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Hong Kong property
Latest news and analysis about Hong Kong’s property industry, including sales, market outlook, policies, products and the performance of developers.
Window cleaners work at the Far East Finance Centre in Admiralty. Photo: SCMP/Edmond So
Hong Kong

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.

Hong Kong

Investors ‘bulk buying’ flats remains key in Hong Kong amid hot rental market

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s red-hot rental market forces students to flat-hunt as early as April

China’s private sector

Fifa effect: Hong Kong developers bet on sport fever to keep shoppers spending

Neighbourhood malls to host year-round events encouraging consumers to open their wallets after World Cup mania delivers double-digit gains.

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More than 1,000 soccer fans packed the Olympian City shopping mall in Tai Kok Tsui as they cheered for their teams during the World Cup final match live broadcast between Spain and Argentina. Photo: Sun Yeung
Asia housing and property

The View | Asian property: A thin line separates strength from vulnerability

As Hong Kong, India and Japan show, sharp divergences within a market defy broad-brush generalisations.

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong’s property market outlook cools amid capital outflow crackdown

Secondary residential market faces uncertainty following a strong first half, as Beijing’s capital outflow crackdown cools sentiment.

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Property financing

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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Potential buyers and estate agents line up at the sales office of SHKP’s Garden Regency at the International Commerce Centre. Photo: SCMP/Edmond So
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s prime office space finds support but noncore demand lags

Demand in Central and Admiralty is picking up, but vacancies of up to 30 per cent and tight bank lending continue to weigh on noncore areas.

Retailing

Retail rift: Hong Kong shops beg for rent relief, landlords hold firm

As closures continue despite rising retail sales, landlords and operators have starkly divided views on the retail leasing market.

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Banking & finance

HKIC reports double-digit investment return as ‘patient capital’ bears fruit

The government-owned investment firm generated nearly HK$6.5 billion in its second year, as Hong Kong’s economic vision begins to take shape.

Clara Chan Ka-chai, CEO of the Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), speaks during the International Forum for Patient Capital in Hong Kong last May. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Retailing

Lights out for Taobao-partnered furniture showroom in October: sources

Landlord Sino Group seeking a new tenant for the second-floor shop at China Hong Kong City mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, marketing materials show.

Customers shop in Taobao Hong Kong's furniture store at China Hong Kong City. Photo: Eugene Lee
China property

Luxury housing boom keeps wealthy mainland Chinese buyers at home: report

Shanghai’s high-end market continues to outperform as Hong Kong records fewer HK$100 million-plus deals.

Asia housing and property

Hong Kong holds world’s costliest-property crown, but quality of life takes hit

Deutsche Bank cuts the financial hub’s quality-of-life standing as soaring expenses squeeze households, and Seoul emerges as a tech-driven regional competitor.

Hong Kong

‘Good time to enter market’: rebates rise as Hong Kong property demand recovers

Mortgage battle intensifies as lenders raise cash rebates to lure buyers amid Fed rate uncertainty.

Banks are competing more aggressively for business after the property market gained momentum this year. Photo: Karma Lo
Asia housing and property

The View | Why Chinese wealth is still powering Hong Kong and Singapore property

The draw of safe-haven assets in these cities sees more Chinese becoming permanent residents – a trend Beijing’s clampdown on capital outflows may even encourage.

A view of residential buildings in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong and Singapore, many mainland Chinese buyers have become a key source of domestic demand in the property market. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Universities buying prime Hong Kong property is a win for both sectors

Centrally located premises add to the appeal of the ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand while the demand invigorates a weak property sector.

Property financing

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.

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Hong Kong

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 society

Editorial | Hong Kong must step up its efforts to bring subdivided flats up to code

The government must build on the progress of three certified units and speed up registration and compliance for the city’s tenants.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | MTR station near Science Park will serve city’s ‘superconnector’ goals

First floated in 2021, the project is part of Hong Kong’s innovation hub ambitions, and in its revised form will not affect the government’s 10-year housing target.

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong keeps tight grip on housing land supply despite property rebound

Government will tender just one plot in Kowloon this quarter, as officials point to future supply from railway, redevelopment and Northern Metropolis projects.

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Development Secretary Bernadette Linn Hon-ho meets the media on the land sale programme for July to September 2026 at Central Government Offices in Tamar. Photo: SCMP/May Tse
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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’s Victoria Harbour is seen from Lugard Road at The Peak in June. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

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

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.

Property investment

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
Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong’s roast meat chains expand as recovery in shop markets remains uneven

Tourism rebounds as a simple operating model fuels demand for shops, while areas relying on local consumption remain mild.

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People have meal in a restaurant at Causeway Bay. 18AUG25 SCMP / Sam Tsang
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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Property financing

Caution on land tenders key to Hong Kong’s property recovery: analysts

As Hong Kong pushes forward Northern Metropolis project, analysts say land supply should remain ‘measured’ to support property market recovery.

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