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\nMore than 1,000 homebuyers are on the verge of falling into negative equity in Hong Kong, after the prices of flats in some housing estates declined by more than 10 per cent from October last year, industry insiders said.Negative equity occurs when a home loan exceeds the market value of the property involved. The last time the city recorded more than 1,000 such cases was in the second quarter of 2016, when it reported 1,307 instances of negative equity. The surge could also deepen a correction\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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