May 2, 2024
Property

Roundup: CICC, New China Life Set Up $1.4B Property Fund

China International Capital Corporation chief executive Zhaohui Huang State-owned New China Life and CICC have set up a $1.4 billion fund to invest in companies with real estate projects, with that story leading Mingtiandi’s roundup of headlines. Also in the news, mainland home sales continue their slide despite Beijing’s policy efforts and Shanghai-based CIFI sells

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Hong Kong property management firms concerned over handling waste-charging scheme breaches, 90% have yet to reach agreement with clients, regulatory body says

Property management firms in Hong Kong have expressed concerns over how to deal with potential breaches of a waste-charging scheme set to be implemented in three months, as more than 90 per cent have not reached an agreement with their clients on addressing such issues, according to the industry’s regulatory body. The Property Management Services

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Legal dimensions of intellectual property in India

The legal dimensions of AI. Illustration courtesy Wikimedia Commons India has a wide range of IP laws within its legal framework. It includes several statutes such as Trademark Act, 1999, Copyright Act, 1957, Design Act, 2000 and Patents Act, 1970. However, it is quite obvious and natural for these laws to be proven obsolete when

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Should you buy or rent property in 2024?

When Satyen Joshi moved to Mumbai from Bengaluru five years back, little did he know that he would have to pay more than ₹50,000 per month as rent. He is now contemplating buying a property in the suburbs for around ₹2 crore. He has taken this decision at age 40 because he has the funds

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Mindset suggests ‘people of color’ are justified in taking liberty, property from others

OPINION: It has become acceptable, if not entirely fashionable, for major institutions — such as universities, churches and governments — to not only tolerate but to encourage discrimination based on skin color, ethnicity, religion. It is a long way from a colorblind society where, as Martin Luther King put it, people would not be judged

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We Featured It, Now What Happened To This Hot Property?

PHOTO BY DYLAN GENTHNER, EXPOSURE IT Each week of 2023, we brought you a different Hot Property — from small affordable homes to grand estates and historical gems.  But what makes a buyer fall in love with one of the one-of-a-kind homes we featured? Sometimes it’s the price or location, while other times nostalgia and

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Protecting Idahoans From Property Tax Burdens: Urgent Legislation

Against my better judgment, I’ve decided to take a break from celebrating the New Year and share a few hopes for the new year with you. We throw out the old every year, whether we’re watching the significant ball drop in New York or the big potato in Boise. Yet, we continue to face the

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China’s Property Market Decline: 2024 Ends in Slump

China’s Property Market Ends 2024 in Slump as Home Sales Plunge China’s property market ended 2024 on a somber note, with December home sales plunging significantly, marking the continuation of a prolonged slump. New home sales by the country’s top 100 real estate companies plummeted by 34.6% from the previous year, amounting to 451.3 billion

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Recent property transfers in Cayuga County

Today’s transfers cover deeds recorded with the Cayuga County Clerk’s Office from Oct. 16 to Oct. 25: • David M. Conway and Claudia C. Conway, 32 Throop Ave., Auburn, to Sean M. Conway, 6970 Owasco Road, Auburn, property at 32 Throop Ave., $0. Assessment $133,900. • Daniel C. Jones, P.O. Box 1414, Auburn, to Brandon

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New Year’s Eve Tragedy in Honolulu and $40M Property Record

A New Year’s Eve Tragedy and a Record-Breaking Property Deal On New Year’s Eve, emergency services in Honolulu responded to a distressing scene, a man found unconscious with serious burns, presumably from a firework-related incident. The man, whose identity remains undisclosed, was treated by paramedics at the location before being transported to a hospital for

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