Commercial Property

Industrial property investment ballooned 76% in Q1 2019
17 Apr 19
1 in 3 deals focused on purchasing old industrial buildings for redevelopment.
Grade A office net absorption slumps to 167,100 sqft in Q1
17 Apr 19
Banks and co-working facilities hit the brakes on their expansion plans.
New office lettings crashed 30% in March
16 Apr 19
Net take-up fell into negative territory at 95,700 sqft.
Here's why Chinese developers are on a buying spree of old buildings
4 Apr 19
Compulsory sale applications from Chinese developers surged 160% YoY to 39 applications.
Commercial real estate investment jumped 40% to $204.09b in 2018
3 Apr 19
Strong office investments offset sluggish retail and industrial investment volumes.
Hong Kong has the world's lowest prime logistics yield
3 Apr 19
The country’s prime yield stood at 3.4%, down 30 bps from 2017.
APAC commercial property investment hit $163b in 2018
3 Apr 19
Investments in office, retail and industrial properties hit a new high of $146b.
Check out Hong Kong's first co-working tower by Spaces
29 Mar 19
The building consists of 130 private offices and 800 workstations.
Spaces unveils sleek 20-storey co-working hub
25 Mar 19
A pristine view of Victoria Harbour can be viewed at its top floor.
Flexible workspace operator theDesk unveils group medical insurance plan
6 Mar 19
The plan is expected to benefit the 500 individuals who work from itslocations in Sai Wan and Causeway Bay.
Hong Kong unveils 2019 Land Sales Programme
1 Mar 19
It will provide around 8,850 flats.
LF Logistics bags Technology Excellence Award for e-Commerce – Logistics
27 Feb 19
A true testament to its speed, the company handled 8 million orders and 11.32 million units during China’s “Single’s Day...
Hong Kong is catching up with other APAC markets to embrace sustainability
27 Feb 19
Governments around the world are putting policies in place to curb carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Compulsory sale applications from Chinese developers surged 160% in 2018
27 Feb 19
Hong Kong’s older buildings are in for a revamp.
Hong Kong beats US and UK as preferred destination for Chinese property investment in 2018
25 Feb 19
The SAR snapped up 61% of investment volume for a record US$9.53b.
Securities regulator joins the fray fleeing Central's pricey office market
20 Feb 19
The SFC will move to One Island East in 2020 to cut rental costs.
Grade A office vacancy rate rose to 4.4% in January
19 Feb 19
Vacancy rates in Central and Kowloon East hit 2.3% and 10.3%.
China's commercial property investment hits a record $43.8b in 2018
31 Jan 19
Shanghai and Beijing continued to attract significant foreign investor interest.
Investors pool cash into data centres and co-living as alternative assets shine
30 Jan 19
The protracted trade dispute has dimmed outlook for traditional real estate.
Warehouse rents to rise 5% in 2019 as trade tensions bite
30 Jan 19
This would follow a 2.8% annual increase in 2018, the sharpest rise in four years.
Grade A office rental growth hits 6.7% in 2018
30 Jan 19
However, the outlook into 2019 looks increasingly dim.
Can data centres prop up Hong Kong's slowing industrial sector?
23 Jan 19
Undaunted by trade jitters, operators are actively expanding in Tseung Kwan O.
Office vacancy rates let up to 4.2% in December
23 Jan 19
Vacancies in Central rose to 1.8% from 1.5% in November.
Higher Central office supply looms as Chinese tenants pull out
21 Jan 19
Occupiers in the financial sector have also been exiting.
Tung Chung set to rise amidst intensified Lantau infrastructure drive
17 Jan 19
New extensions will boost its population to over 268,000.
Commercial investment market spirals downward as office and prime street shops take heavy hit
16 Jan 19
Office rents will slow to 2-4% growth in 2019 from 8-10% expansion in the previous year.
2.5 million sqft of retail space to be completed in 2019
16 Jan 19
Healthcare and cosmetics firms will drive leasing growth.
Grade A office rents may drop 5% in 2019
16 Jan 19
Capital controls and RMB depreciations will continue to hamper growth.
Hang Seng Bank unveiled new digital floor at head office
15 Jan 19
It aims to encourage collaboration amongst its 2,400 employees with communal areas and flexible workstations.
Grade A office rents end 29-month uptrend after dipping 0.2% in November
19 Dec 18
Mainland firms retreated from the market.
Restoration and upgrade works may boost Japan's construction expenditure to US$61.93b
12 Dec 18
Its government will spend an additional US$26.5b to upgrade infrastructure affected by natural disasters.
Grade A office capital values may drop 10% in 2019
11 Dec 18
Central and Kowloon East are forecasted to post the slowest growth.
Emperor International sells Inn Hotel Hong Kong at $1.1b
11 Dec 18
The proceeds will be used for the firm's business development.
Central is still the world's priciest prime office market in Q3
6 Dec 18
Occupancy costs are at $2,641 (US$338) psf.
Here's why Wanchai offers a reprieve from Hong Kong's crowded CBD
28 Nov 18
The sub-district offers larger office spaces, affordable rent and good business amenities.
Real estate investment volumes dropped 25% in Q3
27 Nov 18
Investors are feeling the heat from rising interest rates and escalating trade tensions.
Grade A office rental growth softened to 0.5% in October
26 Nov 18
Weak stock market performance and escalating trade tensions weighed on investment volume.
Lantau reclamation plan brings reprieve to pressured office sector
14 Nov 18
A third CBD will be created to relieve Central and Kowloon East.
Hong Kong Island's pricey office rents push cash-short tenants to Kowloon
7 Nov 18
Kowloon saw over 100 new leasing transactions in September.
Capco mulls sale of West London estate to CK Asset Holdings
6 Nov 18
The owner of Earls Court estate is demerging its business.

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