4 d. ago Hong Kong home sales recovery looks more solid as prices edge up

Hong Kong’s property market is expected to extend its gradual recovery into the end of the year, supported by improving sentiment, rising rental yields and firmer demand in the mass-market segment, according to property analysts. The latest mortgage and resale data suggest that buyers are returning following rate cuts and stamp-duty adjustments earlier this year, although the pace of improvement remains uneven across districts and price brackets. Mortgage registrations continued to climb in...

Economics

5 d. ago Hong Kong’s prime office market poised for better year ahead, analysts say

An increase in office leasing activity in Hong Kong, coupled with a moderate amount of new space coming onto the market, translates to improved prospects for the battered commercial property sector next year, according to analysts. The supply of new grade A office space in 2026 and 2027 was likely to be less than the amount completed in the last two years, according to forecasts by property consultants. CBRE estimated that a net of 3.5 million sq ft of new premium office space would be completed...

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1 week ago China’s National Intellectual Property Administration, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration for Market Regulation Jointly Launch Rectification Campaign on IP Firms & Practitioners

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration for Market Regulation Jointly Launch Rectification Campaign on IP Firms & Practitioners  The National Law Review

Economics

1 week ago UBS’ China property optimist retreats from bullish calls, foresees deeper slump

John Lam, UBS’ head of China property research and a long-time contrarian, is retreating from his earlier bullish calls and joining his Wall Street peers in predicting that the country’s four-year real estate downturn is far from over. Lam said he expected home prices to fall for at least another two years before a recovery in mainland China’s beleaguered residential property market could take hold. One reason was that potential buyers were increasingly opting to rent properties while prices...

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2 w. ago China's Mortgage Bombshell: Beijing Eyes Nationwide Subsidies to Rescue Property Market Meltdown

China's Mortgage Bombshell: Beijing Eyes Nationwide Subsidies to Rescue Property Market Meltdown  GuruFocus

Events

3 w. ago McDonald’s Hong Kong shops sell like hotcakes, yielding US$23.5 million

Two McDonald’s shops in Hong Kong were sold to the same buyer for HK$183 million (US$23.5 million) on Monday, marking the fast-food chain’s second and third sales this month as it proceeds with an asset-disposal plan amid an improving commercial property market. A 7,357 sq ft property in Mong Kok’s Good Hope Building was handed over to the buyer, Verity Partners, for HK$83.2 million, or HK$11,293 per square foot, on Monday, according to data from the Land Registry. A two-storey shop spanning...

Economics

3 w. ago Michael Spence on China: fix property, boost confidence – tariffs are secondary

Restoring confidence and stabilising the property market are “significantly more important” for China than the ramifications of tariffs, a Nobel laureate in economics said while warning of financial risks to Chinese households. Michael Spence, who won the Nobel Prize in 2001, made the remarks at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai on Thursday, during a panel discussion on China’s pathway to revitalise consumption. While acknowledging that Beijing needs to “seriously” address...

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