Chinese buyers who purchase high-end homes in Hong Kong are expected to be affected by Beijing's new rule to curb illegitimate cross-border funds, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday.
Chinese buyers have splurged their wealth on Hong Kong luxury homes, spending a record high of HK$43 billion on the island in the first three months of the year. In the first four months, mainlanders purchased Hong Kong property with a median value of HK$6.95 million, higher than the locals' spending of HK$5.43 million, the report said, citing data from Midland Realty.
Data from Bloomberg Intelligence showed that demand and sales of such houses may be negatively affected as the new law targets buyers who can make large cash down payments on deposits. In May, Beijing placed restrictions on banks and global stock trading, according to the media outlet.
Despite the new regulations, demand from mainlanders will remain, analysts said.
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