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Villa in HK's Peak sold for 25% below expectations

Seller Wheelock says the property, the first of 17 units up for sale, is aimed at gauging market demand

Published Mon, Feb 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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WHEELOCK Properties Ltd sold a luxury home in Hong Kong's exclusive Peak neighbourhood to an unidentified buyer for a lower-than-expected price tag of HK$830 million (S$150 million) on Saturday.

While it took Wheelock just three hours to sell the home, the transaction works out to HK$87,784 per square foot, more than 25 per cent lower than estimates by some analysts.

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