Hong Kong was the world’s most expensive urban centre to buy a home in, with the average residential property costing 40 per cent more than second-placed city Singapore, according to a survey of 35 cities around the world by real estate consultant CBRE.The average cost of owning a home rose 5.5 per cent last year to HK$9.4 million (US$1.2 million), which translates to US$2,091 per square foot for a typical abode measuring 574 square feet (53 square metres), CBRE said.The survey findings…
Source : South China Morning Post
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