{"id":32309,"date":"2016-10-31T04:30:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T21:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-point-and-view-app-that-finds-haunted-flat-bargains\/"},"modified":"2016-10-31T04:33:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T21:33:32","slug":"hong-kong-point-and-view-app-that-finds-haunted-flat-bargains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-point-and-view-app-that-finds-haunted-flat-bargains\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong point-and-view app that finds &#039;haunted flat&#039; bargains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe technology behind the Pokemon Go smartphone game phenomenon has been harnessed by a Hong Kong\u00a0property listings start-up, which has applied augmented reality (AR) to its home-search app. The new feature, launched by Spacious.hk last week as an update, enables users to point their mobile device at buildings, get on-the-spot information and prices on flats for rent or sale \u2013 and find \u201chaunted houses\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Users can tap an \u201cAR\u201d button, which activates the&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/article\/2041034\/hong-kong-point-and-view-app-finds-haunted-flat-bargains\" target=\"_blank\">Hong Kong point-and-view app that finds &#8216;haunted flat&#8217; bargains<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The technology behind the Pokemon Go smartphone game phenomenon has been harnessed by a Hong&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-8p7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146719,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/would-you-live-in-a-haunted-hong-kong-flat-where-someone-died-an-unnatural-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":32309,"position":0},"title":"Would you live in a \u2018haunted\u2019 Hong Kong flat, where someone died an unnatural death?","date":"August 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r In Hong Kong, the stigma attached to living where someone has died an unnatural death is so strong that a property agent may not find a tenant or buyer even if they lower the rent or selling price.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...Would you live\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":49,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/haunted-flat-scene-of-1996-gas-poison-murders-in-hong-kong-sells-with-heavy-discount-still-makes-a-profit\/","url_meta":{"origin":32309,"position":1},"title":"\u2018Haunted\u2019 flat, scene of 1996 gas-poison murders in Hong Kong, sells with heavy discount \u2014 still makes a profit","date":"January 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A haunted flat in Tsuen Wan in which six people were poisoned and gassed to death in 1996 has finally found a buyer, who paid half the market price for the unit no one would touch.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...\u2018Haunted\u2019 flat, scene of 1996\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":119736,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-haunted-homes-sell-for-steep-discounts-during-downturn-giving-first-time-buyers-a-way-in\/","url_meta":{"origin":32309,"position":2},"title":"Hong Kong\u2019s \u2018haunted homes\u2019 sell for steep discounts during downturn, giving first-time buyers a way in","date":"January 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Even in a slump, Hong Kong\u2019s famously lofty property prices can be enough to send a shudder down the spine. 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