SocietyScary deals? Why Hong Kong shuns death-linked homes while France embraces the risk

Property agents say many buyers in Hong Kong avoid heavily discounted homes linked to an “unnatural death”, such as murder or suicide, despite the city’s unaffordable housing market. Prices can be up to 50 per cent lower and rents typically about 20 per cent below market rates, unlike in parts of France.

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