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A total of 48 HK$100 million-plus property deals worth HK$10.4 billion have been completed so far this year. Photo: Roy Issa

Business

Hong Kong’s higher stamp duty will not stop luxury homebuyers from China

Mainland buyers accounted for about 80 per cent of the HK$100 million-plus deals in the city so far this year, according to Centaline.

SHKP, Hong Kong’s bellwether developer, posts 36% jump in first-half net profit

Hong Kong’s home prices reach 19-month high as rise gathers pace

Business

Shanghai eases residency requirements for homebuyers to spark property recovery

Non-residents with three years of social security contributions or individual income taxes will be allowed to buy a second home in the city.

Residential buildings are seen along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, June 27, 2024. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Residential buildings are seen along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, June 27, 2024. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

Business

Why global banks are betting on a double-digit surge in Hong Kong home prices

JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs join Morgan Stanley in lifting their market outlook to double digits, as price gains outpace previous expectations.

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Hong Kong home sales head for 22-year high as developers test price resilience

Deep discounts that were offered by developers to reduce unsold inventory may be a thing of the past, analysts say.

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Commodities

Investment gold retailers move into vacant Hong Kong high-street shops

‘We see overwhelming demand for investment gold coins and bars,’ retailer San Gold Coins’ Sophia Chen says.

Investment gold retailers expect to draw first-time buyers and younger savers with move to high-street shops. Photo: Shutterstock
Investment gold retailers expect to draw first-time buyers and younger savers with move to high-street shops. Photo: Shutterstock

Business

Hong Kong’s property market to build on gains in the Year of the Horse: agents

Overall property transactions in the Year of the Snake totalled 87,506 valued at about US$86.8 billion, according to the Land Registry.

Business

Exclusive | Mongolian mining family buys Stanley home as luxury sales set new record

Tselmuun Nyamtaishir, president and CEO of Mongolyn Alt, said the home is intended as a retirement residence for family use.

Companies

Sofa so bad: China’s home-furnishing sector hits a do-or-die stretch

Falling home prices and relentless price competition are forcing small decor firms into a battle for survival.

China’s furnishing malaise is couched in weaker property demand and a brutal race to the bottom on prices. Photo: Reuters

Business

Kerry Properties secures Hong Kong’s latest residential plot for US$177 million

Kerry beat seven bidders for the rights to develop a residential project on the 1,349-square-metre parcel in the Eastern district.

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View of the former Shau Kei Wan Market at Shau Kei Wan Main Street East. Kerry Properties won the tender for the residential site on Monday. Photo: Edmond So
View of the former Shau Kei Wan Market at Shau Kei Wan Main Street East. Kerry Properties won the tender for the residential site on Monday. Photo: Edmond So

Business

Year of the Horse kicks off with property mega-deals returning to Asia-Pacific

Large institutional capital is flowing back into Asia-Pacific property, with offices, retail and hotels leading early recovery signs.

Business

Green shoots for China property? Maybe – but the turnaround’s still shaky

Home-price declines eased in January and policy support is building, but analysts warn oversupply continues to cloud the outlook.

Business

Prince Jewellery director sells upscale Hong Kong flat, upgrades to duplex

Tang Yick-ki swaps his 1,019 sq ft flat in The Cullinan for a 1,593 sq ft duplex in The Waterfront.

The Cullinan in West Kowloon pictured in March 2015. Photo: SCMP

Business

No floor yet: China home prices keep falling despite policy support

Monthly declines narrowed in January, yet worsening year-on-year prices suggest housing pressures persist.

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Chill wind: analysts say China’s nationwide home prices have not yet shown signs of stabilisation. Photo: EPA
Chill wind: analysts say China’s nationwide home prices have not yet shown signs of stabilisation. Photo: EPA

Banking & Finance

Exclusive | Box office bust? The show may be over for another Hong Kong cinema

IFC Mall is reportedly looking at the big picture as it explores potential tenants to replace upscale movie theatre Palace IFC.

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Companies

Li Ka-shing tops Hong Kong’s billionaire list with US$45.1 billion: Forbes

The collective net worth of tycoons on Hong Kong’s 50 Richest list rose 22 per cent to US$366 billion.

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Spending

Why restaurants are replacing shops, changing Hong Kong’s retail landscape

The mix of tenants in malls and at street level is changing as restaurateurs pounce on slumping rents to expand, often taking the spaces left behind by retailers forced to leave during the pandemic.

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illustratio by perry tse

Business

Magnate warns of tough times as Hang Lung kicks off results season

The comments by Chan showed how Hong Kong has been caught since 2019 by a series of turbulent events, including months of anti-government protests, US sanctions and a Covid-19 pandemic in its third year.

Business

Hong Kong, mainland cities worst performers in index tracking home rent growth

Upmarket home rents in Hong Kong and Shenzhen declined in the year’s first half, bucking the global trend of increases among 30 cities tracked by property consultancy Savills.

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Business

Hong Kong’s Peak Lookout restaurant has rent halved as Covid wipes out tourism

The owners of the iconic Hong Kong restaurant, previously a huge draw for tourists with its prime location, are now paying less than half the monthly HK$230,000 (US$29,300) they were forking out on a lease signed pre-pandemic.

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With its red, pitched roof, it has the appearance of an old English country cottage, with stone walls, arched windows and a visible chimney. Photo: Dickson Lee
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OPINION
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MULTIMEDIA
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