Residential Property

Hong Kong's residential rents may be bottoming out
20 Feb 19
The rental decline narrowed to 0.3% in January.
Sluggish sales bog down Indonesian real estate
13 Feb 19
Pre-sales are tipped to inch up by a measly 2.2% in 2019.
Strong sales unlikely to stem home price decline: JLL
13 Feb 19
Monthly sales need to hit 5,700 transactions to prop up slowing prices.
Two residential sites to be sold via tender
11 Feb 19
The sites are in Yuen Long and Kai Tak.
Property sales down 22.6% in January
11 Feb 19
The total consideration for the 5,589 deals hit $72b.
Less than 100 luxury homes will be built in 2019: JLL
11 Feb 19
New home supply at the Peak is set to fall to 13 units per year.
Government gives discounted land to Housing Society to boost public housing supply
6 Feb 19
The society will build 6,600 flats across Kowloon from 2024-2026.
Hong Kong hit by first wave of negative equity in two years as home prices fall
6 Feb 19
The aggregate value of mortgages in negative equity hit $1.19b in Q4.
Hong Kong housing is still the world's least affordable for the ninth straight year
22 Jan 19
It has a median multiple of 20.9.
Lantau site up for tender
21 Jan 19
It is designated for private residential purposes.
Developers deploy discounts to sustain sales in January
21 Jan 19
Sun Hung Kai discounted its Ma Tau Kok apartment complex by 50% on average.
Prime apartment rents could rise by up to 5% in 2019
17 Jan 19
Leasing costs may rise at a slower pace compared to the previous year.
APAC home prices to fall on reduced demand and affordability
17 Jan 19
Australian home prices may drop a further 5%.
Property deals down 5.5% to 79,193 in 2018
10 Jan 19
The trade spat and China's economic slowdown hit demand.
Government targets 12,600 public housing flats on Kai Tak by 2026
10 Jan 19
The former airport area could provide homes for 35,100 residents.
Government rejects calls to relax property cooling measures
8 Jan 19
The SSD, DSD, and BSD will remain in place.
Hong Kong's university graduates are joining the public housing race
21 Dec 18
The number of applications hit as high as 32,000 in the year to March 2015.
Hong Kong's property prices may continue to fall in 2019
14 Dec 18
Slowing Chinese buyer demand and rising mortgage rates will drive down prices.
Construction output dips 1.1% to $60.3b in Q3 as residential projects slow
12 Dec 18
Building works for residential projects dropped 6.5% to $15.2b.
Property sales plunge 48% in November
5 Dec 18
The total deal consideration was $43.3b.
Housing market hit with worst declines since 2016
27 Nov 18
Less than 500 homes were sold for the month as of 25 November.
Green Form flats in Cheung Sha Wan up for sale
19 Nov 18
As many as 2,545 flats will be provided.
Bull-run finally ends: Hong Kong home prices to fall 15% in 2019
14 Nov 18
The worst case scenario envisions residential property prices to crash by as much as 25%.
Private homes for sale in Hong Kong hit 14-year high in Q3
12 Nov 18
Market take-up, however, may not been as warm as it used to.
Kai Tak home plot's floor price sinks 18% to $8.33b
8 Nov 18
This is compared to a record-sale in the same area six months ago.
Hong Kong's 28-month home price uptrend collapses in August
7 Nov 18
The two-year streak was broken after residential property prices fell 0.1%.
All roads point to a correction for Hong Kong's weakening property market
5 Nov 18
New-home sales in October fell to its lowest level in 16 months.
Commercial property transaction volumes plummeted 65% in Q3 as rattled Chinese investors retreat
31 Oct 18
Locals took charge but failed to plug the gap left by Mainland counterparts.
Will Hong Kong bid nano flats goodbye amidst intensified public housing push?
31 Oct 18
Developers may start building larger projects sized between 400 to 600 sqft.
Singapore's luxury home market dislodges weakening Hong Kong in Q3
30 Oct 18
Posh home prices in Singapore rose 13% whilst Hong Kong’s ground to a halt at 5.5%.
New home sales crash to 16-month low at $11.2b in October
30 Oct 18
The dismal take-up comes after banks hiked lending rates.
Negative equity looms as property market weakens
29 Oct 18
The value of small flats have crashed by as much as 20%.
Tuen Mun site sold for $83.19m
26 Oct 18
It has been awarded to Jantix Realty (Hong Kong).
Hong Kong home price war heats up as developers rush to unload stock
24 Oct 18
Apartments will be priced more conservatively in response to weakening sentiment.
Developers mull $46b debt raise to fund Yau Tong Bay housing project
24 Oct 18
It could be the largest mixed-use project in 21 years.
Costly reprieve comes for embattled boat dwellers with three-month berth extension
22 Oct 18
Members who opt for the option must shell out $150,000 in advance.
Home Ownership Scheme 2018 oversubscribed as citizens scramble for affordable housing
19 Oct 18
There are around 57 applicants competing for one flat.
Government rejects all five tender for Peak residential site
17 Oct 18
The tendered premiums fell below reserve prices.
19 land transactions registered in Q3
17 Oct 18
The deals had a total land premium of $1.6b.
Property sales crash 28% in September
4 Oct 18
There were only 4,799 deals in September.

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