The escalating trade war between China and the US is dampening the sentiment of mainland Chinese homebuyers in Hong Kong, as macroeconomic uncertainties and currency depreciation risks weigh on the housing market, according to experts. “Hong Kong’s property market very much depends on the economy, which will inevitably be affected by the tariffs and the…
Rents in Hong Kong hit a five-and-a-half-year high in February amid an increase in demand after a lull during the holiday season, according to Centaline Property Agency, which expects rents to continue rising as economic uncertainty discourages more people from buying homes. Centaline’s widely followed Centa-City Rental Index, published on Monday, rose 0.46 per cent…
The removal of property curbs a year ago has failed to support home prices, as the market value of private residential properties in Hong Kong was down by HK$480 billion (US$61.7 billion) since February 2024, Centaline Property said on Thursday. The withdrawn measures included the Buyer’s Stamp Duty that targeted non-permanent residents and a New…
Hong Kong’s diverging housing rents and home prices are turning more renters into buyers, especially new arrivals under the city’s various talent schemes, offering a potential salve to the real estate slump. At the same time, attractive rental returns, lower interest rates and the end of duties aimed at non-residents are drawing more buyers from…
New flats on offer in Kai Tak received a cool reception on Saturday, as Hong Kong homebuyers mostly stayed on the sidelines waiting for steeper discounts, which spoiled expectations of a strong turnout at the start of November after the monetary authority relaxed the city’s mortgage financing rules last month. Only one out of the…
New flats on offer in Kai Tak received a cool reception on Saturday, as Hong Kong homebuyers mostly stayed on the sidelines waiting for steeper discounts, which spoiled expectations of a strong turnout at the start of November after the monetary authority relaxed the city’s mortgage financing rules last month. Only one out of the…
The big bosses at DBS Bank and HSBC’s money-management unit became new owners of luxury homes in Hong Kong in October amid a revival in optimism and stock market wealth, helping drive the property market to its busiest month since May. Transactions involving new and lived-in homes, offices, shops, car parks and industrial spaces jumped…
Home foreclosures in Hong Kong have risen for two quarters in a row and are expected to increase again in the coming period, Centaline Property said, as property transactions experience an uptick. For the third quarter, 189 foreclosures of private residential properties – those seized by banks due to missed mortgage payments – were recorded,…
The new cycle of interest rate cuts spurred by the US Federal Reserve failed to lift Hong Kong’s secondary property market over the weekend, as cautious buyers from the mainland stayed on the sidelines. Only seven deals got done over the weekend, a decline of 53.3 per cent from a week earlier, marking a new…