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China property

Global property investors see signs of recovery in China: JLL

Firm’s Asia-Pacific capital markets CEO says balance is emerging between fresh supply of space and take-up.

International Property

Asia-Pacific hotels a ‘most compelling’ investment sector: CBRE

China property

What is tempting foreign investors back to China’s commercial property market?

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong rises in property market transparency rankings, but trails Singapore

Hong Kong jumped one place to 14th in list of world’s most transparent real estate markets as Asian destinations made progress.

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Hong Kong ranks as the world’s 14th most transparent property market, according to a new report. Photo: Karma Lo
China property

Hong Kong’s New World gets nod to spin off K11 Shanghai assets

Shanghai listing of Reit worth US$570 million will ‘recycle capital for more value-accretive projects’, analyst says.

Hong Kong property

Once the world’s most-visited city, Hong Kong now converts hotels to dorm rooms

As the city positions itself as a global education hub, hotels are being converted into premises for student occupation.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property market gets reprieve on rates, for now

Major banks hold rates steady despite Fed action, but some sellers and buyers are already anticipating increases later, agents say.

A woman walks past a real estate agency office displaying advertisements for residential listings in Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay, on August 16, 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong property

Developer family’s deals signal capital shift across Hong Kong property sectors

A Mid-Levels transaction comes on the heels of the family’s commercial divestment, tracking a wider reallocation across the city.

Hong Kong property

Singapore-led Southeast Asian buyers expand Hong Kong commercial property assets

Southeast Asian capital, led by Singapore, now eclipses mainland Chinese as the city’s leading non-local commercial property investors.

Hong Kong property

‘Vicious cycle’: why Hong Kong’s commercial property downturn could worsen

Tighter bank lending is further weakening demand for commercial property in Hong Kong, and could tip the market into a ‘vicious cycle’, agency warns.

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People cross Queen’s Road Central in Central during rush hour. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong property

Susquehanna rents 3 floors of office space as market sees slow recovery: sources

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.

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Cheung Kong Center II in Hong Kong’s Central district. Photo: Jelly Tse
China property

Chinese court guidance aims to smooth handling of developer bankruptcies

Framework from Supreme People’s Court aims to end judicial inconsistencies across regions, aid flow of capital for construction continuation.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong celebrity Jeffrey Ngai splashes out on US$16,000 rental home

The singer and actor recently moved into a Mid-Levels duplex near his friend, singer Tyson Yoshi, market sources say.

Hong Kong property

Foreign, mainland students head to Hong Kong for study, sparking property demand

City to attract around 200,000 extra students, requiring international schools, university campuses to expand, as incentives lure wealthy migrants.

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CBRE predicts that 200,000 extra students will study in Hong Kong by 2035. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong property

Banks’ reluctance to lend deepening Hong Kong shop slump: landlords

Pressing owners to repay loans amid falling values while turning away new buyers could prolong wider economic drag, advocacy group says.

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Pedestrians walk past a vacant retail shop plastered with “for lease” posters on Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay on September 6. Photo: Karma Lo
International Property

Which property markets will be the winners and losers if Fed raises US rates?

Fed chairman’s focus on inflation at meeting last month has heightened expectations of monetary tightening.

China Evergrande Group

After Evergrande, new rules spark unease amid developers’ debt resolution

China’s property downturn worsens as regulators accelerate reform of the commercial housing sales system, sending jitters through the sector.

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Hong Kong property

Bargain for Hong Kong bar property reflects struggling retail market

While North Point shop deal falls through, former home of Insomnia bar in Lan Kwai Fong sells for 60 per cent less than its 2015 value.

Revellers flock to Lan Kwai Fong in Central on December 25, 2025. Photo: Oscar Liu
Hong Kong property

SHKP clinches rare MTR station-top megaproject in Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun

Developer has now won two projects in the area, which combined are expected to deliver nearly 6,800 flats.

Australia

Australia’s biggest property downturn since pandemic threatens economic growth

Home prices fell for a fifth month in August, threatening to erode household wealth and curb consumer spending.

China's economic recovery

China property stocks plunge as regulators tighten financing

State-backed developers including China Resources Land and China Overseas Land plunged in Hong Kong trading after regulators moved to curb presales.

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Hong Kong property

Can Hong Kong expect to see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales?

City’s office and retail property segments have been mired in a multi-year slump that has triggered loan defaults.

Commercial buildings in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
China's economic recovery

China moves to stabilise property sector with ‘stronger-than-expected’ package

The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices slip amid worries over Beijing’s tax clampdown

Housing rally stalls in July as tax risks curb demand, analysts say, raising doubts over market’s near-term outlook.

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Hong Kong property

As more expats flock to Hong Kong, luxury home rents poised for further upswing

The top source of foreign finance executives moving to Hong Kong is coming from Europe and the US, says relocation firm.

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Residential property advertisements at a real estate agency in Jordan. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

Education group secures 36,400 sq ft Hung Hom tower for purpose-built campus

The tenant operates top-tier non-tertiary schools in mainland China and is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

A view of Tower B at the China Life Centre in Hung Hom, Kowloon. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong buyers hunt for bargains in city’s battered noncore office market

The noncore office market remains under pressure, but end users are taking advantage of low prices to buy up cheap office space.

China Evergrande Group

Saga of China Evergrande founder Hui Ka-yan ends with life sentence

Sentence for ‘multiple combined crimes’ in Shenzhen court signals end of property sector’s ‘old‑era growth model’, analyst says.

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