According to new analysis by the Associated Builders and Contractors based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index, U.S. construction input prices fell by 0.9% in September 2024 compared to the previous month, Nonresidential construction input prices also dropped by 0.9% during the same period.
Recent rate cuts and rising stock prices offer positive news for Hong Kong's property market. However, the weak economy and cautious pricing from developers persist. With 109,000 housing units available and a potential influx from the primary market, pressure on secondary market prices will remain, according to JLL's latest Residential Market Monitor.
Zillow predicts a gradual increase in existing home sales, with an estimated 4.4 million transactions in 2025, showing improvement from the 4.1 million transactions recorded in 2023 and projected for 2024. Expectations for lower mortgage rates in 2025 are set to bring more inventory and more home sales.
Lower mortgage rates brought both buyers and sellers back to the market in September, proving their readiness to return when conditions are right. New listings and sales both moved closer to pre-pandemic norms.
As of September 2024, the median U.S. rental household is still spending just about 30% of their income on rent. While the income needed to comfortably afford the typical U.S. rent (at or under 30% of income) has increased 17.6% since September 2021 to $81,995, wages have increased at a similar rate, which has caused rental affordability to hold steady at the 30% threshold over the past three years.
台中市政府地方稅務局表示，地價稅自用住宅用地是指土地所有權人或其配偶、直系親屬於該地辦竣戶籍登記，且無出租或供營業用之住宅用地。土地所有權人常因考量子女就學或其他因素，將本人或配偶、直系親屬戶籍全部遷出，造成原已核准地價稅適用自用住宅用地稅率課徵之土地，因無人於該址設立戶籍，即使有居住事實，該土地仍必須改按一般用地稅率計課地價稅。
配偶相互贈與房地，土地可依規定申請暫時不課徵土地增值稅，但房屋並無免徵契稅之規定，仍應申報繳納契稅。
