Cheryl Arcibal
Senior Reporter, Business
Before moving to Hong Kong, Cheryl covered the economy in her native Philippines.
Before moving to Hong Kong, Cheryl covered the economy in her native Philippines.
Areas of Expertise:
Property, insurance, retail, social mediaLanguages Spoken:
English, Filipino
Shanghai listing of Reit worth US$570 million will ‘recycle capital for more value-accretive projects’, analyst says.
As the city positions itself as a global education hub, hotels are being converted into premises for student occupation.
AI currently has a more significant impact on office operations than on real estate requirements, CBRE says.
Southeast Asian capital, led by Singapore, now eclipses mainland Chinese as the city’s leading non-local commercial property investors.
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Hong Kong’s biggest developer reported underlying profit of HK$22.85 billion, as the city’s property market continues to recover.
The US-based firm is set to rent space in Cheung Kong Center II as the Central district leads office rental market recovery in the city.
City to attract around 200,000 extra students, requiring international schools, university campuses to expand, as incentives lure wealthy migrants.
Fed chairman’s focus on inflation at meeting last month has heightened expectations of monetary tightening.
More food and beverage outlets ‘incorporating unique experiential elements into the dining journey’, says CBRE’s Lawrence Wan.
HSBC to open its first flagship operation at the Capitol Centre, where market sources say the rent is much lower than its previous tenancy.
City’s office and retail property segments have been mired in a multi-year slump that has triggered loan defaults.
Housing rally stalls in July as tax risks curb demand, analysts say, raising doubts over market’s near-term outlook.
The top source of foreign finance executives moving to Hong Kong is coming from Europe and the US, says relocation firm.
The tenant operates top-tier non-tertiary schools in mainland China and is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Wealthy expats increasingly choose Hong Kong as retirement base, lured by its low-tax regime and international connectivity, analysts say.
Hong Kong’s bellwether stock index has added two new companies including contract chipmaker Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor.
The Hong Kong developer plans to launch eight new residential projects in the second half of the year.
Company boosts office footprint despite insurance sector’s concerns over China’s tax clampdown.
Hong Kong’s status as global financial centre receives a boost as China’s financial regulator touts city’s exchange-traded funds.
Amid AI’s impact, slower population growth, regional integration and newly built homes, investment bank says property prices likely to remain flat.
Tenure to extend until 2030 for CEO who is ‘strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a leading international financial centre’, chairman says.
More than half of the 82 units available at Park Silicon in Kwu Tung were sold, signalling a positive shift in the city’s property market.
Global environment in the first half of 2026 was ‘exceptionally turbulent and uncertain’, says chairman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi.
With BTS’ juggernaut world tour set to land in Hong Kong next year, the city’s hotels are tipped to see a Seoul-style surge in bookings.
‘Highly active’ market in city tops Singapore and Australia, although base effect, assets in receivership contribute to increase, JLL says.
Investors from the Lion City unseated mainland Chinese in the second quarter, seizing distressed asset opportunities amid price corrections.
Sales volumes fell markedly in May and June, according to Knight Frank, with rising costs adding to developers’ woes.
Chinese permanent residents, exempted from the ban, are estimated to have bought US$4 billion worth of homes last year in Canada.
Moderating prices and a relaxed lifestyle are among factors reinforcing Australia’s safe-haven appeal for foreign investors, agents say.
