According to Citi Property Survey about the residential property ownership in Hong Kong in response to the withdrawal of all property cooling measures, the survey found that over 70% of the affluent individuals surveyed express a greater interest in home ownership, and 50% think it is now a better time to buy a property. Among the home-owner respondents in the affluent segment, 62% express a greater interest in changing to a new property. Compared to the general respondents, those in the affluent segment are more interested in buying a property as an investment (46%), followed by support to their children (34%) and a source of rental income (25%).
Among all the property cooling measures that have been lifted, the respondents in the affluent segment are most aware of the removal of the Special Stamp Duty (SSD, 65%) and Buyer’s Stamp Duty (BSD, 61%). Of those who express a greater interest in home ownership in the affluent segment, 42% cite the removal of SSD as one of the reasons for their increased interest in buying a property, followed by the easing of loan-to-value ratios for residential properties (41%) and the removal of BSD (36%).
Do you have any interest in home ownership after the rollback of property cooling measures? Citi offers a range of mortgage solutions, and you can get an online preliminary assessment result# via our Online Mortgage Application Platform! Drawdown a mortgage loan and join Citigold to enjoy extra welcome offer!
Affluent individuals are defined as those with liquid assets of HKD 1.5 million or above
New Customer:
● Join Citigold and drawdown a mortgage loan to enjoy extra rewards1
Existing Customer:
● Upgrade to Citigold to earn HK$5,000 Cash Rebate2
● Refer your friends to drawdown a mortgage loan3 and open a Citigold or Citigold Private Client account4 can enjoy a referral cash rebate of up to HK$12,000 and HK$33,000 respectively.
Greatly reduces your down payment burden. You only need to pay 10% of property value to make your home owning a reality!
Get expert advice to address mortgage enquiry in just one business day!*
You are now leaving the Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited website and entering a third party site. All the information you provide will be subject to confidentiality and security terms of the applicable third party site. Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited does not take responsibility for information you provide at such third party sites. Would you like to continue?