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Latest news and features on property investment, including prices and trends and wider issues that might affect property markets.
Testing times could lie ahead for Hong Kong’s property market if Beijing’s crackdown on offshore wealth extends to offshore rental income and capital gains tax, affecting investors. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property recovery faces new risk as Beijing widens offshore tax net

Potential taxation of offshore property income could curb mainland demand, while weaker insurance activity hits decentralised office markets.

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US-China trade war

US faults China over vague overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks

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Hong Kong property

Wharf firms up balance sheet as Hong Kong sales cushion profit slump

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s commercial property investment growth beats Asian peers

‘Highly active’ market in city tops Singapore and Australia, although base effect, assets in receivership contribute to increase, JLL says.

One Bedford Place, a distressed office tower in Tai Kok Tsui, was purchased by Singapore-based investor Wee Hur Holdings in June. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

US$19m home sale in Hong Kong’s Stanley shows resilient demand

Deal for house in One Stanley development adds to string of high-end transactions despite softer overall activity.

Hong Kong property

The View | Hong Kong hotel sector recovery elusive for unprepared investors

An uneven rebound is favouring established operators as tight supply constraints raise the barriers to entry.

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China's economic recovery

How China’s Zhangjiajie aims to revive a US$296 million loss-making tourist site

A 150,000-visitor opening offers an early signal, but analysts warn that lasting cash flow will require stronger products, local culture and tighter operations.

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People await entry into Dayong Ancient City during its reopening last month. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Why McDonald’s assets stand out amid a weak Hong Kong retail property market

Restaurant chain’s disposal drive shows investors cherry-pick only top-tier assets amid city’s retail property slump, analysts say.

Wealth management

Over a quarter of China’s ultra-wealthy in Beijing and Shanghai, report says

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong hold most super-rich households as weaknesses in real estate and market volatility weigh on private capital.

Hong Kong property

Investor linked to Ningbo’s richest man buys Hong Kong luxury home for US$18.5m

Deal adds to signs of mainland Chinese wealth entering the city’s high-end residential market despite a slowdown in overall activity.

A four-bedroom stand-alone garden house in Villa Lucca was purchased last month. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong stock market

Swire Pacific posts record first-half profit as investment surges to fresh high

The Hong Kong-based conglomerate saw its underlying profits soar by 48 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026.

Swire Pacific has reported record first-half profits. Photo: SCMP/Fung Chang
Hong Kong property

Swire earnings show Hong Kong’s prime business hubs outpacing others in recovery

First-half results highlight a widening gap between Central’s office recovery and weaker commercial districts.

Hong Kong property

Ningbo-backed innovation platform buys Hong Kong office tower

Analysts say purchase adds to signs that state-backed buyers from mainland are taking advantage of lower prices for commercial properties.

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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Commercial property deals in Shanghai have risen significantly in recent months. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

A view of the Cheung Kong Center II tower in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
China stock market

From property to portfolios: why Chinese families are walking away from homes

While Chinese families grow cautious, South Korean retail investors use record leverage to chase tech ETFs despite mounting risks.

Hong Kong property

Hang Lung looks beyond luxury amid changing consumer tastes

Record mall rental income was offset by property writedowns and weak offices, while Shanghai’s Plaza 66 aims to grow beyond luxury shopping.

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Hong Kong property

30% of Hong Kong luxury homeowners willing to lower asking prices: agents

Celebrities including Chow Yun-fat and William Chan have sold properties at steep discounts recently.

Blocks of flats in Mid-Levels. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home price rally to cool after strong first half: analysts

Housing prices in the city have risen for 13 consecutive months, but analysts expect the market to lose steam amid weaker investor sentiment.

International Property

Hongkong Land acquires Singapore’s Wheelock Place in US$900m deal

Deal to buy Orchard Road complex from entity owned by Wharf Real Estate Investment is first by developer’s Singapore investment fund.

Gold in Hong Kong

HK’s gold imports set to rise after hitting 11-year high last month: analysts

Investor appetite, international precious metals trading hub ambitions drive growth as imports hit highest volume since late 2014.

Gold bars: Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

Standard Chartered posts 10% profit rise, launches US$1b buy-back

Share price surges on 38 per cent rise in wealth-management revenue, even as Middle East tensions and bad debt temper profit growth.

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Net profit climbed to a record US$3.37 billion, according to Standard Chartered. Photo: Reuters
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.

Hong Kong property

7 Hong Kong developers bid for waterfront Kowloon renewal project

Site for 1,200 flats, worth at least US$688 million, is part of urban renewal initiative linking Kowloon neighbourhoods to Kai Tak.

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
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong first-half home sales to boost developers’ earnings

Despite the brighter residential market outlook, commercial real estate continues to be weighed down by a lack of demand in non-core areas.

Potential buyers and estate agents line up at the sales office of Sun Hung Kai Properties' Garden Regency at the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon on July 18. Photo: Edmond So
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.

China property

Guangdong’s property market has transformed. How can Hong Kong developers adapt?

Hong Kong developers are rethinking their strategies for projects in the Greater Bay Area, as the mainland’s property crisis has changed everything.

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