Commercial Property

Property transactions nosedive to 5-year low

Transactions plunged by more than a third last year while prices remained stubbornly out of reach.

Property transactions nosedive to 5-year low

Transactions plunged by more than a third last year while prices remained stubbornly out of reach.

HK Int’l Airport races to keep up with boom in passenger traffic

Hong Kong’s Board of Airport Authority recommends the construction of a third runway at the airport to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic.

Lull in China’s economy to hurt HK’s commercial property sector

With 35% of Hong Kong’s total retail sales coming from mainland Chinese visitors, the city-state is bound to suffer if China’s economic woes continue...

Lands Department awards tender for hotel, residential sites

The hotel site was granted to Shangri-La Hotel and the residential site was awarded to Sky Target.

Lifestyle International wins bid for Shanghai site

The department store operator is shelling out more than US$387 million for the deal.

Commercial building The Forum to be knocked down

So what will HongKong Land Holdings build in its place that is worth $72m?

Hong Kong property rents and prices to hit a reverse next year

Retail properties offer greener pastures amid the subdued outlook.

Forecast: Grade A office rents will fall in Hong Kong

As the city enters a rental level correction phase, a 5 to 6 percent drop in average grade A rents in the final quarter of the year is anticipated.

Urban Renewal Authority awards Central Oasis project to AGC Design

Attainment of the highest score in an assessment has given AGC Design the project.

Asia Pacific office rents and prices to stay flat

China continues to buck the trend with growth expected in its office market.

Zhangzhou Mingfa Shopping Mall posts robust sales

The mall was able to attract renowned brands and promote local economic development.  

Customs seizes $2.9M worth of illicit cigarettes

Hong Kong Customs seized about 1.15 million sticks of duty-not-paid cigarettes, worth about $2.9 million, with the duty potential of about $2 million...

Hong Kong signs intellectual property cooperation with Mainland

 The State Intellectual Property Office and the Intellectual Property Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government have...

Care to go shopping at Pedder Street?

You better be cashed-up as Hong Kong ranked second most expensive shopping destination.

Hong Kong continues to be the most expensive office location in Asia Pac

Tokyo and Singapore lagged behind as prime office rents in Hong Kong reached US$122.33 per sq ft per year as of the third quarter of 2011.

Hong Kong retail property sector seen bucking the downtrend

Street shop rentals in traditional shopping districts projected to rise 12% in the next twelve months.

Cheer Regal buys Sai Kung site for $719mn

The site area is about 17,940 sq. m. and is designated for hotel purposes.