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A view of a residential estate at Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Hong Kong, on November 7, 2024. Photo: Alexander Mak
Hong Kong property

1 in 6 Hongkongers are eyeing home purchase in next 5 years: HSBC

Around 300,000 households will be in the market, exceeding expected supply, the lender estimates.

Banking & finance

China had nearly 100 fewer billionaires in 2024, UBS says

China property

China’s new home sales forecast to drop 15% in 2025, Fitch reports

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Hong Kong stock market

ESR shares rally on US$7.1 billion take-private offer from founders, funds

Consortium offers HK$13 per share to take ESR private, or a stock swap with an offshore entity in a bid to refocus its business.

Privatisation bid aimed at reshaping its business in Asia-Pacific and optimising its balance sheet, consortiium says. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property deals hit 7-month high, but December slowdown looms

Some 7,689 real estate transactions worth US$8.2 billion were completed last month, according to the Land Registry.

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China property

Record Shenzhen land sale is a confidence boost for China’s property market

China Overseas Land and Investment and China Resources Land snap up 263,000-square-metre parcel in Nanshan district.

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China property

Shimao gets more time to restructure debt after rebuffing liquidation petition

Shimao faced liquidation petition from Hong Kong branch of state lender CCB over unpaid borrowings.

Shimao Tower in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Appeals to business leaders’ patriotism aren’t what Hong Kong needs

If the Hong Kong government wants businesses to help with the city’s development, it must do more to create favourable conditions.

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China property

China property market faces long recovery road despite debt-plan progress

Sino Ocean and Shimao debt plans inch ahead in ‘positive signal’, but true recovery is still far off given structural issues, analysts say.

China property

Sunac sells stake in Harbin Ice and Snow World Park for US$138 million

The divestment comes amid Sunac’s efforts to restructure about US$2 billion in onshore debt.

A Sunac China Holdings subsidiary has sold its 46.7 per cent equity interest in Harbin Ice and Snow World Park. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong property

New World sells Hong Kong sports park stake to parent to tackle debt

Stake in New World Sports Development, the developer of Kai Tak Sports Park, sold to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises for US$53.5 million.

New World Development has sold its stake in Kai Tak Sports Park to its parent. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong university pays US$334 million for Chen Hongtian’s seized office tower

Hong Kong Metropolitan University makes its second purchase in six months in this year’s biggest commercial deal.

China property

Evergrande founder Hui Ka-yan’s spending restricted by Guangzhou court

It has been almost three years since China Evergrande, once the largest real estate developer in China, defaulted on its debts.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices rise for the first time since March; rents cool slightly

Secondary home prices increased 0.62 per cent in October.

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A real estate agency in North Point. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong property

Chinese tycoon offloads 9 Hong Kong luxury flats at half price in fire sale

Chen Zhuolin sold nine units in Hamburg Villa, valued at HK$213 million (US$27.3 million), for about HK$90 million.

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The chairman of Agile Group Holdings has sold all nine units he owned in Hamburg Villa this month. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong property

Art houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s show off flashy new Hong Kong showrooms

The auction houses’ glammed up spaces are a reflection of their desire to change the way they conduct business.

Hong Kong property

Tsim Sha Tsui named world’s fourth most expensive shopping district

District falls from third place but is the most expensive shopping destination in Asia-Pacific, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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Hong Kong property

China, Singapore key to Hongkong Land’s US$10 billion asset disposal goal

Analysts approve the developer’s ‘strategic pivot’, but caution that execution remains key to its success.

Hongkong Land, which is controlled by conglomerate Jardine Matheson, manages US$32 billion of investment properties. Photo: Shutterstock
China property

China unveils new tax breaks to boost home sales, free up household cash

‘Pretty sizeable’ reductions would ease burdens on buyers and sellers, accelerating listings and sales, analyst says.

Hong Kong property

Chinese tycoon dumps Hong Kong Mid-Levels flat for 35% less than he paid for it

The seller of the flat is An Zhifu, president of Sichuan-based Fulin Group.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong residential property prices to rebound in 2025; unsold inventory looms

‘We expect Hong Kong home prices to be up 5 per cent in 2025,’ says Praveen Choudhary of Morgan Stanley.

The Pavilia Forest sale in Kowloon Bay. Photo: Dickson Lee
International Property

Why Trump election is good and bad for Chinese property investors in the US

Trump tax cuts, tariffs will keep interest rates high, but current owners will benefit from his presidency.

Donald Trump pointed to supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, on election night. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
China property

China’s embattled property developers see sales surge in October

A release of pent-up demand driven by rate cuts has given developers a much-needed sales boost.

China property

China’s developers borrow more to satiate their thirst for funding

Bond financing in the property sector rose for the second month in October, rising 3.2 per cent from last year to 29 billion yuan, according to the China Index Academy.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home sales surge to 5-month high amid easier mortgage rules

A total of 4,697 new and lived-in homes changed hands in October, reversing a two-month decline.

People passed a property agency in South Horizons. Photo: Eugene Lee
China economy

The View | China’s property prospects aren’t all doom and gloom

Despite lagging investment, mainland Chinese and Hong Kong real estate markets still have unappreciated long-term growth opportunities.

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A poster in the window of a real estate agency in Fortress Hill, Hong Kong, shows deeply discounted house prices, on July 29. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong property

As Hong Kong and Singapore age, health businesses loom larger in property market

As the average age in Hong Kong and Singapore rises, landlords and developers need to become more in tune with the medical industry.

China property

China’s top 100 developers post better home sales, other signals still weak

Sales by the nation’s top 100 developers rose in October, the first month of year-on-year increase in 2024.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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