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Latest news and analysis about Hong Kong’s property industry, including sales, market outlook, policies, products and the performance of developers.
Buyers flocked to SHKP’s Sierra Sea sales office at ICC in West Kowloon on Saturday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Investors dominate sales of SHKP’s Sierra Sea units on attractive pricing

A total of 302 units out of 318 on sale at the Sierra Sea residential development were sold as of 6.15pm.

Hong Kong courts

Tenant of Hong Kong’s only private low-rent residence loses resettlement bid

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital to raise new US$2 billion property fund

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
Hong Kong

Hong Kong retail slump claims another victim as dessert shop deserts

After You Dessert Cafe to close its two shops as retail sector downturn puts further pressure on the weak retail property market.

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Hong Kong

100% rent hike forces Prince Jewellery to close Hong Kong shop after 21 years

Landlord plans to raise the rent for the prime retail space to HK$2.21 million, according to property agents.

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Hong Kong

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.

The logo of Sun Hung Kai Properties outside its headquarters in Wan Chai in this file photo. Photo: Felix Wong
International Property

Asia-Pacific office tenants eye flexible spaces, short leases as trade war lingers

Despite a 42 per cent slide over the past six years, prime office rents in Hong Kong remained the most expensive in the region.

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Mainland China

Bridgeway suffers 30% capital loss on 3 retail property deals amid market gloom

Fund is raising cash to get ready for other buying opportunities amid market stress, founder Edwin Lee says.

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Hong Kong

Exclusive | Hong Kong pharmacy to become latest tenant on Russell Street amid rent slump

Annual rent in Causeway Bay shopping district has declined 46 per cent on average between 2018 and 2024, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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A pharmacy will take over the space in this four-storey building on Russell Street, agents say. Photo: Nora Tam
Retail properties

Firm tied to Philippines brand Oishi buys 2 Hong Kong shops

Snack maker adds to property holdings in city as some analysts predict improvements in retail sales.

Prawn crackers from the Philippine-based maker of Oishi snacks sit on a store shelf in this undated file photo. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

SHKP flirts with home prices unseen since 2014 as it launches Sai Sha project

The first batch of 158 units in Sierra Sea, a megaproject of 9,700 homes near Sai Kung, is likely to sell out in one day, Midland Realty says.

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China property

Swire Properties bullish on mainland China despite tariff war’s pall

Hong Kong developer says it is on the hunt for retail investments in Shenzhen amid the ‘onshoring’ of consumption, CEO says.

Property financing

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
Architecture and design

How this Hong Kong flat was transformed to seem larger-than-life

A couple’s refurbished Happy Valley apartment feels more spacious than its modest dimensions would suggest.

The Happy Valley home has been redesigned to include an open-plan kitchen and living area. Photo: Steve Wong
US-China trade war

Hong Kong property market to feel the squeeze from Trump’s tariffs

A weaker yuan and a slowing economy could deter mainland homebuyers, but some analysts caution it is too early to draw conclusions.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong confident in megaproject bids amid economic headwinds

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn optimistic of successful tenders for Northern Metropolis projects despite US-China tensions.

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Hong Kong

Bridgeway and QF Capital sell Hong Kong properties below cost amid tariff war

Patrick Kwok Ho-chuen’s QF Capital is selling a residential site on Hong Kong Island at 24 per cent below its acquisition cost.

One Eighty on 180 Shau Kei Wan Road. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong housing

Tenancy details for only 52,700 subdivided flats filed in Hong Kong

Authorities must do more to enforce law covering city’s 108,000 subdivided flats, legislators say.

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SCMP

SCMP wins gold at HSUHK’s journalism award with real estate story

Salina Li won the Gold Award in the real estate category for her feature story that compared Hong Kong’s 2024 property slump with the city’s 1997 crash.

Northern Metropolis

Opinion | Why decision on a Northern Metropolis authority can’t be rushed

It all hinges on execution. Detailed public consultations will ensure any such authority serves both economic and society’s needs.

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po leading a delegation of enterprise representatives to visit the site for the Northern Metropolis on November 29. Photo: Handout from Hong Kong’s Information Services Department
Hong Kong

Ant Group executive snaps up Hong Kong villa at 35% discount to market peak

Shao Xiaofeng and his wife Li Jian bought a four-bedroom, 3,314 sq ft detached house in Villa Rosa, Tai Tam.

The Villa Rosa development in Tai Tam has 16 townhouses. Photo: May Tse
Country Garden Holdings

SCMP recognised in 5 categories at State Street’s 2024 Press Awards

The awards, sponsored by Boston-based State Street for the 13th year, received more than 200 entries in 14 categories this year in English and Chinese.

Architecture and design

How a bike-as-art, greenery and feng shui came together in this Hong Kong home

Curves, greenery and a bike in a glass display case turned a family flat in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, into a sociable space full of positive vibes.

Asia housing and property

Residential landlords get support from workers at hedge funds, crypto: Savills

Savills says Hong Kong residential landlords receive support from hedge funders and crypto workers as traditional sources remain sluggish.

A man passes a property agency in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: May Tse
Property investment

Hong Kong’s office segment to see faster turnaround than retail: Morgan Stanley

‘We think the Hong Kong office market is not structurally impaired,’ Morgan Stanley’s Praveen Choudhary says.

Morgan Stanley expects improved office space demand in Central and at super grade A commercial buildings in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time to double down on slashing red tape to spur development

The last thing Hong Kong needs is visionary ideas held back by short-sighted bureaucracy.

Hong Kong economy

Number of deals involving non-local homebuyers in Hong Kong more than triples

Non-locals took part in 2,997 residential property deals in 2024-25, compared with 700 deals in 2023-24, official data shows.

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