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Hong Kong property

Latest news and analysis about Hong Kong’s property industry, including sales, market outlook, policies, products and the performance of developers.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong property market ‘fundamentally sound’ amid 7-month sales high

Overall deals rise 13 per cent, as transaction value reaches a 14-month high and home sales exceed 5,000 for the fourth straight month.

3 Jul 2025 - 7:36PM

Property financing

Emperor’s financial struggle mirrors current state of Hong Kong real estate

3 Jul 2025 - 7:30AM

Building a new legacy

One Causeway Bay’s historical waterfront site on Hong Kong Island meets future of work head-on

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Hong Kong

Emperor’s US$2 billion debt woes reflect Hong Kong’s property market risks

Emperor International struggles with US$2.1 billion debt, as JPMorgan notes deteriorating risk profile among small, medium-sized developers.

1 Jul 2025 - 4:12PM

A view of Emperor Group Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Hong Kong mortgage loans hit 12-month high of US$3.4 billion

Refinancing loans drive the increase, rising 33.7 per cent to HK$3 billion, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority says.

30 Jun 2025 - 9:05PM

Banking & finance

Adrian Cheng leaves New World after securing funding lifeline

The package will ‘allow the group more flexibility to better manage its expected ongoing business and financial needs,’ NWD says.

1 Jul 2025 - 10:36AM

Property financing

Rebound in Hong Kong’s home prices unlikely to come this year: analysts

Analysts say a supply overhang in the city’s residential real estate market is likely to loom this year and next.

30 Jun 2025 - 5:35PM

A man passes a real estate office in Causeway Bay. Photo: Antony Dickson

Property investment

High-end office properties in Causeway Bay to lure major global tenants: JLL

‘Trophy buildings with large floor plates in Causeway Bay will be the new focus of the market and will draw more tenants,’ JLL says.

29 Jun 2025 - 3:32PM

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | High marks for Hong Kong’s hotels as student accommodation

A pilot scheme to be launched next month is worth pursuing to ensure the city makes the grade as an education hub.

29 Jun 2025 - 7:45AM

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | No better time than a property slump to ‘future-proof’ urban Hong Kong

Genuine consultation, better communication, and policy with targets and teeth – like Singapore’s – are needed to ensure city’s sustainability.

28 Jun 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Asia housing and property

NWD meets 2025 sales target and wins commitment to refinancing

New World reaches sales goal thanks in part to success of Deep Water Pavilia project in Wong Chuk Hang.

27 Jun 2025 - 9:10PM

The Deep Water Pavilia development in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong

Buyer linked to Agile’s lender picks up Hong Kong sites at 63% discount

Receivers hand over Hong Kong Island asset to buyer with ties to Agile’s mezzanine lender, records show.

27 Jun 2025 - 6:44PMvideocam

New World Development

New World gets banks’ 100% backing for US$11 billion refinancing

The deal is all but done, with only procedural steps left for lenders to sign the loan documents, which should happen shortly, according to people familiar with the matter.

27 Jun 2025 - 11:43AM

HSBC

Person connected to HSBC banker buys luxury property for US$15.9 million

The sale comes as sentiment in the city’s property market improves gradually.

26 Jun 2025 - 11:05PM

Parkview, luxury residential blocks on Tai Tam Reservoir Road of Hong Kong Island, on October 20, 1995. Photo: Handout

Property financing

Hong Kong home prices post tiny gain in May, raising hope of slump’s end

Prices could rise up to 5 per cent this year given improving market sentiment and low financing costs, CBRE says.

27 Jun 2025 - 11:05AM

A view of residential buildings in Hong Kong on November 8, 2024. Photo: Reuters

China property

Hong Kong tops global list for priciest homes despite slump: Deutsche Bank

Prime property prices of US$25,946 per square metre push Hong Kong above Zurich, Singapore and New York: Mapping the World’s Prices report.

25 Jun 2025 - 3:29PMvideocam

Education in Hong Kong

Lawmakers call for rents in Hong Kong student hostels to be regulated

Market rates for some private student hostels in Hong Kong are four times higher than for campus dormitories, Post finds.

25 Jun 2025 - 7:44AMvideocam

Interiors

This Hong Kong family home was designed to let the sunshine in

A designer captures the movement of light through this Hung Hom family flat.

24 Jun 2025 - 12:45PM

The living and dining area of the Hung Hom, Hong Kong, flat designed by ED Design. Photo: Samson Lau

Hong Kong housing

Opinion | Despite property market slump, Hong Kong must increase housing supply

Government should not repeat post-1997 mistake of shelving plans to increase long-term housing supply because of a temporary market dip.

24 Jun 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

New World Development

Hong Kong’s New World downplays talk of debt deal as analysts see path forward

Government rhetoric about bank leniency towards developers is ‘favourable’ for the debt-laden company, Morningstar analyst says.

23 Jun 2025 - 6:23PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to keep expanding land bank, but not to offset deficit: Paul Chan

Finance chief also says government will address plans to build artificial islands off Lantau waters at later stage, despite calls to halt project.

23 Jun 2025 - 10:00AM

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. Photo: May Tse

Luxury Hotels

Hotel investors pick up Hong Kong bargains on distress, tourism rebound

Hotel deals made up 45 per cent of commercial real estate transactions in the first three months of the year, the busiest quarter on record.

23 Jun 2025 - 8:06PMvideocam

Hotel Cozi Harbour View in Kwun Tong. Photo: Google Maps

Hong Kong

Art deco architecture abounds in Hong Kong – if you know where to look

Hong Kong was no pioneer of the architectural style, which flourished post-WWI, but there are still some gems to be found – from the Kadoorie Estate to the frontage of King George V School.

22 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong shoebox flat owners urged to comply with shake-up after years of profits

Minister says subdividing flats was ‘market decision’ years ago, but low-income residents should now have homes that meet basic conditions.

22 Jun 2025 - 6:32PM

Property financing

Hong Kong home market on brink of turnaround, Morgan Stanley says

‘The decline in prices is behind us,’ and the upcycle could last five years, bank’s property research head says.

20 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM

A general view of Hong Kong’s Cheung Sha Wan area on May 28, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong subdivided flat owners ‘may pass on costs to tenants under new rules’

As city moves to legislate minimum standards, industry players also worry that more operators will exit market due to stiffer penalties.

20 Jun 2025 - 9:57PMvideocam

The government has gazetted a new bill aimed at improving conditions of Hong Kong’s subdivided flats. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong presses ahead with plans to regulate notorious subdivided flats

Authorities plan to enforce proposed new laws from 2027 but registered landlords will benefit from a 36-month grace period until February 2030.

20 Jun 2025 - 12:52AMvideocam

Sino Land Co

Buyers forfeit deposits on Grand Mayfair project after market slump

Buyers of 19 flats in Yuen Long project cancelled their contracts on Tuesday, project developers say.

19 Jun 2025 - 7:12PM

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