Hong Kong

Prime office buildings to lead rental recovery in Hong Kong’s CBD

Rents of Grade A1 offices in the area grew 3% from May-July 2021. 

Prime office buildings to lead rental recovery in Hong Kong’s CBD

Rents of Grade A1 offices in the area grew 3% from May-July 2021. 

Office property market to recover despite high vacancy rates

Analysts expect it to enter the last phase of its down-cycle.

Why Hong Kong homebuyers’ sentiment cooled down in August

Home sales declined 27% to 5,546 units during the month.

Hong Kong's business centre sector expands in August

Compass Offices and Regus both expanded their spaces recently.

Why senior living assets are lucrative property investments in Hong Kong

Yields are expected to surpass residential and Grade A office returns with over 3% per annum.  

How Hong Kong’s pivot to online shopping impacts physical retail stores

Online transactions surged 54.9% in the first half of 2021.

Hong Kong, Singapore top list of most expensive rents globally

The average monthly rent for a 3-bed property in Hong Kong costs US$3,836. 

Hong Kong office rents slip 0.2% in July as high vacancy rates persist

Wanchai / Causeway Bay and Kowloon East saw bigger rent declines. 

Hong Kong home sales down 0.2% to 7,579 units in July

There were limited project launches during the month and sell-through rates were modest. 

Why work-from-home setups won’t significantly impact Hong Kong’s office markets 

Savills says Hong Kong’s “notoriously cramped housing” counts against the WFH model. 

Hong Kong industrial investments breach the HK$6b mark in Q2

Warehouse assets offering stable yields lured investors in.

Hong Kong retail rents finally stabilise after 18 months of decline

Rents in prime street shop and major shopping centre segments increased 0.3% and 1.2%, respectively. 

Hong Kong residential price gap between Kowloon, New Territories shrinks by 20ppt over 10 years

New projects in the New Territories are now 21% cheaper than those in Kowloon.

Hong Kong investment volume surges 168% to USD3.3b in Q2

Institutional investors accounted for 71% of all commercial transaction volumes in the quarter.