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Ares Management is doubling its Hong Kong office footprint, adding 12,500 sq ft to its existing space in Hongkong Land’s Gloucester Tower. Photo: Handout

Business

Financial firm Ares doubles Hong Kong office footprint as outlook improves

Rents for prime offices in Central could rise up to 5 per cent, according to JLL, while Knight Frank expects a gain of as much as 8 per cent.

Foreign, Hong Kong retailers shut mainland China stores amid fierce competition

Heightened tensions with China rattle Japan’s property market: analysts

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Companies

Hong Kong’s SHKP continues sell-out streak at Sierra Sea

Homebuyers snap up all 213 new flats on sale at Sierra Sea’s Phase 2A as of 9pm on Saturday.

Sun Hung Kai Properties’ deputy managing director Victor Lui (left) and real state agency general manager Allen Woo hold a banner marking the latest Sierra Sea sell-out. Photo: Handout
Sun Hung Kai Properties’ deputy managing director Victor Lui (left) and real state agency general manager Allen Woo hold a banner marking the latest Sierra Sea sell-out. Photo: Handout

Business

Repeat buyer tucks into another McDonald’s Hong Kong shop for US$15.2 million

Evergreen Capital Partners added the Causeway Bay shop to its portfolio after acquiring two other outlets from the fast-food giant.

Business

Hong Kong politician Bunny Chan buys Stanley homes for US$40 million

Businessman and National People’s Congress deputy gets nine-unit property at a 44 per cent discount, says market has bottomed out.

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China Vanke offshore creditors face near wipeout in Barclays worst-case scenario

British bank warns recoveries could fall below 1 per cent as restructuring priorities and access to assets remain uncertain.

In a base-case scenario, China Vanke bondholders may recover 10.1 per cent of what they are owed, according to Barclays. Photo: Reuters
In a base-case scenario, China Vanke bondholders may recover 10.1 per cent of what they are owed, according to Barclays. Photo: Reuters

Companies

Hong Kong’s Sino Land and Great Eagle secure Kowloon site for US$206 million

Acquisition of 41,226 sq ft plot – which could yield 570 homes – reflects confidence in the property market’s recovery as sales rebound.

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong developers rush new flats as sentiment lifts, pressuring recovery

Wheelock and Kerry plan to roll out more than 4,500 units in 2026, even as analysts warn that inventory overhang may cap price gains.

China Business

Furniture retailer Ikea to close 7 stores in China amid property market slump

The firm plans to open more than 10 small-format outlets in key cities over a two-year period.

Ikea’s new strategy underscored the retailer’s sharpened focus on the furniture-replacement segment of the market, as new-home furnishing demand had declined. Photo: Shutterstock

Business

Morgan Stanley lifts Hong Kong property to ‘attractive’ as stars align

City’s home prices are expected to rise around 10 per cent in 2026, with an ongoing rebound heralding the start of a new upcycle.

Hong Kong’s property sector is at the beginning of an upcycle, with prices likely to trend higher this year, according to Morgan Stanley. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong’s property sector is at the beginning of an upcycle, with prices likely to trend higher this year, according to Morgan Stanley. Photo: Dickson Lee

Business

China’s developers diminish further amid unending property downturn

Only 10 developers manage to break US$14 billion in 2025 sales, down from 43 in 2020.

Business

Hong Kong home sales rise in December amid demand for affordable units

Overall residential transactions rose 5.3 per cent to 5,883 last month, but deal value fell nearly 1 per cent to US$6.6 billion.

Business

Hong Kong office leasing rebound lifts outlook for 2026, but rents still subdued

Hong Kong’s office sector showed muted signs of life in 2025, although stabilisation will be the dominant theme of 2026.

One Causeway Bay at Causeway Bay. Alibaba Group Holding and Ant Group agreed to pay US$925 million to buy the top floors in October. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Banking & Finance

Property industry an enemy within for Beijing’s economic targets

Ripple effect from further downturn would threaten economic growth and put more developers, workers and even banks at risk, analysts warn.

A man walks in front of residential buildings in Beijing on December 15, 2025. Photo: EPA
A man walks in front of residential buildings in Beijing on December 15, 2025. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong & China

Hong Kong property market hits 4-year high in 2025 as sales top US$79 billion

December was the 10th consecutive month where new home transactions exceeded 1,500, the first time the trend was seen in more than 21 years.

Business

Hong Kong mortgage recovery holds in 2025 despite end-of-year wobble

Hong Kong mortgage applications and approvals fell in November, but year-to-date volumes still point to a 2025 recovery.

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Spending

Why restaurants are replacing shops, changing Hong Kong’s retail landscape

The mix of tenants in malls and at street level is changing as restaurateurs pounce on slumping rents to expand, often taking the spaces left behind by retailers forced to leave during the pandemic.

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Business

Magnate warns of tough times as Hang Lung kicks off results season

The comments by Chan showed how Hong Kong has been caught since 2019 by a series of turbulent events, including months of anti-government protests, US sanctions and a Covid-19 pandemic in its third year.

Business

Hong Kong, mainland cities worst performers in index tracking home rent growth

Upmarket home rents in Hong Kong and Shenzhen declined in the year’s first half, bucking the global trend of increases among 30 cities tracked by property consultancy Savills.

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Business

Hong Kong’s Peak Lookout restaurant has rent halved as Covid wipes out tourism

The owners of the iconic Hong Kong restaurant, previously a huge draw for tourists with its prime location, are now paying less than half the monthly HK$230,000 (US$29,300) they were forking out on a lease signed pre-pandemic.

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With its red, pitched roof, it has the appearance of an old English country cottage, with stone walls, arched windows and a visible chimney. Photo: Dickson Lee
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OPINION
Nicholas Spiro

The View | Hong Kong commercial property mired in downturn as stock market booms

Nicholas Spiro
Nicholas Spiro

The View | Why Thai property investors can find reason for cheer in dismal 2025

Nicholas Spiro
Nicholas Spiro

The View | Why Japan’s hotel operators have nothing to fear from tourism backlash

Nicholas Spiro
Nicholas Spiro

The View | Critics of Singapore’s property cooling measures miss bigger picture

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Ken Ip

Opinion | Help elderly Hongkongers free up prime housing for younger generations

Ken Ip
Nicholas Spiro

The View | Why Hong Kong’s commercial property market could do with some stress

Nicholas Spiro
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