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Hong Kong property
Latest news and analysis about Hong Kong’s property industry, including sales, market outlook, policies, products and the performance of developers.
One Bedford Place, a distressed office tower in Tai Kok Tsui, was purchased by Singapore-based investor Wee Hur Holdings in June. Photo: Handout
Property financing

Hong Kong’s commercial property investment growth beats Asian peers

‘Highly active’ market in city tops Singapore and Australia, although base effect, assets in receivership contribute to increase, JLL says.

Property investment

US$19m home sale in Hong Kong’s Stanley shows resilient demand

Property investment

The View | Hong Kong hotel sector recovery elusive for unprepared investors

Hong Kong

Why McDonald’s assets stand out amid a weak Hong Kong retail property market

Restaurant chain’s disposal drive shows investors cherry-pick only top-tier assets amid city’s retail property slump, analysts say.

A McDonald’s shop on Yee Wo Street in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
China property

Derelict cinema on scenic Hong Kong island has a US$1 million price tag

Peng Chau Cinema was once a bustling nightspot but has lain virtually empty for almost four decades and is now set to go under the hammer.

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Hong Kong

Investor linked to Ningbo’s richest man buys Hong Kong luxury home for US$18.5m

Deal adds to signs of mainland Chinese wealth entering the city’s high-end residential market despite a slowdown in overall activity.

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Hang Lung Properties names former Starbucks China head Leo Tsoi as new CEO

Tsoi’s appointment marks Hang Lung’s first CEO change since Adriel Chan took over from his father Ronnie Chan as chairman in 2024.

Leo Tsoi Tak-lun, currently CEO of Toys 'R' Us Asia, will join Hang Lung on September 7. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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

First-half results highlight a widening gap between Central’s office recovery and weaker commercial districts.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong needs regenerated districts, not piecemeal renewal

The government should tie redevelopment of properties in old districts to Northern Metropolis development rights and create an urban regeneration authority.

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Illustration: Rocio Marquez
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.

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.

A view of the Cheung Kong Center II tower in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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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.

The property market in mainland cities within the Greater Bay Area, such as Guangzhou, has transformed since a debt crisis erupted in the sector earlier this decade. Photo: Shutterstock
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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