Homeownership is good at tax time - 2004-02-16
There are times when you're regretting that you're a homeowner -- like when your roof's leaking. But being a homeowner is usually good news at tax time because of the deductions you get.

As a homeowner, you can deduct from your income taxes the amount you paid in property taxes, and the interest you paid on your mortgage.
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Developers cut incentives - 2004-02-16
Developers are slashing incentive packages for home buyers, in a direct attact at the speculators blamed for the 20 per cent increase in flat prices over the past few months.

Cheung Kong (Holdings), Hong Kong's biggest developer by sales, and New World Development say they will stop offering secondary mortgages at their joint-venture Sky Tower project in To Kwa Wan.
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