.07 billion yuan. (SCMP).

Hong Kong

1.New rules requiring developers to give better information to buyers of uncompleted flats, and more details about flats sold to senior executives, have been proposed by the government in response to complaints about unfair sales tactics and suspected market manipulation. Housing minister Eva Cheng said the government had been pursuing the issues with the Real Estate Developers' Association (REDA) and rules would be in place as soon as possible. But the association said it would be difficult to comply and it had not yet agreed to the measures. (SCMP).