Commercial Property

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.
Wanchai office market continues to outperform Central in September
26 Oct 18
It led the sector in terms of rental growth for three straight months.
High-end tech occupiers displace traditional warehouse tenants in Q3
23 Oct 18
These include data centres which have been stepping up leasing activity.
Hong Kong's data centre dreams hit by crippling land shortage
22 Oct 18
China might emerge as an attractive alternative to the costly SAR.
Fitting out an office is cheaper in Hong Kong than Singapore
19 Oct 18
The Lion City’s average fit out costs are $100 psf versus the SAR’s $94.
Hong Kong shakes up Western dominance as it ranks second best city for cross-border property capital
17 Oct 18
Investment volume ballooned 259.4% in Q2 thanks to aggressive Mainland investors.
Gaw Capital joins $15b buyout of Cityplaza Three and Four
17 Oct 18
It will reportedly join Henglilong Investments as buyer.
19 land transactions registered in Q3
17 Oct 18
The deals had a total land premium of $1.6b.
45-year-old Excelsior Hotel soon to be an office building
9 Oct 18
The redevelopment will cost Mandarin Oriental about $5.09b in a span of six years.
Property sales crash 28% in September
4 Oct 18
There were only 4,799 deals in September.
Check out ATLASPACE's new Harbour City hub
4 Oct 18
It features a spectacular view of Victoria Harbour.
Office vacancy rates let up to 4.2% in August
28 Sep 18
The wave of new supply relieved the pressured market.
Here's why tech tenants are ditching Hong Kong for Bangalore and Singapore
25 Sep 18
They account for under 6% of Grade A office space in H1, one of Asia’s lowest.
Young at heart: Flexi work appeals to millennials and baby boomers alike
20 Sep 18
Those born pre-1964 appreciate the productivity benefits of non-conventional work.
Hong Kong may only have ten years before office supply runs out
19 Sep 18
There are only around 20.1 million sq ft of potential office space from GLS.
Chinese real property investment management firm zeroes in on thriving co-working market
17 Sep 18
Kailong is mulling the addition of co-working elements for its eight Hong Kong properties.

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