Carrots galore for home buyers
With the property market currently at a standstill, developers and agents are dangling carrots with the hope that buyers will bite. Cash hongbao, stamp duty waivers and outright discounts of as much as 50 per cent have all been rolled out to entice home buyers. Some agents have also resorted to tricks such as advertising … Read more
Calling off home deals not so easy
In every downturn, there will be some investors or speculators – made desperate by the change in market direction – who want to get out of their private home deals. Property consultants said they have of late received calls from such buyers seeking ways to get out of their purchases. A litigator, who declined to … Read more
