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JLL
JLL is a global real estate services and investment management firm, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with operations spanning over 80 countries. It offers a comprehensive suite of services including property leasing, project management, investment management, and advisory. JLL serves a diverse target market, from institutional investors to corporations across various sectors like banking, life sciences, and technology. A Fortune 500 company, JLL is recognised for its strong market position, ethical practices, and innovative use of technology, including AI-driven insights.
A woman walks past a real estate agency office displaying advertisements for residential listings in Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay, on August 16, 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property market gets reprieve on rates, for now

Major banks hold rates steady despite Fed action, but some sellers and buyers are already anticipating increases later, agents say.

China property

The View | Why Shanghai offers hope for China’s ailing real estate market

International Property

Which property markets will be the winners and losers if Fed raises US rates?

Hong Kong property

Can Hong Kong expect to see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales?

City’s office and retail property segments have been mired in a multi-year slump that has triggered loan defaults.

Commercial buildings in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Visa policy brings in more foreigners on short-term jobs and HK$20,000 salaries

Latest Immigration Department data shows 31,278 working visas granted to foreigners last year under General Employment Policy.

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Hong Kong property

As more expats flock to Hong Kong, luxury home rents poised for further upswing

The top source of foreign finance executives moving to Hong Kong is coming from Europe and the US, says relocation firm.

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Hong Kong property

Mass exodus from brownfields relieves pressure on industrial property market

The Northern Metropolis project is forcing a wave of brownfield tenants to relocate, lifting demand for floor space in industrial buildings.

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Part of the new development area of Northern Metropolis. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong buyers hunt for bargains in city’s battered noncore office market

The noncore office market remains under pressure, but end users are taking advantage of low prices to buy up cheap office space.

Hong Kong property

Prudential Hong Kong expands headquarters across Swire Properties’ towers

Company boosts office footprint despite insurance sector’s concerns over China’s tax clampdown.

Hong Kong property

Macau firm opts out of Hong Kong renewal project, seeks US$153m

Sale of North Point site that owner spent years assembling highlights challenges of making urban redevelopment pay, even in improving market.

A view of 77-87 Marble Road in Hong Kong’s North Point neighbourhood. Photo: Google Maps
India

The View | Affordable housing a critical gap in India’s real estate boom

While the premium to luxury end of India’s property market is thriving, the dramatic shortage at the low-to-mid-end is coming under scrutiny.

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A train runs along a residential neighbourhood as monsoon clouds hover in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat on August 1. Photo: AFP
China property

China’s investors snap up prime office space, betting on a property rebound

Commercial properties are changing hands at a much faster rate in Shanghai and other major cities, as investors bet on a market rebound.

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Hong Kong property

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 property

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 property

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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The communal lounge at YOT Hub, located in the Regal Oriental Hotel, in Kowloon City. The youth hostel features 80 rooms for Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 to 31. Photo: Sam Tsang
International Property

Demand for Dubai homes cools as Iran war drags on

Sales volumes fell markedly in May and June, according to Knight Frank, with rising costs adding to developers’ woes.

Hong Kong property

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.

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China property

Ikea’s China remodelling: parent firm to sell 8 former retail sites

Sales follow store closures as Swedish furniture retailer focuses on online channels amid sluggish property market, consumer spending.

An Ikea store in Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock
International Property

Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong homebuyers flock to Australia. What drives the rush?

Moderating prices and a relaxed lifestyle are among factors reinforcing Australia’s safe-haven appeal for foreign investors, agents say.

Hong Kong property

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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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developers ready new home sales amid muted price increases

SHKP released the price list for 120 units at its Garden Regency project in Kam Tin North in the New Territories on Tuesday.

The launches come amid an anticipated cooling in home prices in the city, following a 7.4 per cent increase so far this year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Does Hong Kong’s housing market rebound need local owners to sustain it?

Home prices in the city have risen 10 per cent this year, but analysts warn investor-driven recovery may need local buyers to sustain it.

A private residential area in Kai Tak on May 3. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s 5-star resilience: city’s luxury hotels pull ahead of competition

Robust demand spurs investment activities in the luxury-hotel segment, and transactions have seen strong growth across the Asia-Pacific region since 2017.

Hong Kong property

When will Hong Kong’s retail leasing market see a turnaround?

Analysts say that geopolitical tensions, Beijing’s measures against capital flight and potential rate hikes are adding to uncertainties.

Hong Kong property

Ignore the hype: Hong Kong’s property rally is cooling despite run of megadeals

The recent rally in residential property is likely to lose steam in the second half of 2026, as a weak stock market weighs on investor sentiment.

Kai Tak saw a record-breaking property deal on Monday, with a five-bedroom flat selling for nearly HK$250 million. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong prime office rents to increase as vacancies set to plateau

Despite increased supply and a vacancy rate plateauing at 14 per cent, prime office rentals will rise up to 5 per cent this year, says JLL.

Although Hong Kong office vacancy rates are expected to plateau at 14 per cent this year, prime office vacancies in Central dropped to 8.8 per cent in June - the lowest in 43 months. Photo: Dickson Lee
China’s private sector

Why Hong Kong’s major developers stayed out of Northern Metropolis’ tender

Limited bids suggest government’s new land-sale model asks developers to do more than build homes, testing a role outside their expertise.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer switches to high gear with Mercedes giveaways for homebuyers

K&K Property woos wealthy buyers with luxury car sweeteners as the city’s high-end housing market rebounds.

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