Residential Property

MQDC unveils The Forestias to HK market with SQM

The Forestias will mostly complete in 2024.

MQDC unveils The Forestias to HK market with SQM

The Forestias will mostly complete in 2024.

Hong Kong investors seek out Thailand properties for higher rental return, capital gains

Buyers from the city account for a third of foreign purchased homes in Thai developer MQDC’s portfolio.

Gov’t to launch over 5,000 flats for sale under 2024-25 programme

The land sales programme comprises eight residential sites.

Mortgage loans soar 15.1% MoM in January

The number of mortgage applications in January reached 6,523.

HK’s land supply surplus to reach 14%

The potential land supply for the year is expected to reach a total of 15,000 units. The anticipated land supply for 2024-2025 will surpass demand...

Rollback of property cooling measures to spur sales, but no silver bullet to recovery

Analysts estimate up to a 15% sales increase, although prices may still fall in 2024.

What to expect in Hong Kong's real estate market this year

Looming new office supplies will drive up vacancies.

Private flat supply estimated at 109,000 units in next 3-4 years

The new estimate is 2,000 more than the previous forecast.

Gov’t OKs stamp duty amendment bill

The amendment will adjust to the demand-side management measures for residential properties.

Gov’t to commence sale of rehousing estate units on February

The rehousing projects will provide around 6,700 flats.

Mortgage loans drop 25.3% MoM in December 2023

The value of mortgage loans approved in December was $18.3b.

HK OK's 9 building plans in November

In the same month, the government received 2,950 reports of unauthorized building works.

Housing market to enter a phase of ‘relative surplus’ between 2024-2027

JLL noted that the annual average sales of new homes in Hong Kong is only 16,400.

Gov't to sell 2,359 green form GSH flats

Sizes of flats under the scheme range from 26 sqm to 60 sqm.

Foreign property buyers increase in Hong Kong

Transactions involving three major stamp duties rose 46% MoM in December.

High-interest rates to hold back demand for property investments: CBRE

In 2023, the effective mortgage rate increased by 75 bps to 4.125%.