{"id":52696,"date":"2017-04-24T05:45:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T22:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/to-buy-or-rent-in-hong-kong-tipping-point-guide-to-93-neighbourhoods-shows-the-way\/"},"modified":"2017-04-24T11:41:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T04:41:18","slug":"to-buy-or-rent-in-hong-kong-tipping-point-guide-to-93-neighbourhoods-shows-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/to-buy-or-rent-in-hong-kong-tipping-point-guide-to-93-neighbourhoods-shows-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"To buy or rent in Hong Kong? Tipping point guide to 93 neighbourhoods shows the way"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA common quandary for residents in Hong Kong is whether it makes more sense to buy or rent a flat. On one hand, there\u2019s the perception that paying rent is like throwing money down the drain. On the other hand, the cost of entering the market and decades tied up in mortgage repayment can be a huge financial burden.
\nNew data from online property listings website Spacious tries to settle the question. The start-up analysed trends in 93 neighbourhoods and calculated the \u201ctipping point…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…To buy or rent in Hong Kong? Tipping point guide to 93 neighbourhoods shows the way<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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