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Peggy Ye
Reporter, Business
Peggy joined the SCMP in 2025. Previously, she was a staff writer at Nikkei, where she covered Hong Kong business and the Chinese economy. She holds a bachelor's degree in data journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Peggy joined the SCMP in 2025. Previously, she was a staff writer at Nikkei, where she covered Hong Kong business and the Chinese economy. She holds a bachelor's degree in data journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Areas of Expertise:
Property, financial marketsLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Mainland buyers return in force as a stronger yuan, talent inflows and demand for new homes lift Hong Kong’s property market.
Surging EV shipments boost China’s market share at the expense of Japan and South Korea, while EU exports to China slump.
Developers prioritise sales continuity, keeping pricing close to prevailing secondary market levels to ensure consistent absorption.
Move points to Central consolidation as landlords push premium space, with office market splitting between core and decentralised areas.
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Repulse Bay is at the centre of a rebound, with leasing activity surging and high-end homes drawing multiple rental offers.
From family offices to ETFs and cross-border deals, global lenders are targeting different layers of a chip-fuelled boom.
Veteran sports administrator Lawrence Yu is selling his house for about HK$190 million, for which he paid HK$750,000 in 1974.
Wealthy Gulf visitors are extending their stays in Hong Kong as investors from the region look to hedge risk and tap Asian markets.
Turkiye Is Bankasi eyes corporate-focused Hong Kong branch, citing the city’s hub role, to complete its China coverage, sources say.
City provides a stable platform for growth and deployment of capital amid ‘uncertainty and conflicts’, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.
Kerry Properties also reports mixed 2025 results amid lift in Hong Kong home sales, weak office market and sluggish China recovery.
Retailers and restaurants adjust to lower rents and weaker demand, with operators expanding at ground level and testing pop-up formats.
Home prices have fallen about 30 per cent from their 2021 peak, but recent data indicates a gradual recovery.
Diversified business mitigates impact of adverse developments including ‘legal conflict’ over Panama ports, chairman says.
Tender for three Peak Road lots follows sale by Chan King-wai’s family of another Peak property last year at estimated 56 per cent loss.
Record tourism, limited supply and a weak yen lift returns as institutional capital pours into the hospitality sector.
Buyers snapped up most units on sale, even though one agent said the Middle East conflict was ‘like a bucket of cold water’ on demand.
Swire’s underlying profit rose on asset disposals, while falling property valuations weighed on results at both Swire and Wharf.
Prolonged conflict in the Gulf could shift investor sentiment, though clear evidence of new capital inflows has yet to emerge.
The landlord of Harbour City and Times Square says retail recovery remains fragile, with higher mall traffic failing to boost spending.
Sale of compound in Southern district by family linked to Wah Ha Realty comes as Hong Kong’s luxury home market shows signs of recovery.
Cautious adjustments indicate sector is beginning to stabilise, but more inventory must clear before a seller’s market emerges, analysts say.
Rich buyers are reshaping ultra-luxury property markets from Sydney and Hong Kong to Dubai, drawn by each city’s unique selling proposition.
Crackdown on fraud, stronger governance, higher dividends and more buy-backs will enhance appeal of Chinese assets, CSRC chief Wu Qing says.
Latest sale of Hong Kong restaurant site by the Chicago-based food chain reflects a retail valuation reset as rents stay subdued.
US investors currently hold about 23 per cent of the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s total market capitalisation.
Attracting foreign institutions might prove difficult amid the commercial property sector’s elevated vacancy rates and uncertain recovery.
Number of applicants surges in second year, with most of the deployed capital going into authorised funds, equities and debt securities.
Developer keeps dividend suspended, rules out equity fundraising for now as Hong Kong sales rebound.
