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Residential buildings under construction in Tianjin in June 2024. Photo: AFP
China property

China’s new home prices stabilise amid rate cut, funding lifeline for builders

The situation in the secondary market remains a concern as losses in pre-owned homes deepened in April.

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Hong Kong property

Buyers snap up all Sierra Sea flats on weekend sale as hot streak continues

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong secondary home prices under pressure as developers offer discounts

Hong Kong housing

Opinion | Despite Hong Kong’s property downturn, case for subsidised housing remains

Although home prices have fallen, subsidised housing’s raison d’être remains, with larger units much in demand.

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A woman walks past a private estate in Kai Tak on April 24. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

Meitu founder’s wife buys Hong Kong luxury home for US$60 million

Wang Baoshan paid 22 per cent less than the asking price for the 5,466 sq ft detached house at 8 Perkins Road.

China property

Debt-laden China Vanke gets US$215 million loan from state-owned stakeholder

Loan comes as developer faces US$3.4 billion in debt obligations this year.

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Hong Kong property

Southeast Asian buyers, schools fuel revival in Hong Kong commercial properties

Colliers forecasts commercial real estate deals to increase 14 per cent this year on policy support, valuation appeal.

Prime commercial buildings in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s 3 biggest developers to dominate 60% of housing supply

The three developers will deliver 60 per cent of new homes in 2025 and 2026, up from 40 per cent in 2023 and 2024, JLL says.

Banking & finance

Why Hibor at 30-month low is a positive sign for Hong Kong’s economy

Hibor-linked mortgage borrowers will save about US$40 per month after the one-month interbank rate fell by almost 1 percentage point.

Hong Kong property

Brisk Hong Kong home buying continues with third Sierra Sea sellout

Buyer confidence ‘will significantly strengthen’ and first-hand transactions this month are ‘bound to increase’, Centaline CEO says.

Potential buyers queue up for the property sale of Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Sierra Sea at the International Commerce Centre on May 3, 2025. Photo: Elson Li
China property

China’s Country Garden borrows from services unit to finish homes

Country Garden Services loans 1 billion yuan (US$138 million) to entities controlled by group’s chairwoman Yang Huiyan, filing says.

The logo of Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured at the Shanghai Country Garden Center in Shanghai on August 9, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s property deals surged in April as buyers dived back in

Real estate sales rose 9.8 per cent to HK$50.1 billion involving 7,229 new homes, lived-in abodes, offices, shops, car parking slots and industrial space.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer rushes out more flats amid surge of mainland buyers

SHKP raises prices by nearly 10 per cent after first two batches sold out at levels 20 per cent below second-hand flats.

Hong Kong property

The View | Bullish case for Hong Kong student housing should be treated with caution

Student accommodation can help alleviate the city’s property market woes, but it’s far from a cure-all solution on its own.

Students on the Chinese University campus on January 10, 2024. Photo: Eugene Lee
International Property

Wealthy Chinese turn away from US real estate amid Trump’s trade war

A growing number of Chinese homebuyers are shifting their attention to markets like Thailand, Australia, Singapore and the UK.

Potential homebuyers evaluate residential promotions from a salesperson at the 47th House and Condo Expo in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 20, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
China property

China’s property market faces choppy waters amid Trump’s tariff war

‘I honestly don’t know where the bottom is,’ dismayed homebuyer says as trade tensions threaten to swamp a nascent recovery.

Hong Kong property

Meitu founder buys Hong Kong’s Ginza-style building for US$84 million

Meitu founder invests US$84 million in Hong Kong property to create a crypto/AI start-up hub.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong office tenants pay world’s second-highest costs: Savills

City’s office-space costs, which trail only London’s West End, declined 1.1 per cent in the first quarter, property consultancy says.

A tram travels among office buildings in Central on January 17, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong property

Negative equity cases in Hong Kong’s real-estate market hit a new high

Negative equity cases soar to highest level since at least 2003 amid rising interest rates; experts advise caution for potential buyers.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices approach 9-year low amid US-China tariff war

Home prices in the secondary market have lost 1.7 per cent this year, dragging an official index to the lowest level since July 2016.

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Hong Kong stock market

HKEX to buy space in Exchange Square for US$812 million from Hongkong Land

Purchase follows the Securities and Futures Commission’s acquisition of its own permanent office in Quarry Bay in late 2023.

The Exchange Square in Central, home to the city’s stock market operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: Nathan Tsui
China property

HSBC, Citigroup tout Chinese property stocks’ upside

HSBC raised its target price for five mainland developers by an average of 9 per cent, implying an 18 per cent upside.

Residential buildings under construction in Huaian, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on April 1, 2025. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

21,000 Hongkongers vie for 329 new homes at SHKP’s Sierra Sea

The pricing is about 20 per cent below second-hand properties in the district in the New Territories, Midland Realty says.

Greater Bay Area

Macau’s most opulent lodging, The 13 Hotel and Casino, up for sale again

The 22-storey luxury property in Macau’s Coloane district was estimated last year to be worth US$309 million.

Hong Kong property

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
China property

Can demand for upscale homes in Shanghai spark a broader market recovery?

While prices of upscale units in Shanghai rose 5 per cent quarter on quarter, overall market prices fell 4 per cent year on year in March.

Prices of high-end homes in Shanghai are rising, while they continue to fall in the mass-market segment. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
China property

Luxury malls in China adjust to market reality amid dip in consumer spending

Mall vacancy rates in Beijing stood at 10.6 per cent last year and 9.5 per cent in Shanghai, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

China property

Country Garden: restructurings covering at least 8 bonds get creditor approval

Country Garden gets approval for restructuring eight bonds, making progress in its debt-management plan.

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