51.   For some analysts, these money-losing sales point to more trouble for the Hong Kong property market.

52.   For such loans, the only real guarantee of repayment is a rising property market.

53.   He said the slowdown in the property market has increased the amount of real estate loans that have not been repaid.

54.   HONG KONG stocks rose for a second day as record bids at a government land auction fueled confidence in the local property market.

55.   Hong Kong stocks rose for a second day as declining interest rates and brisk apartment sales over the weekend helped shore up confidence in the local property market.

56.   Hong Kong stocks rose for a second day as declining interest rates and brisk apartment sales over the weekend built confidence in the local property market.

57.   If Hong Kong then drops its currency peg to the US dollar, pandemonium would strike Asian stock and property markets and wealth would evaporate.

58.   If the French property market were to decline further, though, Suez might again have to set aside provisions on its real-estate assets, he said.

59.   In Hong Kong, the administration announced a seven-point stimulus package that aims to bolster tourism and soothe the property market.

60.   In the past, banks financed mortgages under the assumption that a weak economy and property market would recover quickly.