first-time buyers of new houses

Handy mortgage tips and pitfalls to avoid for first-time buyers of new houses in Hong Kong【星之谷專欄-南華早報】

As the vaccine programme continues to help contain the Covid-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, home prices have rebounded substantially in recent months. A flood of cheap money unleashed by global central banks has found its way into fixed assets including residential properties.

樓花按揭

樓花按揭接受申請時限不同 拆解箇中兩大因素【星之谷專欄-經濟一週】

一手樓花付款方法可分為「建期」及「即供」兩類,選擇即供的買家,須於簽正式合約後指定限期内(一般為90至180天),找清樓價尾數。值得留意,儘管樓花即供的成交期可長達半年,惟基於行政及技術等原因,銀行普遍把即供按揭申請日期,定於物業成交前三個月,出現錯配情況。