Hong Kong Property
Accumulators - a dumb idea
There has been a lot of press coverage about investors losing money in accumulators. The regulators have chipped in with comments as well (largely
Adopting a cat
I finally caved to pressure from my children and adopted a three month old kitten from the local SPCA. OK, I was keen too.In ...
High food prices - an opportunity for reform
Almost all the press about rising food prices has been focused on the negative aspects. It is obviously right to focus on those who ...
Second installment of tax paid
The second and final installment of my tax bill for 2007/8 is due on Friday. As I may struggle to get near the IRD ...
Inflation hits 5.3%
The headline inflation rate for the 12 months to March 2008 was 4.2%. However, if the effects of the Hong Kong government's "one off" relief ...
Rent controls demanded
There was a whinging letter in the SCMP this morning demanding that the government introduce rent controls to protect tenants against "greedy landlords".Leaving aside the ...
Bank raises some mortgage valuations
HSBC has an on line property valuation tool which enables users to check the mortgage value of a property. The on-line valuation tool has some ...
Banks trying to talk interest rates up
Because the HKD is pegged to the USD, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has been more or less compelled to follow the US Federal Reserve's ...
An unhappy tenant
One of my tenants is unhappy and I cannot blame him. When the tenant signed the lease, the building was undergoing the second part of ...
Monthly Review - April 2008
April was a good month financially.As a group, my mark to market investments appreciated in value by meaningful amounts, although the gains were partially offset ...
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