TOPIC

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.
The living area of a Hong Kong flat designed by Gary Chang of the Edge Design Institute. Photo: Christie Chau
Interiors

Breaking the mould of urban flat design in Hong Kong’s Tin Hau

A lawyer’s 700 sq ft hideaway, minutes from his family home, boasts an atypical floor plan that allows him to relax and work.

Hong Kong housing

CY Leung warns against DAB scheme to sell Hong Kong property to mainlanders

8
From our archives

In pictures: Central Market has been serving Hong Kong for almost almost 170 years

Hong Kong housing

Exclusive | Hong Kong balances public housing targets with cost-saving measures amid review

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says possible project postponements will not hinder target of supplying 308,000 homes in the next decade.

Hong Kong authorities are seeking ways to reduce the construction costs of public housing. Photo: May Tse
China property

Swire to lease more Shanghai retail space after record 18-building move - sideways

Zhangyuan, a 140-year-old compound in Shanghai, is an urban regeneration project offering 140,000 square metres of gross floor area.

videocam
Hong Kong

Morgan Stanley banker buys two Hong Kong flats for US$18.8 million

David Wraight joins a growing list of wealthy investors and financial executives betting on a recovery in the city’s housing market.

4
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong’s URA may review cuts to residents’ compensation over redevelopment

New managing director Donald Choi says URA should have flexibility to adjust package, including offering cross-district resettlement.

The Urban Renewal Authority plans to rezone land in Hung Hom for residential use. Photo: Jelly Tse
Banking & finance

Sale of 11 Skies could relieve New World of liabilities in project, UBS says

New World is liable to pay Hong Kong’s Airport Authority HK$1.8 billion annually in a minimum guaranteed rental from 2028.

Hong Kong housing

Letters | Home sweet home? More like investment sweet investment in Hong Kong

Readers discuss the city’s world-topping property prices, care for low vision, and what Napoleon’s wallpaper had to do with his death.

Office rental

More Hong Kong office tenants seek longer rent-free periods: Colliers

Some nine out of 10 office tenants in Hong Kong expect longer rent-free periods from their landlords, Colliers says.

An aerial view of Hong Kong’s Central district. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Property financing

Villa, luxury home sales rise in Hong Kong as the rich pounce on bargains

286 deals on homes valued at more than HK$500 million each were registered in the first half, a jump of 23.3 per cent from the same period last year, Centaline said.

Aerial view of the Mount Nicholson project, an upmarket enclave of luxury homes on the south side of Hong Kong Island on June 26, 2019. Photo: Martin Chan
Banking & finance

Hong Kong property sector could face challenges but ‘risks are manageable’: FSDC

Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng says Hong Kong’s economy is diversified and sits on a solid foundation.

Robert Kuok Hock Nien

Kuok Hui Kwong, daughter of Malaysia’s richest man, to lead Shangri-La Asia

Kuok has been Shangri-La Asia’s executive director since June 2016 and chairman since January 2017.

International Property

1 in 388 Hong Kong homeowners has a net worth of more than US$30 million

The density of ultra-wealthy residents and second-home owners in Hong Kong was more than twice that of London.

4
A view of high-rise residential and office buildings on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia housing and property

Skechers to take over Patek Philippe space on Causeway Bay’s Russell Street

American footwear and apparel company takes advantage of a slump in Hong Kong’s retail market.

The site of a future Skechers store in Causeway Bay. Photo: Stanley Shin
Property financing

Developer Grand Ming avoids risking default by getting waivers from lenders

Developer says its lenders will not demand immediate repayment following a breach.

Property financing

Lingnan University buys T-Plus assets at 40% discount amid property slump

The university paid HK$120 million for the shopping arcade, shops and car park in the residential tower, agents say.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Wealth management

Hong Kong’s ultra rich get the cheapest champagne, priciest lawyers

Hong Kong falls to third place amid dropping property prices, cheap champagne, research says.

A man exercises in a hotel on the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Sam Tsang
Architecture and design

Architect Rocco Yim designed some of Hong Kong’s most iconic structures

Once doubtful this city had architectural lessons to offer, Yim now reflects on his own projects that have shaped Hong Kong’s skyline.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Covid facility at old airport takes off as youth hostel, culture hub

“Runway 1331” project expected to provide young people with opportunities for entrepreneurship, cultural exchange and talent development.

7
Hong Kong

Hong Kong property buyers snap up most flats at Novo Land and 9 Eastern Street

Sun Hung Kai sells all 110 flats on offer at Novo Land, while Million Nice sells 62 of the 69 flats, agents say.

Potential buyers queue up at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ sales office for a chance to buy a flat in the developer’s Novo Land project during an earlier round of sales on June 22. Photo: Edmond So
Property financing

Why can’t Hong Kong retail landlords cut rents for struggling tenants?

Slashing rents impacts assessments, so landlords must strike a balance between cash flow and long-term asset value, Knight Frank says.

14
Pedestrians pass empty shops in Causeway Bay on July 7, 2025. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong housing

Walk through history at soon-to-be-demolished Hong Kong sea-view public estate

Walking tours organiser wants to tell the stories of Wah Fu Estate and its residents before the site is demolished for redevelopment.

videocam
Hong Kong society

HKU, officials push back against Hongkongers’ development site proposal

Pok Fu Lam residents’ suggestion to build HKU’s innovation centre at Mount Davis site would take up more green belt area, authorities say.

Hong Kong land sale

Hong Kong government to offer just 1 residential plot for sale this quarter

A 6,500-square-metre plot at the junction of Wing Shun Street and Texaco Road in Tsuen Wan will be tendered in the July to September quarter.

View of a plot at the junction of Wing Shun Street and Texaco Road in Tsuen Wan, which will be offered for sale this quarter. Photo: Edmond So
Property financing

Commercial property crisis looms in Hong Kong amid sliding values

Capital value of commercial property set to fall by up to 10 per cent this year, with office and shop rents also slipping, JLL says.

Pedestrians stand in front of closed retail shops in Causeway Bay on August 9, 2024. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

University of Hong Kong’s revised IT hub plan angers Pok Fu Lam residents

University seeks to build on site in Pok Fu Lam, with residents accusing it of dismissing alternative sites without proper due diligence.

Hong Kong

Stamp-duty change sparks sales surge in lower-priced Hong Kong homes

Sales of homes priced between HK$3 million (US$382,000) and HK$4 million jump 73 per cent year on year after change, government says.

4
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement