Hong Kong property prices only move in one direction – up. And like new town developments in the past, the Northern Metropolis is unlikely to stop prices from rising.
Over the past 20 months, China and the rest of the world have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to various degrees. But, despite reduced global economic activity, the bay area property market has continued to grow, especially in certain submarkets and subsectors.
Investors have continued to pour money into Hong Kong’s real estate market even though the potential rental yield is lower than in other regional markets. Buyers have accepted yield compression by banking on more upside in their capital value over time.
Martin Wong of Knight Frank looks at data correlating major movements in the Hang Seng Index and unemployment rate with those in Hong Kong’s home prices.
Removing the duty imposed 10 years ago would help increase market supply and drive market prices back to equilibrium, writes Martin Wong of Knight Frank
The onslaught of social unrest and coronavirus pandemic have changed the travel patterns in Hong Kong. It’s hard to see a swift rebound from this one-two punch to the industry.
Over the last decade, Hong Kong has introduced various measures to give its ageing industrial buildings a new lease of life, to fulfil either short-term investment interests or mitigate land supply shortage for residential use. The results have been mixed.
Backing the East Lantau Metropolis, which could yield 1,000 hectares of land from the first phase of reclamation, is in the interest of Hongkongers as it can accommodate most of the city’s future needs in one place.