In Focus

Commercial investment market spirals downward as office and prime street shops take heavy hit

Office rents will slow to 2-4% growth in 2019 from 8-10% expansion in the previous year.

Up to 4% salary hike awaits tech workers in 2019

The demand will be driven in large part by fintech, as banks apply for their virtual banking licenses.

Hong Kong's IPO haul may hit up to $230b in 2019

The city's crammed IPO pipeline features a little over 200 applicants.

Hong Kong looks set to reclaim IPO crown with nearly US$300b haul in January-November

Proceeds from New York IPOs only hit US$205b as it settles for a tentative second place.

Property sales plunge 48% in November

The total deal consideration was $43.3b.

Here's why Wanchai offers a reprieve from Hong Kong's crowded CBD

The sub-district offers larger office spaces, affordable rent and good business amenities.

Hong Kong beats Tokyo and Singapore to rank as Asia's top finance location

Its dominance, however, may be challenged by deepening trade tensions.

Bull-run finally ends: Hong Kong home prices to fall 15% in 2019

The worst case scenario envisions residential property prices to crash by as much as 25%.

Hong Kong's 28-month home price uptrend collapses in August

The two-year streak was broken after residential property prices fell 0.1%.

Singapore beats Hong Kong in Asia's open banking readiness rankings

The SAR still needs to work on extending APIs for banking needs.

Hong Kong home price war heats up as developers rush to unload stock

Apartments will be priced more conservatively in response to weakening sentiment.

Hong Kong shakes up Western dominance as it ranks second best city for cross-border property capital

Investment volume ballooned 259.4% in Q2 thanks to aggressive Mainland investors.

Will the lack of mega-IPOs push Hong Kong out of the global IPO rankings?

With total funds raised at $54.8b, Hong Kong holds the fifth spot in the global IPO league.

Hong Kong set to vault to the top of global IPO league with $300b haul

A strong Q3 performance has boosted expectations of the SAR taking the top spot.

Hong Kong may only have ten years before office supply runs out

There are only around 20.1 million sq ft of potential office space from GLS.