Residential Property

Co-living operators could save 25% of expenses over traditional renting model: report
16 Apr 19
Underperforming hotels and serviced apartments in Hong Kong are converting into co-living spaces.
Hong Kong still the world's priciest housing market
16 Apr 19
Average property price is at $9.69m or $16,400 per sqft.
Small-house policy ruling kills two village land projects
10 Apr 19
The Court of First Instance of the High Courts ruled that trading or granting space for village-type development was unconstitutional.
Developers eye home upgraders to boost unit sales
1 Apr 19
Developers, hit by a supply decline of 6% in the next three years, look for alternatives to make profits.
Decentralisation underpinned 2.6% rise in Quarry Bay rents to $54.65 psf in February
29 Mar 19
Stocks of larger floor space are expected to be released in 2020 and 2021.
Home sales dropped 10% to 4,089 in February
28 Mar 19
Sales have weakened ever since prices started falling in July 2018.
Home prices recovered 20-28% in Q1 since 2012
20 Mar 19
However, property investment volumes dropped 42% QoQ.
Real estate investment volumes jumped 16% to $399.8m in 2018: report
19 Mar 19
Hong Kong's growth placed it as the ninth largest source of real estate investments globally.
Hong Kong is Asia's priciest rental haven for expats
15 Mar 19
Rental hikes will also be observed in outlying neighbourhoods as firms eye for more affordable places outside the central area.
Housing Society trials public housing scheme for the elderly: report
6 Mar 19
It could cost around $80m and is expected to be completed by 2020.
Hong Kong flops to 47th spot in luxury home price gains in 2018
6 Mar 19
The stock market rout slashed the growth of posh property prices to just 1.8%.
Private home supply for 2019 falls 39% to 15,540 units
5 Mar 19
The new supply is concentrated in Kai Tak.
Hong Kong unveils 2019 Land Sales Programme
1 Mar 19
It will provide around 8,850 flats.
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.

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