Turning things around
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With the economic doldrums well behind us, the property market is looking good. |
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The missing millions
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The development needs of the gaming industry have long been the governments justification for conceding land without public tenders. But many are no longer buying it and are demanding change. Officials have offered guarantees, but in some cases, the money is still missing.
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Demolition petition
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An award-winning public housing project in Fai Chi Kei is facing demolition but an international petition wants to stop it. |
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Agents of change
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Huge infrastructure projects and a new political leadership look set to make 2010 an interesting year for the property market. |
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A tangled web
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It has the glamour, the top-ranked hotels and the high-powered investors, but the tangled web of deals and departures behind Macau Studio City on Cotai has seen it struggle to get off the ground.A Macau Business investigation explains why.
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Reasons to be cheerful
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Sales are up, prices are up, and predictions of a new boom early next year mean Macaus property market has no intention of cooling down. |
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White-hot property
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Soaring prices around the region coupled with a renewed economic feel-good factor, have seen a surge in Macau's luxury property market. |
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Roaring back
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Property market surges as locals and foreigners dive back in |
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Questions and answers
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Worried architects want more detailed information on the Coloane Village Optimising Viability Study |
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Double delight
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A combination of growing confidence and government initiatives has produced some very encouraging second quarter numbers for the property market. |
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Retail revamp
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Macau's important retail sector has been lacking in stylish shopping facilities for a long time, but developer William Kwan wants to help change that
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Bright second half
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As confidence rises and mega-projects like the Macau-Zhuhai-Hong Kong bridge beckon, things are looking up in the property market |
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Picking up
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A mid-year review of Macau's property market has produced some encouraging numbers as government incentives start to kick-in
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The Midas touch
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Imagine you are a foreign investor with deep pockets, and Macau has caught your eye. You're asking yourself, what is the next big thing? Macau Business finds out |
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Slow growth
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While the property market is showing signs of recovery, the rate of regeneration remains slower than in Hong Kong and the mainland as buyers wait for the government-backed home-buyers support scheme to kick in |
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Home-buying plan revised
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In the face of criticism the government has changed its plan to support first-time homebuyers. The MOP3 million ceiling has been lowered to MOP2.6 million and officials claim 6,200 people will benefit |
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Out of control
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A combination of unlicensed construction work and a lack of administrative control is turning Coloane Island into a bad taste wonderland. Property speculators and illegal builders are eating up Macau's green lung and the evidence is there for all to see |
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Ready to recover
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First quarter property sales data for the first quarter are finally out and they show – as expected – a weak first three months. But the figures have not dampened the feeling that a recovery is on the way |
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Who wins?
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The new policy to support first home buyers has been met with some scepticism. It seems to offer a good deal for some and will no doubt help real estate agents and developers, but legislators and analysts claim only a small number of ordinary people will benefit |
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More dirt revealed
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A string of land deals and construction projects have been ruled illegitimate at the second trial of disgraced former public works minister Ao Man Long, and the government is trying to nullify the tainted projects as more outrageous details of the scandal emerge |
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Rejuvenation
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Bullish real estate agents report hard evidence that the property market is on its way to a full recovery |
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Coloane questions
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Worried architects want more detailed information on a plan to transform Coloane Village |
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Rotten to the core
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A major report into the land concession system has found a host of imperfections which point to the need for root and branch reform |
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Road to recovery
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The mass property market is showing signs that it is coming out of the woods, but the government needs to do its bit prepare solid ground for a sustainable recovery |
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Contraction action
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As the economic meltdown continues to wreak global havoc, a bleak overall outlook is emerging for the rest of 2009 and this means, at best, mixed news for the city's property market |
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