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Latest news, features and analysis on Hong Kong housing, including policy and efforts to find a solution to the problem of a shortage of homes in the world’s most expensive property market.
A view of the property at 8 Stanley Beach Road in Hong Kong Island’s Southern district. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong politician Bunny Chan buys Stanley homes for US$40 million

Businessman and National People’s Congress deputy gets nine-unit property at a 44 per cent discount, says market has bottomed out.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Long-term housing for Tai Po fire survivors requires flexible approach

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Sino Land and Great Eagle secure Kowloon site for US$206 million

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developers rush new flats as sentiment lifts, pressuring recovery

Wheelock and Kerry plan to roll out more than 4,500 units in 2026, even as analysts warn that inventory overhang may cap price gains.

Kerry Properties plans to launch more than 3,300 flats this year, including those at Lohas Park phase 13 in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po housing site ‘viable option’ for fire victims: Hong Kong councillors

Lo Hiu-fung says government should consider plot, about 1.5km from fire-hit Wang Fuk Court, if it wants to help victims resettle as soon as possible.

Hong Kong property

Morgan Stanley lifts Hong Kong property to ‘attractive’ as stars align

City’s home prices are expected to rise around 10 per cent in 2026, with an ongoing rebound heralding the start of a new upcycle.

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Hong Kong home sales rise in December amid demand for affordable units

Overall residential transactions rose 5.3 per cent to 5,883 last month, but deal value fell nearly 1 per cent to US$6.6 billion.

People walk past a private residential estate in Kai Tak. Hong Kong property sales ended the year on a high in December. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire-displaced residents told to leave youth hostels by end of January

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau says affected residents can move to transitional housing or use government’s HK$150,000 rental subsidy.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong private subsidised flat scheme suffers new blow as site reassigned

Tung Chung site, originally designated for Private Subsidised Sale Flat Pilot Scheme, will be handed over to Housing Society, authorities say.

Hong Kong economy

New approach to fast-track Hong Kong industrial park gets thumbs up from firms

New company to speed up work on 23-hectare park under Northern Metropolis project wins praise as ‘one-stop service centre’.

The Hung Shui Kiu development area is part of the Northern Metropolis scheme. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong homeowner fined HK$180,000 for ‘wilful’ structural flat wall removal

Ku Chun-ho bears responsibility for checking whether removal of wall in his Lohas Park home requires approval, magistrate says.

A screen grab of Ku Chun-ho’s 681 sq ft home. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Opinion | Hong Kong must tackle long-term problem of building maintenance

Thousands of ageing high-rises will need repair work over the next few years. Responsibility for the projects amid reports of bid-rigging needs to be addressed.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong luxury flat sells for US$28.9 million in latest high-end property deal

The Mont Verra flat has four rooms with a total saleable area of 4,332 sq ft, translating to a price of HK$51,939 per square foot.

Architecture and design

Gilded interiors draw improbable luxury from the forest floor

This capacious home for a multigenerational family that likes to entertain is extravagant yet rooted in nature.

The dining room in the house in Tai Po, Hong Kong, designed by Seehow Design. Photo: Jason To / Black Cat Image
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Weigh plans for long-term resettlement of Hong Kong fire victims with care

It is good that officials are keeping an open mind and not rushing into any decisions. Hopefully, it will not be too long before suitable options are proposed.

People walk past Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, on December 20, weeks after a deadly fire burned the community and at least claimed 161 lives. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Video | Redevelopment breaks up decades-old community at Hong Kong’s Choi Hung Estate

The beginning of the end for the close-knit Choi Hung Estate as redevelopment project at the public housing community begins.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s fire victims need empathy, clarity and a plan

The fire must compel us to re-examine how we assign risk, structure contracts, insure homes and support communities after a catastrophe.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong lawyers give free aid to Tai Po residents at loss over next legal steps

As residents of Wang Fuk Court rebuild their lives, hundreds of lawyers have stepped in to help them understand their legal options.

The blackened buildings of Wang Fuk Court. An independent review committee has been tasked with investigating the blaze. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Letters | Building renovation management should not be entrusted to laymen

Readers discuss the law that makes owners responsible for common parts of buildings, the opening of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and a robot’s record-breaking feat of endurance.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Fix housing to help young Hongkongers feel they belong here

If taken seriously, housing policy can restore trust in institutions and the foundations of civic life that elections alone cannot.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong logistics group’s CEO buys US$17 million luxury home

An entity linked to Arnold Lee, CEO of Hecny Group, buys a 2,772 sq ft flat at The Legacy in Mid-Levels West.

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The Legacy residential project in Mid-Levels West has been jointly developed by Henderson Land Development and New World Development. Photo: Google
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Hong Kong to offer 9,783 new subsidised flats from HK$1.5 million next year

Homes will be at least 280 sq ft in size and most will be larger, making them attractive to families, Housing Authority adviser says.

The Housing Authority will offer 9,783 new subsidised flats for sale next year. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong shipping baron’s nephew buys US$9.6 million flat in Repulse Bay

An entity linked to Raymond Pao, a nephew of the late Y.K. Pao, acquired the 2,491 sq ft, four-bedroom flat in Grand Garden on December 8.

Hong Kong property

Yau Tong project nearly sells out amid hopes of home market recovery in 2026

The flats at One Park Place were in high demand after developers Sino Land, CSI Properties and MTR offered discounts of up to 15 per cent.

Hong Kong property

Casino tycoon Fu Tak-iam’s family buys US$71 million Hong Kong rental property

Deal highlights investor shift from offices to rental housing as hotel conversions surge amid student influx.

Pleasure Properties was identified as the buyer of CHI 138, a 107-unit serviced-apartment property in Wan Chai. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices to rise in 2026 due to mainland Chinese buyers, rate cut

‘Housing prices have bottomed out, and the outlook for 2026 is cautiously optimistic,’ JLL Hong Kong chairman Joseph Tsang says.

Homebuying sentiment is expected to rise in 2026. Photo: Dickson Lee
Architecture and design

Light. Views. Flow. How designers scored a trifecta in a young family’s home

Craft of Both revamps a Discovery Bay, Hong Kong, apartment around one key feature: curves.

Hong Kong

What does a city do after the unthinkable? It shows up

Near Wang Fuk Court, volunteers from across the city gathered to offer help, lay flowers and turn Tai Po into a place of shared care.

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