1. Haikou plans to release new regulations governing the construction of self-built houses.
2. Stamp duty on super luxury homes in Hong Kong increased to 6.5%, expected to generate HK$1 billion in revenue.
3. Centaline: Sales by homeowners who bought during the peak of the Hong Kong property market surged by 50%.
4. Ronshine China's contracted sales in the first four months reached RMB 857 million, a decrease of nearly 40% year-on-year.
5. Hong Kong Property: 3,353 second-hand residential property transactions have been registered in Hong Kong so far this month, a 17% increase compared to the same period last month.
6. Nanjing promotes five prime low-density residential land parcels in Beijing's main urban area.
7. Hangzhou lists two residential land parcels with a starting price of approximately RMB 2.31 billion.
8. Zhanjiang Transportation Investment Group's 187-acre residential land parcel was reclaimed at a price higher than the original offer.
9. US new home starts declined due to a decrease in detached house construction.
