https://www.scmp.com/rss/521932/feed CBRE Hong Kong: A leading entity in the Real Estate Services sector, Hong Kong-based CBRE Hong Kong specialises in comprehensive commercial real estate services, including valuation, advisory, investment sales, and property management. Primarily serving the local property market, investors, and landlords, they are recognised as the top firm in Hong Kong’s commercial real estate sector, holding significant market shares across various property types. Notable for numerous RICS awards, their... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s commercial property market attracted US$1.6 billion in investment in the first quarter, up 41 per cent from a year earlier, as demand for office, retail and hotel assets picked up amid improving liquidity, according to JLL. Investment volumes could receive a further boost from global investors looking to redeploy their capital amid the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran, the property consultancy said in a report on Tuesday. “With Asia increasingly perceived as a relatively... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3350899/hong-kong-property-investment-soars-lower-funding-costs-rising-demand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3350899/hong-kong-property-investment-soars-lower-funding-costs-rising-demand?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:30:08 +0000 Julie Zhang Julie Zhang Homebuyers continued to signal confidence in Hong Kong’s residential market on Saturday, brushing off global economic risks tied to the Middle East conflict and expectations of slower interest rate cuts, as a new project by Henderson Land Development sold out within hours. All 123 units at Chester, the fifth phase of the Midtown South redevelopment in Hung Hom, were snapped up, according to property agents. “About 60 per cent of buyers are end users while about 40 per cent are investors and... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3348249/hung-hom-flats-sell-out-hong-kong-homebuyers-brush-aside-middle-east-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3348249/hung-hom-flats-sell-out-hong-kong-homebuyers-brush-aside-middle-east-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:40:15 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose 1.6 per cent in February, marking the 11th straight month of positive movement for the residential property segment, as the city’s rents scaled another peak, according to official data. Since reversing a downward trend in April, second-hand home prices had climbed nearly 8 per cent so far, bringing the official index to a 22-month high, according to data released on Friday by the Rating and Valuation Department. The latest monthly increment was also larger... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3348081/hong-kong-home-prices-surge-near-two-year-high-iran-war-clouds-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3348081/hong-kong-home-prices-surge-near-two-year-high-iran-war-clouds-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:04:50 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices opened the year with a 0.53 per cent month-on-month gain in January, according to official data, sustaining a recovery that began in the second quarter of 2025. Rents in the city, meanwhile, continued to rise, surging by 0.3 per cent from a month earlier to set another peak, according to data released on Wednesday by the Rating and Valuation Department. With the latest increment, the city’s index of second-hand home prices stood at 301.4, its highest since... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3344622/hong-kongs-home-prices-reach-19-month-high-rise-gathers-pace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3344622/hong-kongs-home-prices-reach-19-month-high-rise-gathers-pace?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:05:35 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong-based Kerry Properties has won a tender for a residential plot in Shau Kei Wan for HK$1.38 billion (US$177 million), which drew heavy bidding interest from both mainland Chinese and local developers. Kerry beat seven other bidders for a 50-year grant for the 1,349-square-metre (14,523 sq ft) parcel in the Eastern district, the Lands Department said on Monday. The plot was expected to provide a total gross floor area of over 130,000 sq ft, yielding around 300 residential units,... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3343728/hong-kongs-kerry-properties-secures-shau-kei-wan-residential-plot-us177-million?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3343728/hong-kongs-kerry-properties-secures-shau-kei-wan-residential-plot-us177-million?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:08 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s tender for a 3,132 square metre (33,712 sq ft) residential plot in Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon East, has drawn nine bids, according to the Development Bureau. The site was estimated to be worth as much as HK$1.55 billion (US$198 million), according to real estate services provider CBRE. Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land Development and CK Asset Holdings submitted bids individually, while Sino Land and Great Eagle Holdings made a joint offer, the groups confirmed separately on... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342684/kowloon-east-site-attracts-nine-bids-hong-kong-housing-outlook-brightens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342684/kowloon-east-site-attracts-nine-bids-hong-kong-housing-outlook-brightens?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:40:34 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices ended a three-year downturn with a 3.25 per cent increase in 2025, as the property market gallops into the new year buoyed by expectations of more transactions and further price gains, according to analysts. Rents climbed to a record high in December, boosting annual gains to 4.26 per cent in 2025 and marking a third consecutive year of increase, according to the Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday. “Hong Kong’s residential market strengthened notably... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3341501/hong-kong-home-prices-snap-3-year-downturn-rents-surge-new-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3341501/hong-kong-home-prices-snap-3-year-downturn-rents-surge-new-high?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:17:37 +0000 Peggy Ye Peggy Ye Hong Kong is testing purpose-built student housing as an alternative land-sale model, as weak demand for commercial sites pushes the government to explore uses that can still attract investor interest. The Development Bureau on Tuesday invited expressions of interest (EOI) for student hostel development on three commercially zoned sites in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin, and Tung Chung East, marking the first time the government had proposed selling land through open tender with use restricted... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3340776/hong-kong-tests-student-housing-land-sales-office-market-slowdown-curbs-tenders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3340776/hong-kong-tests-student-housing-land-sales-office-market-slowdown-curbs-tenders?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:27 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s banking and finance sector is tipped to lead retail property leasing activity, with massive uptake by firms like Forthright Securities, Futu Holdings and HSBC providing support to landlords struggling through a multi-year real estate slump. Forthright Securities leased three storeys totalling 14,000 sq ft at Golden Centre in Sheung Wan for its first flagship branch in the city, according to CBRE, which facilitated the transaction. “This transaction not only demonstrates Forthright... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3339955/banks-and-brokerages-growing-demand-space-buoys-hong-kongs-retail-property-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3339955/banks-and-brokerages-growing-demand-space-buoys-hong-kongs-retail-property-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:00:09 +0000 James David Spellman James David Spellman China’s consumers are increasingly favouring domestic brands over Western imports, reshaping a global luxury market that was valued at US$327.5 billion in 2024. Their preference for domestic labels is upsetting the old hierarchy of Europe’s luxury houses, historically regarded as the pinnacle of taste, craftsmanship and prestige. This shift is taking place amid a decline in the Chinese luxury market, which was down more than 18 per cent in 2024 to around 350 billion yuan (US$50 billion). The... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3338150/how-chinas-home-grown-luxury-labels-took-western-brands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3338150/how-chinas-home-grown-luxury-labels-took-western-brands?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:32:43 +0000 Peggy Ye Peggy Ye Hong Kong’s primary residential home sales in 2026 are forecast to again reach decade-high numbers, as developers continue to clear inventory and homebuyers focus more on small, low-cost flats. Transactions next year were projected to reach about 21,000, while total home sales were expected to climb to around 71,000, up 8 per cent from this year’s forecast, according to Midland Realty. A total of 26,479 new flats were expected to be rolled out next year, spread across Kai Tak, the North... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3337924/hong-kong-primary-home-sales-poised-decade-high-2026-small-flats-energise-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3337924/hong-kong-primary-home-sales-poised-decade-high-2026-small-flats-energise-market?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:00:13 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal,Peggy Ye Cheryl Arcibal,Peggy Ye Hong Kong home prices are likely to see up to a 5 per cent boost in 2026 on the back of mainland Chinese buyers, interest rate cuts and fewer unsold new flats, according to analysts. In addition, the stamp duty adjustment and Hong Kong’s resurgent stock market were also expected to help sustain stability in the city’s residential property market, according to JLL and Cushman & Wakefield. Those factors, JLL analysts said, were projected to help trim Hong Kong developers’ swollen inventory, which... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335944/hong-kong-home-prices-rise-2026-back-mainland-chinese-buyers-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335944/hong-kong-home-prices-rise-2026-back-mainland-chinese-buyers-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:15:30 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s property deals slipped slightly in November after two months of gains, government data showed, with analysts warning of a deeper pullback this month as the Christmas holidays along with deferred launches of new homes following the deadly fire in Tai Po weigh on sentiment. Sales of new and lived-in homes, office units, shops, car parking spaces and industrial properties dipped 1 per cent to 7,121 from 7,190 in October, according to the Land Registry. The total value of deals edged up... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334920/hong-kong-home-sales-dip-december-slowdown-looms-amid-tragedy-holiday-lull?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334920/hong-kong-home-sales-dip-december-slowdown-looms-amid-tragedy-holiday-lull?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:29:52 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong’s property market is expected to extend its gradual recovery into the end of the year, supported by improving sentiment, rising rental yields and firmer demand in the mass-market segment, according to property analysts. The latest mortgage and resale data suggest that buyers are returning following rate cuts and stamp-duty adjustments earlier this year, although the pace of improvement remains uneven across districts and price brackets. Mortgage registrations continued to climb in... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334671/hong-kongs-home-sales-recovery-looks-more-solid-transactions-prices-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334671/hong-kongs-home-sales-recovery-looks-more-solid-transactions-prices-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 01:30:17 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal An increase in office leasing activity in Hong Kong, coupled with a moderate amount of new space coming onto the market, translates to improved prospects for the battered commercial property sector next year, according to analysts. The supply of new grade A office space in 2026 and 2027 was likely to be less than the amount completed in the last two years, according to forecasts by property consultants. CBRE estimated that a net of 3.5 million sq ft of new premium office space would be completed... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334664/hong-kongs-battered-prime-office-market-poised-better-year-ahead-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334664/hong-kongs-battered-prime-office-market-poised-better-year-ahead-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:30:12 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose to a 14-month high in October, while rents set a new record, according to official data, raising the likelihood of a more significant property rebound in 2026, analysts said. Secondary home prices rose 0.4 per cent month on month, while rents breached the previous peak set more than six years ago, data from the Rating and Valuation Department released on Wednesday showed. The official home price index now stands at 294.3, the highest since the 297.6 in July... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334180/momentum-builds-bigger-hong-kong-property-rebound-forecast-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334180/momentum-builds-bigger-hong-kong-property-rebound-forecast-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:45:07 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Investment in Hong Kong’s commercial property more than tripled in the third quarter from a year earlier, making it the second-fastest growing market in the Asia-Pacific region amid rising confidence in the city’s bruised real estate sector, according to MSCI. Some US$4.9 billion was pumped into offices, data centres, retail spaces, hotels and senior housing in the September quarter, a year-on-year increase of 231 per cent, according to the data services provider, which compiled deals worth at... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334097/out-icu-hong-kongs-third-quarter-commercial-property-deals-triple-us49-billion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334097/out-icu-hong-kongs-third-quarter-commercial-property-deals-triple-us49-billion?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:51:43 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro In global stock markets, worries about the economic damage from US President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz seem like a distant memory. The overriding concern in the past few months has been the threat of a bubble in artificial intelligence (AI). In Bank of America’s latest monthly global fund manager survey, an AI equity bubble was cited as the top “tail risk”, posing a bigger threat than the resurgence of inflation. Although various factors are at play, the issue that most perturbs investors is... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3333044/ai-fuelled-data-centre-bubble-making-not-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3333044/ai-fuelled-data-centre-bubble-making-not-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:30:11 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro In an interview with Fox News in April, Peter Navarro, US President Donald Trump’s senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing, described Vietnam as “essentially a colony of communist China”. For someone who believes trade negotiations with Beijing are pointless, such extremist views are unsurprising. Yet the fact that Navarro, the chief architect of Trump’s trade wars, has it in for Vietnam attests to both the vulnerability and the strength of the country’s manufacturing sector. Among the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3332154/vietnams-property-sector-prime-example-asias-tariff-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3332154/vietnams-property-sector-prime-example-asias-tariff-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:30:09 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal CK Asset Holdings, the flagship company of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, and Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), the city’s largest developer, are two of six bidders for a parcel of land in the New Territories that is estimated to provide 1,280 residential units and car park spaces. MTR Corp, one of the city’s major property developers and landlords, put up the Tuen Mun A16 Station package one property development for tender. Package one, with a maximum residential gross floor area of more than... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331668/li-ka-shings-ck-asset-shkp-among-six-bidders-mtrs-tuen-mun-site?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331668/li-ka-shings-ck-asset-shkp-among-six-bidders-mtrs-tuen-mun-site?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:31:49 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong property deals surged to a three-month high in October, a month after the US Federal Reserve and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) loosened monetary policies again this year since a pause that began in December. Sales of new and second-hand homes – as well as office units, shops, industrial properties and parking spaces – rose 4.7 per cent to 7,190 units, up from 6,870 units in September, according to data released by the Land Registry on Tuesday. That was the most since July’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3331487/hong-kong-property-deals-rise-3-month-high-buyers-take-advantage-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3331487/hong-kong-property-deals-rise-3-month-high-buyers-take-advantage-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:05 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose 1.3 per cent in September, logging their biggest gains so far this year and reaching their highest in more than a year, amid optimism that the residential market has bottomed out. The city’s rental prices, meanwhile, inched within a hair of their historical peak, data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed on Tuesday. The latest monthly increase in secondary home prices marks the sixth consecutive month in which the official index has either... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3330573/hong-kong-home-prices-post-years-biggest-gain-rents-climb-near-peak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3330573/hong-kong-home-prices-post-years-biggest-gain-rents-climb-near-peak?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:13:20 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro For a country known as the “land of smiles”, Thailand has had little reason to be cheerful this year. While export-dependent economies in Asia have had a rough time since US President Donald Trump launched his assault on the global trading order, the headwinds buffeting Thailand have been multifaceted and more severe. HSBC said Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy has suffered “a rare misalignment of events” and has been “swimming against the tide for quite some time now”. This is putting it... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3329623/why-thai-property-investors-can-find-reason-cheer-dismal-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3329623/why-thai-property-investors-can-find-reason-cheer-dismal-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal As Japan enters a new era with the likely election of Sanae Takaichi as the first female prime minister of Asia’s second-largest economy, is it time for property investors to end their enduring love affair with Japanese real estate? The 64-year-old Takaichi emerged last week as the leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, paving the way for her to seek the premiership, although uncertainties remain following the collapse of a coalition with the party’s allies. Under an anticipated... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3329467/china-hong-kong-property-markets-stabilise-it-time-investors-quit-japan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3329467/china-hong-kong-property-markets-stabilise-it-time-investors-quit-japan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:30:14 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal The demand for storage of commodities and art is providing a much-needed boost for Hong Kong’s logistics properties, where recovery has lagged behind other commercial real estate segments. New demand from the London Metal Exchange’s (LME) inclusion of Hong Kong in the exchange’s global warehousing network is helping the segment, where 11 licences have been issued to warehouse operators in the city. “New space is being taken from that angle and that’s around 30,000 sq ft to 100,000 sq ft per... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3327911/hong-kongs-warehouse-sector-gets-support-robust-demand-storage-metals-and-art?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3327911/hong-kongs-warehouse-sector-gets-support-robust-demand-storage-metals-and-art?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:30:14 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose by 0.14 per cent in August, according to the latest official data, suggesting a gradual recovery in the city’s struggling residential property market. An official index measuring price movement among the city’s second-hand homes made a modest gain for the fifth straight month, narrowing this year’s price decline to 0.24 per cent, according to data from the Rating and Valuation Department (RVD) released on Friday. Since April, Hong Kong’s home prices have... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3326931/hong-kong-home-prices-rise-slightly-while-rents-near-historic-peak-amid-gradual-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3326931/hong-kong-home-prices-rise-slightly-while-rents-near-historic-peak-amid-gradual-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:10:56 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s homebuyers defied a No 3 typhoon signal to snap up apartments during two property sales on Friday, entering the market after commercial banks lowered their prime lending rates a day earlier following the first rate cut by the local monetary authority. New World Development and CK Asset Holdings, two of the largest property developers in the city, sold 120 apartments, or 66 per cent of the 190 flats on offer at two locations as of 8:30pm. New World sold 115 of the 120 units in the... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3326182/hong-kongs-homebuyers-brave-storm-signal-citys-first-post-rate-cut-property-sales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3326182/hong-kongs-homebuyers-brave-storm-signal-citys-first-post-rate-cut-property-sales?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:22:21 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong has eased property investment requirements for its cash-for-residency scheme, with analysts expecting the new measure to boost demand for luxury homes. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu revealed in his fourth policy blueprint on Wednesday plans to enhance the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES), which requires applicants to prove they have at least HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) in assets or equity in the city. The new arrangement keeps the maximum residential property... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3325889/relaxed-cash-residency-scheme-rules-boost-hong-kong-luxury-homes-experts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3325889/relaxed-cash-residency-scheme-rules-boost-hong-kong-luxury-homes-experts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:31:33 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro In Asia’s real estate sector, South Korea is a star performer. In the first half of this year, the region’s fourth-largest economy recorded the second-highest volume of commercial real estate transactions after Japan. Moreover, Seoul experienced the strongest growth in prime residential prices in annualised terms in the second quarter among 46 markets tracked by Knight Frank. Singapore is another top performer. Office vacancy rates are among the lowest in the region while the city state was one... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3325541/asias-top-property-markets-must-tackle-root-unaffordability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3325541/asias-top-property-markets-must-tackle-root-unaffordability?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Bernard Arnault is pressing ahead with two major developments on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, tightening his grip on one of the world’s most exclusive retail corridors. Arnault’s luxury conglomerate, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is planning a new Tiffany & Co flagship store on the site of the old Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel, which will be demolished, according to city filings. Just a block away, LVMH has submitted plans for a large new Louis Vuitton store and cultural campus designed by... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3324036/new-louis-vuitton-and-tiffany-stores-coming-la-see-lvmh-tighten-grip-rodeo-drive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3324036/new-louis-vuitton-and-tiffany-stores-coming-la-see-lvmh-tighten-grip-rodeo-drive?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:15:09 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose for a fourth consecutive month to a seven-month high in July, indicating the city’s residential property market may have turned a corner. A widely watched official index of secondary home prices gained 0.42 per cent month on month to 287.9 in July, according to data from the Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday. It was the index’s highest level since 289.2 in December. Secondary home prices have increased 1.05 per cent since April, narrowing this... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3323293/hong-kong-home-prices-log-fourth-straight-gain-july-market-shows-signs-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3323293/hong-kong-home-prices-log-fourth-straight-gain-july-market-shows-signs-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:08:13 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Mainland Chinese hotel operators are expected to significantly increase their presence in Hong Kong’s hotel industry, potentially replacing established brands in the coming years, according to analysts. Currently, Western and international operators dominate Hong Kong’s hotel landscape, while Chinese ones have a minor presence. Among some of the more notable mainland players, BTG Homeinns operates both upscale and mid-market hotels in Hong Kong, including the Wharney Hotel in Wan Chai, Oasis... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3319733/chinese-hotel-brands-poised-reshape-hong-kongs-hospitality-scene-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3319733/chinese-hotel-brands-poised-reshape-hong-kongs-hospitality-scene-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 01:30:14 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro US President Donald Trump’s administration has Asia’s economies in its sights. The region has become more trade-dependent since the 2018-19 US-China trade war. Asia ex-China’s trade surplus with the US doubled from September 2019 to US$400 billion at the end of last year. However, it is not just the widening trade imbalance that has incurred the Trump administration’s wrath. The surge in Asian, particularly Southeast Asian, exports to the US was accompanied by a sharp increase in Chinese imports... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3318955/what-does-trumps-transshipment-crackdown-mean-asian-industrial-property?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3318955/what-does-trumps-transshipment-crackdown-mean-asian-industrial-property?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:30:51 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro A cursory glance at the hotel development pipeline in the Asia-Pacific region shows how dominant the big global chains are. The eight largest operators, which include Marriott and Hilton, account for 74 per cent of expected completions in the next five years, according to CBRE data. Moreover, the number of brands operated by the eight companies more than doubled in the past decade to 130 at the end of last year, with upscale and luxury hotels accounting for the bulk of the growth in the region.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3318090/why-chinas-domestic-hotels-have-edge-over-western-competitors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3318090/why-chinas-domestic-hotels-have-edge-over-western-competitors?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:30:07 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong’s residential property market recovery is gaining traction, with transactions of lower-priced homes rising sharply on the back of improved sentiment and recent government tax relief measures. From March to May, 3,780 residential properties priced between HK$3 million (US$382,000) and HK$4 million were sold, a 73 per cent increase from the same period last year, according to data disclosed by the government on Wednesday. The surge in activity came after the government adjusted stamp... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3317590/hong-kong-home-sales-surge-among-lower-priced-units-thanks-stamp-duty-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3317590/hong-kong-home-sales-surge-among-lower-priced-units-thanks-stamp-duty-change?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:48:27 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji When Indian property developer DLF launched a housing project in Gurgaon on the outskirts of capital New Delhi last month, all the flats sold out within a week despite a minimum price tag of more than US$1 million – a figure that would have daunted most buyers until recently. The successful sale of the project called DLF Privana North in Gurugram followed two others over the 116-acre (47-hectare) residential development, DLF Privana South and DLF Privana West, each of which were sold out in 72... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3317567/indias-luxury-property-market-boom-has-no-plateau-sight-it-sustainable?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3317567/indias-luxury-property-market-boom-has-no-plateau-sight-it-sustainable?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:05:42 +0000 Edith Lin,Vivian Au Edith Lin,Vivian Au Hong Kong must instil investor confidence by eliminating uncertainties over the Northern Metropolis, a megadevelopment near the border viewed by Beijing as a test of the administration’s governance capability, analysts have said. The megaproject, featuring the city’s new innovation hub located in the northern New Territories, grabbed headlines again last month after a five-day visit by Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs and subtle bargaining by the city’s major developers. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317452/why-investor-confidence-key-acing-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-test?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317452/why-investor-confidence-key-acing-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-test?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:30:11 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro Is the tide turning for Hong Kong’s ailing property market? When second-hand home prices are down almost 30 per cent from their peak in August 2021 and rents for grade A offices are more than 40 per cent lower than in the second quarter of 2019, talk of a recovery seems wildly premature. But expectations, sentiment and the prism through which the performance and outlook for the sector are viewed are important. Since the beginning of this year, the mood in Hong Kong has improved markedly. Much of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3317195/hong-kongs-equity-market-revival-helps-lift-property-sector-sentiment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3317195/hong-kongs-equity-market-revival-helps-lift-property-sector-sentiment?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:30:10 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal New Zealand’s revamped golden-visa programme is likely to lift demand for its luxury homes, as wealthy Hongkongers and mainland Chinese count among the top applicants, according to consultants. Since the relaunch of the Active Investor Plus (AIP) programme in April, the government has received some 200 applications for the fast-track residency initiative, according to Greener Pastures New Zealand. The top three sources of applications were the US with 85, mainland China with 26 and Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3317029/new-zealand-golden-visa-lures-potential-luxury-property-buyers-hong-kong-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3317029/new-zealand-golden-visa-lures-potential-luxury-property-buyers-hong-kong-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Jul 2025 01:30:16 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro Divergences and idiosyncrasies are an important part of Asia’s real estate landscape. Whether it is the stark contrast between Seoul’s remarkably resilient office market and its ailing counterpart in Hong Kong or the big difference between Japan’s mature and institutionalised rental housing market and its nascent peers elsewhere in the region, Asia’s property sector is far from homogeneous. Yet among the leading economies in the region, the performance gap between China and India is far and away... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3316331/why-indias-real-estate-surge-doesnt-make-it-substitute-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3316331/why-indias-real-estate-surge-doesnt-make-it-substitute-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ago, an elderly woman hanged herself in the bathroom and last year her son died alone, his body undiscovered for roughly 10 days. Kodama says he has stayed in the house – located in a quiet residential area in Chiba near Tokyo – from 10pm to 6am nearly 20 times, monitoring with four video cameras, a thermal camera, an electromagnetic field meter, an air pressure gauge, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3316325/japan-haunted-homes-dark-histories-start-attract-new-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3316325/japan-haunted-homes-dark-histories-start-attract-new-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:03:26 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices posted a small gain for the second straight month in May, according to official data, fortifying hopes of a sustained recovery in the city’s property market. An official index measuring secondary home prices inched up by 0.03 per cent in May from a month earlier, the Rating and Valuation Department said on Thursday. In April, the gauge rose 0.35 per cent from March. In the first five months of the year, second-hand home prices declined by 0.9 per cent. They are... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3315893/hong-kong-home-prices-post-tiny-gain-april-bolstering-case-end-long-slump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3315893/hong-kong-home-prices-post-tiny-gain-april-bolstering-case-end-long-slump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:44:30 +0000