To date, BOVAEP has approved the application of 1,505 practising property managers who were not registered with the board before, says BOVAEP board member Ishak Ismail.

If the management body chooses to hire a professional property management, how do they pick the right one? Do you know what their duties entail? With so many property management companies out there, what would you need to consider before appointing one as your building and property manager?

Post-Budget 2020, we generally expect sector job award growth to come off a low base, driven mainly by the ECRL.

The plan is timely given slowing economic growth and rising complexity in the external environment — analysts

Property owners who are looking for buyers on the secondary market seem to find themselves on the losing end when they compete with developers offering attractive packages for their products.

Next on the people’s wishlist was for clearer and more up-to-date data on housing prices and supply

Notably, over a quarter (25.4%) of those selling their properties had been waiting for a buyer for more than two years now while 23.5% said they had been trying to sell their properties between one to two years.

Income disparity is still an issue where salary increment does not keep up with housing price growth, he adds.

The RPGT which had seen a new schedule of rates take effect at the beginning of this year is hurting property owners by trimming their profit margin.

Completed high-end condos that Hong Kong action-hero Donnie Yen and wife Cissy Wang were said to have visited included The Oliv on Balmoral Road, Bishopsgate Residences at the exclusive Bishopgate neighbourhood, Nouvel 18 on Anderson Road, and South Beach Residences on Beach Road.