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03.02.26 - 12:06
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Hong Kong home sales slide in January, but agents eye Lunar New Year ′mini-boom′ (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's property transactions slipped in January, official data showed, but agents are betting on a Lunar New Year “mini-boom” after several new-home launches sold out in recent weeks.
Deals covering new and existing homes, offices, shops, car parking spaces and industrial units fell 15.2 per cent month on month to 7,631, while transaction value declined 12 per cent to about HK$57.25 billion (US$7.3 billion).
“With both the economy and stock market performing well, coupled with steadily......
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29.01.26 - 10:12
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Hong Kong regains lustre as stocks rally, property picks up (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's financial war chest increased its earnings by 51 per cent to a record last year, fuelled by a rally in local and global stocks as well as bonds.
The Exchange Fund's investment income surged to HK$331 billion (US$42 billion), the most since its creation in 1993, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Wednesday. Hong Kong's de facto central bank uses the fund's holdings to help defend the city's currency peg to the US dollar.
All of the fund's main investment categories were......
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28.01.26 - 06:18
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Hong Kong home prices snap 3-year downturn as rents surge to a new high (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's lived-in home prices ended a three-year downturn with a 3.25 per cent increase in 2025, as the property market gallops into the new year buoyed by expectations of more transactions and further price gains, according to analysts.
Rents climbed to a record high in December, boosting annual gains to 4.26 per cent in 2025 and marking a third consecutive year of increase, according to the Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday.
“Hong Kong's residential market strengthened notably......
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25.01.26 - 03:06
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All signs point to a rebound in Hong Kong′s housing market: Morgan Stanley analyst (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's housing market may be on the verge of a sharp rebound and a new upcycle after four years of decline, according to Praveen Choudhary, head of Asia gaming, Hong Kong and India property research at Morgan Stanley.
Choudhary expects home prices to rise about 10 per cent in 2026 – among the most bullish forecasts for a market that has fallen roughly 30 per cent from a peak in 2021. For him, the call is less about a single year's gain and more about a shift in the cycle after years of......
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22.01.26 - 12:06
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Complaints against Hong Kong property agents outpace home sales as market rebounds (SCMP)
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Complaints against Hong Kong property agents jumped 56 per cent in 2025, outpacing the rise in property transactions, as a reviving housing market exposed pressure points in industry practices, according to the Estate Agents Authority (EAA).
The EAA said it opened 253 complaint cases in 2025, up from 162 in 2024, even as overall residential transactions rose 18.3 per cent year on year. The faster growth in complaints suggests tensions between agents and consumers intensified more sharply than......
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22.01.26 - 07:06
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Hong Kong tests student housing land sales as office market slowdown curbs tenders (SCMP)
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Hong Kong is testing purpose-built student housing as an alternative land-sale model, as weak demand for commercial sites pushes the government to explore uses that can still attract investor interest.
The Development Bureau on Tuesday invited expressions of interest (EOI) for student hostel development on three commercially zoned sites in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin, and Tung Chung East, marking the first time the government had proposed selling land through open tender with use restricted......
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16.01.26 - 00:06
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Banks and brokerages′ growing demand for space buoys Hong Kong′s retail property sector (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's banking and finance sector is tipped to lead retail property leasing activity, with massive uptake by firms like Forthright Securities, Futu Holdings and HSBC providing support to landlords struggling through a multi-year real estate slump.
Forthright Securities leased three storeys totalling 14,000 sq ft at Golden Centre in Sheung Wan for its first flagship branch in the city, according to CBRE, which facilitated the transaction.
“This transaction not only demonstrates Forthright......
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14.01.26 - 04:06
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Mainland Chinese money to drive 10% rise in Hong Kong commercial property deals: Colliers (SCMP)
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Surging mainland Chinese investment in Hong Kong's commercial real estate sector has helped set the stage for a “measured recovery” in 2026, according to Colliers.
In the luxury residential segment, mainland capital accounted for about 80 per cent of transactions exceeding HK$100 million on The Peak and in Southern district, according to Centaline Property Agency.
Investment from the mainland rose to the highest level in five years in the last quarter of 2025, and deal value in 2026 was set to......
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12.01.26 - 11:54
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Hong Kong property: Citi lifts forecast after Morgan Stanley′s upgrade (SCMP)
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Major financial institutions, including Citi and Bank of America, are increasingly optimistic about Hong Kong's residential property market this year, as lower mortgage rates and strong leasing demand change buying behaviour.
Citi raised its home price forecast to 8 per cent this year, up from 3 per cent in October, citing a faster-than-expected rebound last year.
“[There will be] further acceleration in 2027 under a multi-year upcycle,” said Griffin Chan, head of Asia-Pacific property research......
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12.01.26 - 06:12
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Financial firm Ares doubles Hong Kong office footprint as real estate outlook improves (SCMP)
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Ares Management, one of Asia's largest alternative investment managers, is doubling its real estate footprint in Hong Kong, a move that aligns with a broader expansion by financial firms and demand for office space in the core Central business district.
The Los Angeles-based asset manager would add about 12,500 sq ft of space in Gloucester Tower, where it has been a tenant since 2017, according to a statement from the landlord Hongkong Land on Monday. The new lease will be effective in......
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06.01.26 - 10:30
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Morgan Stanley lifts Hong Kong property to ′attractive′, with rebound to extend into 2027 (SCMP)
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Morgan Stanley upgraded Hong Kong's property sector to “attractive”, noting that an all-round improvement in the city's economy and a policy-driven recovery will continue to push prices higher this year.
The US investment bank forecast home prices to rise around 10 per cent in 2026, with further gains expected in 2027, pointing out that the ongoing rebound marks the start of a new upcycle.
“We expect all three sub-segments – Hong Kong residential prices, Central office rents and retail rents –......
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05.01.26 - 11:54
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Hong Kong home sales hit 6-month high in December on demand for affordable units (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's residential property market closed 2025 on a strong note, with transactions climbing to a six-month high in December, fuelled by demand for low-priced units even as values fell.
A total of 5,883 deals were completed last month, up 5.3 per cent month on month and an increase of 43.4 per cent year on year, according to Land Registry data released on Monday.
Overall deal value reached HK$51.2 billion (US$6.6 billion), a decline of nearly 1 per cent from November, but 57.3 per cent......
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03.01.26 - 05:42
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Hong Kong property market hits 4-year high in 2025 as sales top HK$616 billion (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's property market rallied to a four-year high in 2025 following the city government's easing measures and lower interest rates, according to Centaline Property Agency.
In the past 12 months, the number of registered sales agreements for residential units, carparking spaces and commercial and industrial properties increased 18.7 per cent year on year to 80,700, while the amount involved rose 15.4 per cent to HK$616.4 billion, data from Centaline showed.
The realtor noted that 2025......
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02.01.26 - 12:00
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Hong Kong mortgage recovery holds in 2025 despite end-of-year wobble (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's mortgage market lost some momentum in November, official data showed, though activity over the first 11 months of 2025 still points to a full-year recovery from the previous year's slump as borrowing costs eased, home prices stabilised and sentiment improved.
Mortgage applications – a gauge of buyer interest – fell 2.9 per cent from October to 8,019, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Mortgage approvals, representing loans banks agreed to provide, declined 7 per......
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