China’s Hengda Real Estate plans $2 bln HK IPO -sources (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

China’s Hengda Real Estate plans $2 bln HK IPO -sources (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
HONG KONG, Nov 14 - Chinese property developer Hengda Real Estate Group aims to raise about US$2 billion in a Hong Kong initial public offering next year, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, tapping voracious investor demand for access to the country’s surging real estate sector.

Hellertown holds the line on real estate tax (The Morning Call)

Hellertown holds the line on real estate tax (The Morning Call)
Budget — the largest ever — has money for Reinhard property. There will be no increase in local real estate taxes for Hellertown property owners in 2008, borough council vice president Phil Weber announced Tuesday night at the end of council’s budget session.

SBV to put brakes on overly hot real estate credit (Vietnam Net)

SBV to put brakes on overly hot real estate credit (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge ? Ho Huu Hanh, Director of the HCM City Branch of the State Bank of Vietnam, has revealed that the central bank will introduce policies to control real estate credit.