https://www.scmp.com/rss/324298/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s property market has evolved over the past few years, with real estate prices soaring 150 per cent since 2010 – while home sizes have dramatically shrunk. Runaway prices seems to have led to the age of “microhomes”. Property experts and analysts say that this trend of small apartments is expected to continue as more developers embrace a strategy of building tiny homes to take advantage of the rising demand for these types of property, ranging from less than 200 sq ft to more than 400... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092247/size?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092247/size?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:52:49 +0000 Some five years after the government first tightened mortgage rules, raised stamp duty rates and announced ambitious plans to boost housing supply, property prices continue to rise. The sharp rise in prices has prompted some observers, among them Centaline founder Shih Wing-ching, to revise upwards 2017 price forecasts to moderate-to-strong growth, from cautiously optimistic previously. With prices reaching an all-time high in February, developers are launching new homes almost every week and... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092246/more-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092246/more-new?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:44:09 +0000 A raft of cooling measures, combined with the withdrawal of real estate investment from the capital investment entrant scheme in 2010, have reduced Hong Kong’s appeal to mainland investors. Nonetheless, Wong Leung-sing, associate director of research at Centaline Property Agency, says that Hong Kong’s property market will continue to attract mainland investors mainly because of the dollar’s peg to the United States currency. However, according to Juwai.com, a website favoured by Chinese buyers... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092245/limited?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092245/limited?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:42:22 +0000 Residential leasing at the luxury end of the market is expected to hold up well over the next 18 months, bolstered by demand from inbound executives arriving to work in the finance, hi-tech and e-commerce sectors. However, with many employers choosing to restructure corporate packages and cut back on housing allowances, there is also a discernible shift in interest towards non-traditional and newly developed areas. Family budgets and value for money are clearly the root cause. But other... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092240/hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092240/hong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:40:10 +0000 A hot topic these days is the internet of things and how it could change home life over the next few years, with smart technology and mobile apps able to control everything from room temperature and lighting to security devices, entertainment systems, and even the coffee maker. But for Hong Kong’s leading property developers, the possibility of having hi-tech connected products inside the home is just one part of the story. To stay ahead of the game – and support Hong Kong’s stated aim of being... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092242/smart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092242/smart?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:39:21 +0000 Accommodation providers vying for the same space in Hong Kong face a number of challenges in 2017. For hotels, a sector temporarily buoyed by an uptick in occupancy at the end of 2016 – despite a slowdown in visitor arrivals – new headwinds loom, according to real estate services firm CBRE. “Unlike last year, when new supply was limited, there will be 4,000 new hotel rooms coming on stream in 2017, including Kerry Hotel (546 keys), Disney Explorers Lodge (750 keys) and iclub Ma Tau Wai Hotel... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092236/serviced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/luxe-homes/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092236/serviced?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:37:22 +0000 With the grey days of winter behind us, it’s time to cast off the gloom and burst forth into summer – a season alive with the colour of the year for home interiors: green. According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the influential Pantone Color Institute, adding pops of green to your interior scheme will “satisfy our growing desire to rejuvenate, revitalise and unite”. Verdant hues, she says, symbolise “the reconnection we seek with nature, one another and a larger... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092235/verdant-space?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092235/verdant-space?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:32:09 +0000 Less isn’t more in the kitchen, these days, according to designers who plan them. With more people channelling their inner chef at home, whipping up beautiful, gourmet meals for family and friends, the kitchen is one place where the more functionality you have, the better. “Good kitchen design needs to bring a surplus to the end user,” says Christiane Danielsmeyer, of Poggenpohl, a premier German kitchen company. The 125-year-old company, which professes to be the oldest kitchen brand in the... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092234/kitchen-designers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/property/topics/luxehomes-property-outlook-2017/article/2092234/kitchen-designers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 02:30:38 +0000