Land Registry releases statistics for first half of 2022
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Land registration
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* The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration for the first half of 2022 was 32,828 (-28.3 per cent compared with the second half of 2021 and -34.8 per cent compared with the first half of 2021).
* The total consideration for these agreements for the first half of 2022 was $297.29 billion (-33.0 per cent compared with the second half of 2021 and -37.3 per cent compared with the first half of 2021).
* The number of assignments of building units for the first half of 2022 was 44,823 (-29.9 per cent compared with the second half of 2021 and -16.2 per cent compared with the first half of 2021).
* The total consideration for these assignments for the first half of 2022 was $349.36 billion (-31.9 per cent compared with the second half of 2021 and -15.1 per cent compared with the first half of 2021).
Land search
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* The number of searches of land registers made by the public for the first half of 2022 was 2,418,604 (-17.0 per cent compared with the second half of 2021 and -15.9 per cent compared with the first half of 2021).
Ends/Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Issued at HKT 15:00
Issued at HKT 15:00
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