Standard Life sees most of the wasted money in shadow financing going to property developers.
She hopes that future town planners and property developers will learn from their mistakes.
Other big Hong Kong property developers are taking different routes to unload real estate.
Many property developers gained in Hong Kong, reflecting improved sentiment toward the global economy.
Loans to property developers account for another 8% or so, according to Mr Rothman.
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Property developers might be able to remove discounts and raise prices at some point, they added.
Loans to property developers are riskier and banks' profits will be hurt as developers go bust.
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Quite a few people around the country echoed this view - especially the property developers.
He is often said to be "in the pocket" of big property developers, including tycoon Li Ka-shing.
The blackmailers are alleged to have been property developers seeking favourable construction contracts from influential city officials.
After all, public lenders were not allowed to lend to property developers, the private banks' biggest headaches.
All four were nationalised by Madrid after suffering heavy losses on loans to homebuyers and property developers.
But now much of that money and demand has evaporated - leaving property developers out in the cold.
Property developers grumble that they have to provide the original plan of a building they wish to overhaul.
They have played for time by refinancing loans to struggling property developers ever since the 2008 housing bust.
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Chinese property developers and financials retreated in Hong Kong after the HSBC data and amid political worries concerning Europe.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index also finished 0.3% higher at 22619.18, though there were declines in local property developers.
Some energetic and visionary young architects and property developers have seen merit in the towers in the 21st Century.
"Stocks of property developers will perform well as the recovery continues, " Rountree says.
Attracted by this easy money, says Mr Strascheg, German property developers have been busily turning themselves into venture capitalists.
There are no mortgages, although a few property developers offer some financing.
She knows who she would target as mayor - in addition to property developers, big business would not escape unscathed.
Another big change: Property developers have been tapping the equity markets for capital, with much of it coming from abroad.
Not only are small and mid-sized manufacturers feeling cheerier, but so are non-manufacturing companies such as property developers and retailers.
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That could mean continued strains on local governments that depend on land sales to property developers for much of their revenue.
The survey of property developers and real-estate agencies, which the company compiles together with online real-estate brokerage SouFun Holdings Ltd.
The state controls the larger property developers and can alter supply and demand by releasing land when and how it wants.
What is undeniable is that most lending takes the form of residential mortgages, which are safer than loans to commercial-property developers.
Combined with the bank's takeover of Malaysia's biggest finance company, the decision highlighted the extent to which property developers have over-built.
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