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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property
Latest news and analysis about Hong Kong’s property industry, including sales, market outlook, policies, products and the performance of developers.
Swire Pacific has reported record first-half profits. Photo: SCMP/Fung Chang
Hong Kong stock market

Swire Pacific posts record first-half profit as investment surges to fresh high

The Hong Kong-based conglomerate saw its underlying profits soar by 48 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026.

Office rental

Swire earnings show Hong Kong’s prime business hubs outpacing others in recovery

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong needs regenerated districts, not piecemeal renewal

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Hong Kong economy

How a Hong Kong luxury estate saved HK$1b in renovation cost with tech solutions

Ex-CEO of AsiaWorld-Expo Allen Ha says ‘homegevity’ model of targeted, consistent repairs can spare homeowners major renovation work.

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Residence Bel-Air. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

The Peninsula Hong Kong and Tokyo set for HK$2.1 billion revamp

No timeline has been set, but the operator says it will minimise disruption while preserving the heritage of its iconic Hong Kong hotel.

Hong Kong

Ningbo-backed innovation platform buys Hong Kong office tower

Analysts say purchase adds to signs that state-backed buyers from mainland are taking advantage of lower prices for commercial properties.

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Hong Kong economy

CUHK earmarks Pak Shek Kok site for new medical building and 10th college

CUHK president Dennis Lo says new site gives room to expand while warning that high housing costs remain a drag on city’s research sector.

Pak Shek Kok will house CUHK’s new medical building and its 10th constituent college. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Cheung Kong Center II tests higher rents amid rebound in Central office market

The high-profile tower initially struggled to lease out space, but is now testing HK$100 per square foot rents amid rising demand for Central offices.

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong gauges feedback on 50:50 split for public flats, subsidised sale homes

Total supply of public housing will reach 196,000 flats over the next five years, government minister says.

Hangzhou

Hang Lung looks beyond luxury amid changing consumer tastes

Record mall rental income was offset by property writedowns and weak offices, while Shanghai’s Plaza 66 aims to grow beyond luxury shopping.

Hang Lung's Plaza 66 in Shanghai. The company is adding rooftop gardens, art spaces and expanded dining spaces to encourage customers to spend more time at the mall rather than simply shop for luxury goods. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

30% of Hong Kong luxury homeowners willing to lower asking prices: agents

Celebrities including Chow Yun-fat and William Chan have sold properties at steep discounts recently.

Blocks of flats in Mid-Levels. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong home price rally to cool after strong first half: analysts

Housing prices in the city have risen for 13 consecutive months, but analysts expect the market to lose steam amid weaker investor sentiment.

Banking & finance

Standard Chartered posts 10% profit rise, launches US$1b buy-back

Share price surges on 38 per cent rise in wealth-management revenue, even as Middle East tensions and bad debt temper profit growth.

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Northern Metropolis

Opinion | What Hong Kong can learn from Northern Metropolis’ first land tender

Pilot tender of large mixed-use plot for public-private development shows scale of complexity requires flexibility and constant adjustment.

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The Northern Metropolis land disposal tender site of Hung Shui Kiu, seen on December 29, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
Office rental

Singaporean investors snap up Hong Kong’s prime office assets

Investors from the Lion City unseated mainland Chinese in the second quarter, seizing distressed asset opportunities amid price corrections.

Singapore-listed Wee Hur Holdings acquired One Bedford Place in Tai Kok Tsui for HK$748.48 million. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong housing

7 Hong Kong developers bid for waterfront Kowloon renewal project

Site for 1,200 flats, worth at least US$688 million, is part of urban renewal initiative linking Kowloon neighbourhoods to Kai Tak.

Property investment

The View | Why Hong Kong’s student housing market faces race against time

Suitable sites for conversion to student housing are dwindling while questions about scalability and liquidity are coming into sharper focus.

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Mainland China

Hong Kong first-half home sales to boost developers’ earnings

Despite the brighter residential market outlook, commercial real estate continues to be weighed down by a lack of demand in non-core areas.

Potential buyers and estate agents line up at the sales office of Sun Hung Kai Properties' Garden Regency at the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon on July 18. Photo: Edmond So
China property

Guangdong’s property market has transformed. How can Hong Kong developers adapt?

Hong Kong developers are rethinking their strategies for projects in the Greater Bay Area, as the mainland’s property crisis has changed everything.

Hong Kong

Signs of life? Buyer flips Hong Kong office for 19% profit after just 6 months

Such moves could soon become more common, analysts say, with buyers hunting for discounted prime office space as market sentiment improves.

Hong Kong

Investors ‘bulk buying’ flats remains key in Hong Kong amid hot rental market

A record 654 buyers snapped up two or more new properties in the first half of the year, as investors look to cash in on Hong Kong’s rental market.

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Hong Kong’s rental market is attracting growing investor interest, with more buyers snapping up multiple flats. Photo: SCMP/Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s red-hot rental market forces students to flat-hunt as early as April

Competition for student accommodation is intensifying in Hong Kong, with mainland students starting their flat search months earlier than previously.

Sai Ying Pun and other neighbourhoods close to the University of Hong Kong have seen a large influx of mainland students. Photo: Karma Lo
China’s private sector

Fifa effect: Hong Kong developers bet on sport fever to keep shoppers spending

Neighbourhood malls to host year-round events encouraging consumers to open their wallets after World Cup mania delivers double-digit gains.

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Asia housing and property

The View | Asian property: A thin line separates strength from vulnerability

As Hong Kong, India and Japan show, sharp divergences within a market defy broad-brush generalisations.

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong’s property market outlook cools amid capital outflow crackdown

Secondary residential market faces uncertainty following a strong first half, as Beijing’s capital outflow crackdown cools sentiment.

A pedestrian walks past a property agency in Quarry Bay as Hong Kong home prices rise for the 11th straight month on May 27, 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
Property financing

Hong Kong homebuyers snap up 138 Garden Regency flats in New Territories

Top developer clears all units in weekend launch after offering a maximum 16 per cent discount.

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Potential buyers and estate agents line up at the sales office of SHKP’s Garden Regency at the International Commerce Centre. Photo: SCMP/Edmond So
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s prime office space finds support but noncore demand lags

Demand in Central and Admiralty is picking up, but vacancies of up to 30 per cent and tight bank lending continue to weigh on noncore areas.

Retailing

Retail rift: Hong Kong shops beg for rent relief, landlords hold firm

As closures continue despite rising retail sales, landlords and operators have starkly divided views on the retail leasing market.

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