Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.nyuview.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.nyuview.com/files.php?file= http://www.nyuview.com/ http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/accumulators_-_a_dumb_idea.html Hong Kong Property Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:54:32 -0400 There has been a lot of press coverage about investors losing money in accumulators. The regulators have chipped in with comments as well (largely http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/adopting_a_cat.html Hong Kong Property Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:51:40 -0400 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 http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/high_food_prices_-_an_opportunity_for_reform.html Hong Kong Property Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:00:50 -0400 Almost all the press about rising food prices has been focused on the negative aspects. It is obviously right to focus on those who http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/second_installment_of_tax_paid.html Hong Kong Property Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:49:29 -0400 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 http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/inflation_hits_5_3.html Hong Kong Property Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:50:11 -0400 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 http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/rent_controls_demanded.html Hong Kong Property Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:07:38 -0400 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 http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/bank_raises_some_mortgage_valuations.html Hong Kong Property Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:41:00 -0400 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 http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/banks_trying_to_talk_interest_rates_up.html Hong Kong Property Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:44:07 -0400 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 http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/an_unhappy_tenant.html Hong Kong Property Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:32:46 -0400 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 http://www.nyuview.com/hong_kong_property/monthly_review_-_april_2008.html Hong Kong Property Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:21:46 -0400 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 NYU View