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Latest news and analysis about Hong Kong’s property industry, including sales, market outlook, policies, products and the performance of developers.
Jakarta’s business district as seen on April 14, 2025. Photo: AFP
International Property

Asia-Pacific office tenants eye flexible spaces, short leases as trade war lingers

Despite a 42 per cent slide over the past six years, prime office rents in Hong Kong remained the most expensive in the region.

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Mainland China

Bridgeway suffers 30% capital loss on 3 retail property deals amid market gloom

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Hong Kong

Exclusive | Hong Kong pharmacy to become latest tenant on Russell Street amid rent slump

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Retail properties

Firm tied to Philippines brand Oishi buys 2 Hong Kong shops

Snack maker adds to property holdings in city as some analysts predict improvements in retail sales.

Prawn crackers from the Philippine-based maker of Oishi snacks sit on a store shelf in this undated file photo. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

SHKP flirts with home prices unseen since 2014 as it launches Sai Sha project

The first batch of 158 units in Sierra Sea, a megaproject of 9,700 homes near Sai Kung, is likely to sell out in one day, Midland Realty says.

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China property

Swire Properties bullish on mainland China despite tariff war’s pall

Hong Kong developer says it is on the hunt for retail investments in Shenzhen amid the ‘onshoring’ of consumption, CEO says.

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Property financing

Hong Kong’s home purchase forfeitures drop as sentiment improves

Forfeitures of deposits declined to 83 cases in the first quarter, 20 per cent lower compared with the last quarter of 2024, according to Centaline.

A property agency at the South Horizons in Aberdeen. Photo: Eugene Lee
Architecture and design

How this Hong Kong flat was transformed to seem larger-than-life

A couple’s refurbished Happy Valley apartment feels more spacious than its modest dimensions would suggest.

US-China trade war

Hong Kong property market to feel the squeeze from Trump’s tariffs

A weaker yuan and a slowing economy could deter mainland homebuyers, but some analysts caution it is too early to draw conclusions.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong confident in megaproject bids amid economic headwinds

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn optimistic of successful tenders for Northern Metropolis projects despite US-China tensions.

The pilot scheme includes an 18.6-hectare site in San Tin, one-third of which will be allocated for private housing. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong

Bridgeway and QF Capital sell Hong Kong properties below cost amid tariff war

Patrick Kwok Ho-chuen’s QF Capital is selling a residential site on Hong Kong Island at 24 per cent below its acquisition cost.

One Eighty on 180 Shau Kei Wan Road. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong housing

Tenancy details for only 52,700 subdivided flats filed in Hong Kong

Authorities must do more to enforce law covering city’s 108,000 subdivided flats, legislators say.

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SCMP

SCMP wins gold at HSUHK’s journalism award with real estate story

Salina Li won the Gold Award in the real estate category for her feature story that compared Hong Kong’s 2024 property slump with the city’s 1997 crash.

Northern Metropolis

Opinion | Why decision on a Northern Metropolis authority can’t be rushed

It all hinges on execution. Detailed public consultations will ensure any such authority serves both economic and society’s needs.

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po leading a delegation of enterprise representatives to visit the site for the Northern Metropolis on November 29. Photo: Handout from Hong Kong’s Information Services Department
Hong Kong

Ant Group executive snaps up Hong Kong villa at 35% discount to market peak

Shao Xiaofeng and his wife Li Jian bought a four-bedroom, 3,314 sq ft detached house in Villa Rosa, Tai Tam.

The Villa Rosa development in Tai Tam has 16 townhouses. Photo: May Tse
Country Garden Holdings

SCMP recognised in 5 categories at State Street’s 2024 Press Awards

The awards, sponsored by Boston-based State Street for the 13th year, received more than 200 entries in 14 categories this year in English and Chinese.

Architecture and design

How a bike-as-art, greenery and feng shui came together in this Hong Kong home

Curves, greenery and a bike in a glass display case turned a family flat in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, into a sociable space full of positive vibes.

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Asia housing and property

Residential landlords get support from workers at hedge funds, crypto: Savills

Savills says Hong Kong residential landlords receive support from hedge funders and crypto workers as traditional sources remain sluggish.

A man passes a property agency in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: May Tse
Property investment

Hong Kong’s office segment to see faster turnaround than retail: Morgan Stanley

‘We think the Hong Kong office market is not structurally impaired,’ Morgan Stanley’s Praveen Choudhary says.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time to double down on slashing red tape to spur development

The last thing Hong Kong needs is visionary ideas held back by short-sighted bureaucracy.

Hong Kong economy

Number of deals involving non-local homebuyers in Hong Kong more than triples

Non-locals took part in 2,997 residential property deals in 2024-25, compared with 700 deals in 2023-24, official data shows.

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The treasury’s figures also showed that the number of deals by Hongkongers in the past financial year rose to 48,458 from 42,475 in 2023-24, which was still far behind the 72,909 transactions recorded in 2020-21. Photo: Dickson Lee
Retail properties

Exclusive | Hong Kong online broker rents shop in one of the world’s costliest retail strips

Futu could be paying HK$1.2 million (US$154,000) per month in rent, a steal compared to the HK$8.6 million in monthly rent that Burberry paid in 2018.

Renovation work at the venue of the former Transformers Ark restaurant on Russell Street, Causeway Bay on March 26, 2025. Photo: SCMP
Property financing

Hong Kong’s March property sales rise to the highest in 4 months

Sales of new and lived-in homes, shops, office units, car parking space and industrial properties jumped by 55 per cent to 6,657 lots last month.

Asia housing and property

New World Development plans sweetening of terms on two loans that it is seeking

Victoria Dockside complex will be offered as a second-ranking security to banks.

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong lawmakers question if landlords will register subdivided flats

Under proposed law to improve quality of flats, landlords would need to pay HK$1,000 registration fee, obtain licence and hire professionals for inspections.

A subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po. It is estimated there are 110,000 such flats in the city. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong housing

22 Hong Kong, mainland firms express interest in pilot Northern Metropolis scheme

Henderson Land Development, New World Development and Sino Land among those to signal interest, after Beijing official urged involvement.

The Northern Metropolis is a government blueprint that aims to transform 30,000 hectares of land in the New Territories. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Hong Kong mortgage loans surge to 9-month high as new homebuyers seek financing

Financial institutions approved mortgage loan applications worth US$3.3 billion in February.

Property financing

Rich buyers keep scoring Hong Kong luxury homes at stunning discounts

Plum properties sell for songs, but bargains may not last as demand for upscale homes is up 50 per cent from last year, agents say.

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