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JLL is a global real estate services and investment management firm, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with operations spanning over 80 countries. It offers a comprehensive suite of services including property leasing, project management, investment management, and advisory. JLL serves a diverse target market, from institutional investors to corporations across various sectors like banking, life sciences, and technology. A Fortune 500 company, JLL is recognised for its strong market position, ethical practices, and innovative use of technology, including AI-driven insights.
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
Hong Kong property

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.

International Property

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

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong, Singapore embrace flex offices as multinationals reshape demand

Hong Kong property

Kai Tak Stadium lifts Hong Kong’s status as major sports and entertainment venue

The 50,000-seat stadium drives repeat tourism, supports retailers and helps prop up retail property landlords, experts say.

An aerial view of Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Eugene Lee
Asia housing and property

The View | After vitalising its property market, India must shore up its weaknesses

The sustainability of the real estate boom will depend on how well New Delhi can address lingering gaps in affordability and infrastructure.

Hong Kong property

With luxury absent, new entrants steady Hong Kong retail property

Newcomers from across Asia and Europe take advantage of cheaper rents while big-ticket brands delay major commitments.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices to rise in 2026 due to mainland Chinese buyers, rate cut

‘Housing prices have bottomed out, and the outlook for 2026 is cautiously optimistic,’ JLL Hong Kong chairman Joseph Tsang says.

Homebuying sentiment is expected to rise in 2026. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong property

McDonald’s tastes fat profit in US$9.3 million Hong Kong property sale

Company secures 200 per cent gain in the fourth sale in an initiative to dispose of eight retail spots across the city.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s prime office market poised for better year ahead, analysts say

The supply of new grade A office space in 2026 and 2027 is likely to be less than new prime office space completed in the last two years.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Central prime office rents are up for the first time in over 3 years

Prime office rents in the city’s Central business district inch up on the back of an overall improvement in vacancy rates.

Prime office rents in Central rose modestly in November. Photo: Jelly Tse
Asia housing and property

The View | An AI-fuelled data centre bubble in the making? Not in Asia

Asia provides strong reassurance that the AI boom is not the only factor driving development and investment in data centres.

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A visitor observes a miniature model of data cabins for an undersea data centre in Lingshui, in south Hainan province, on September 25. Photo: Xinhua
China property

Shanghai premium office market picks up amid discounted rents

Occupancy rates improve, but the trend is not sustainable given an uncertain economic outlook, brokers say.

International Property

Australia draws mainland China, Hong Kong homebuyers amid stable policies, economy

Australia’s luxury property segment is expected to see increased interest from affluent investors looking for cost-efficient safe havens.

Hong Kong property

McDonald’s Hong Kong shops sell like hotcakes, yielding US$23.5 million

Following a US$9.9 million asset disposal last week, the fast-food chain finds a buyer for properties in Mong Kok and Kennedy Town.

McDonald’s sold this 6,826 sq ft shop in Kennedy Town for HK$100 million, or HK$14,723 per square foot. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Credit Agricole renews Pacific Place lease, reaffirming commitment to Hong Kong

French banking giant, a long-time Swire Properties tenant, adds to wave of European firms boosting their presence in Hong Kong.

The commitments from foreign firms are helping lift sentiment in Hong Kong’s office market. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

McDonald’s sells first Hong Kong property in US$154 million asset-disposal plan

The fast-food chain bought the 9,695 sq ft Yuen Long property for US$1.2 million in 1987.

Hong Kong property

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

An equity boom and other green shoots aren’t enough to lift a sector struggling with a supply glut and a retail market undergoing structural change.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property: Grand Mayfair III, Woodis see brisk sales as market picks up

Buyers acquired 71 of 138 units by late Sunday afternoon at the 680-unit Grand Mayfair III project led by Sino Land.

Buyers thronged to the Grand Mayfair III project during the first round of sales on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

PapaHome to open second Hong Kong store as online-to-offline strategy pays off

The 40,000 sq ft furniture and lifestyle store will open at Fashion Walk in Causeway Bay in the second quarter of next year.

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China property

Hilton to prioritise luxury in China, eyes presence in 320 destinations

The US hospitality group opened its second Waldorf Astoria in Shanghai this week, the third city in the world to have two such properties.

Hong Kong property

Grand Mayfair III sells all units amid stabilising Hong Kong property market

The developers priced the units at an average of HK$13,938 (US$1,795) per square foot, about 20 per cent cheaper than the first phase.

Potential buyers wait to buy flats in the Grand Mayfair III residential development in Yuen Long on Monday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Stronger Hong Kong residential property market whets investor appetite: analysts

The worst of times has passed, but ‘we are still cautious’ about a full recovery, JLL’s Norry Lee says.

A person walks past a private estate in Kai Tak. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

More affluent buyers to snap up luxury Hong Kong homes amid strong stock market

‘The pick up in transaction volumes is giving buyers confidence that market prices will go up,’ Habitat Property’s Victoria Allan says.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong schools turn to property investment as city eyes education hub status

The demand and interest coming from the education segment is bringing some relief to Hong Kong’s struggling commercial real estate sector.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s office market picks up amid IPO boom, demand from Chinese law firms

Office-leasing activity in August grew for a fifth straight month, with tenants absorbing 313,800 sq ft of net space, according to JLL.

The overall vacancy rate in Hong Kong increased 0.1 per cent to 13.5 per cent month on month in August. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

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

Not only can the resulting adjustments help unlock investments, but a sterner stress test is likely to accentuate the resilience of Hong Kong’s banking system.

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With Hong Kong now experiencing an IPO boom that has helped to restore confidence in its role as a financial centre, this is arguably the right time for the city’s commercial property market to be undergoing a stress test. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Outlook clears for Hong Kong property with rate cuts imminent: JPMorgan

Peak prices could return if the Chinese economy booms and the stock market continues its winning streak, researcher says.

Banking & finance

HSBC opens wealth centre in ICC, in boost to Hong Kong’s office rental market

Centre is located on the 99th floor of the ICC and it is HSBC’s largest wealth management office globally.

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