In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we delve into the state of the property market after New World’s refinancing deal, highlight a bumper year for stock listings at the halfway mark and chat with Pure ...
Hong Kong’s Link Asset Management cut jobs amid retail headwinds
Property giant, which boasts a portfolio worth HK$226 billion, is ‘streamlining a small number of roles’ as part of an efficiency drive.
New Zealand golden visa lures potential luxury property buyers from Hong Kong, mainland China
Even a few new high-net-worth residents buying homes would have a ‘significant impact’ on the luxury property market, analyst says.
SHKP Tuen Mun project sells out, signalling rebound in Hong Kong’s property market
Units varied in size from 259 to 686 sq ft, including studio to three-bedroom layouts, with bigger units priced up to HK$7.8 million.
HSBC lifts Hong Kong mortgage rates again – MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — HSBC Holdings PLC’s decision Wednesday to raise mortgage rates again would encourage other major lenders to follow in its footsteps, say analysts at Barclays. HSBC (5 ...
New Sales and Investors Revive Hong Kong s Residential Property Market
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 3 July 2025 - Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield today held its Hong Kong Property Markets 1H 2025 Review and 2H Outlook press conference.
Hong Kong’s bull market in stocks fills coffers, plugs hole left by property woes
Duties from transactions and transfers rose to HK$29.69 billion (US$3.78 billion) in the first five months of 2025, according to calculations by the Post.
Hong Kong’s South Lantau ecotourism plan may harm environment: green groups
Activists urge more public consultations to shape ‘comprehensive vision’ as deadline for developer interest approaches.
Hong Kong still world’s most expensive city to buy a home, beating Zurich and Singapore
Hong Kong continues to boast the world's costliest homes, edging out Zurich and Singapore despite a 20% decline in prices since 2020, a new report shows.
Hong Kong mortgage loans hit 12-month high of US$3.4 billion as low rates lure refinancers
Hong Kong’s approved mortgage loans surged to a one-year high in May as more homebuyers sought to refinance their existing loans amid lower bank rates, according to data from the Hong Kong Monetary ...
Why Property Giant New World Isn’t Out Of the Woods Despite Whopper Deal
Beleaguered Hong Kong property developer New World secured a HK$88.2 billion ($11.2 billion) loan on June 30, in an eleventh-hour deal that will have bankers across the city breathing a collective ...
Rebound in Hong Kong’s home prices unlikely to come this year: analysts
Analysts say a supply overhang in the city’s residential real estate market is likely to loom this year and next.
The Hong Kong property developer rushing to refinance billions of dollars in loans
New World Development borrowed money for projects that people inside and outside the company have characterised as “aggressive”. They include a HK$20bn (US$2.6bn) retail and office space near Hong ...
Hong Kong home prices little changed in May
Hong Kong's home prices largely stayed flat in May, government figures showed on Thursday, supported by falling mortgage rates. BY THE NUMBERS Private home prices edged up only 0.03% in May from the ...