US rate cuts fuel Hong Kong property boom - Reuters Canada

Story date: 2008-02-03 08:13:53
Added on: 2008-02-03 20:34:46

US rate cuts fuel Hong Kong property boomReuters Canada, Canada - 20 minutes agoReal Hong Kong mortgage rates are now negative, below inflation of 3.8 percent and it has become cheaper to buy than rent, analysts say. Continued...


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