（By Liang Yueqin）
Government slightly adjusting DSD term speeds up house changing customers' housing decision. There will be four new projects totally 642 units being put on sale tomorrow, source pointed GRAND AUSTIN（G.A.）in Austin Station developed by Wheelock and New World had collected nearly 3,000 applications for its first batch and additional launched in totally 209 units until close at last night, and there was company customer applied 20 cases once; The application of City Point's 175 units in Tsuen Wan West Station also closed yesterday, with about 600 cases received; Mayfair By The Sea I in Tai Po which will close the application tonight has gathered more than 1,900 cases for its first batch and additional launched in totally 220 units.
Company buyer applied 20 cases for G.A.
The application for the first round of 209 units from GRAND AUSTIN in Austin Station developed by Wheelock, New World and MTR closed at last night, and market source pointed about 3,000 cases received, exceeding 13.4 times of the quota. Source from the site pointed, visiting to The Gateway in Tsim Sha Tsui was hot yesterday when was the last day of application; There was company buyer applied 20 cases once by HKD 0.3 million for each. According to the sales arrangement, each company buyer only can submit one case of purchasing register for 1 unit at the most, while private name customer can applied two cases for 2 units each, which means one private name buyer (or jointly signed buyers) can purchase 4 units at the most.
GRAND AUSTIN had launched 209 units in usable areas from 580 sq ft to 1,771 sq ft, and the sale prices are from HKD 12.586 million to HKD 41.037 million, with average sq ft price at HKD 26,733, two rooms unit among has the largest discount of 18.5% and their lowest price is HKD 10.258 million, while the highest discount for three rooms unit is 19.5%, at discounted average sq ft price of HKD 21,579.
City Point in Tsuen Wan collected 600 applications.
As for the fourth round of 175 units of City Point in Tsuen Wan West Station of which the application also closed yesterday, source pointed, about 600 applications had been received, which is 3.4 times of the quota. 8 "City Point Supreme Units" among this batch, of which the usable areas are from 1,123 sq ft to 1,609 sq ft and the terrace areas are from 910 sq ft to 1,366 sq ft, are at sale prices from HKD 19.58 million to HKD 30.46 million, and their prices are from HKD 16.496 million to HKD 25.6625 million after the highest discount of 15.75%. Room B of 6th floor in block 1 among other 167 standard units, in usable area of 854 sq ft, is in sale price of HKD 7.711 million after the largest discount of 15.75%, with sq ft price at HKD 9,029, which is the cheapest four rooms unit in the district, and there are also the remaining two rooms units included, the discounted lowest price of which is HKD 5.582 million after the highest discount of 15.75%.
Mayfair By The Sea I had collected 1,900 applications.
About the first batch and additional launched totally 220 units of Mayfair By The Sea I in Tai Po, of which the application will close tonight, source pointed more than 1,900 cases for them had received until last night, exceeding 7.6 times of the quota. These apartments are in usable areas from 620 sq ft to 2,003 sq ft, with sale prices from HKD 7.578 million to HKD 45.78 million, and the largest discount for them is 19.25%.
As for other first hand property transaction, source pointed Park Signature, City Point, yoo Residence and the Reach each sold 1 unit.
Recently, HK government relaxed DSD, and it is good for developers to put on sale new projects in this second half year, so they increased the prediction of first hand property sales by 10% to 14,300 units and estimated the property price will keep stable from this second half year until 2015 benefiting from house changing customers' demand, BNP Paribas expressed on report yesterday.
