Hong Kong

Kowloon office rents to face downward pressure for the rest of 2017

The market is expected to slow down towards the year end.

Property sector a key risk for the banking system as home prices rise for 13 consecutive months

The prevalence of high-LTV second mortgages increases default risks for homebuyers.

Hong Kong Island to provide more options for relocation from Central

But Chinese firms will remain the key demand drivers for offices in Central.

Hong Kong's July inflation up 2%

Underlying inflation rate also edged up 2%.

Hong Kong banks' mainland exposures to pick up in the next two years

That is following a period of steady decline starting in 2014.

Hong Kong eyes tax incentives for I&T sector

It shall be announced in the October policy address.

Residential prices to grow by up to 5% in 2H17

The additional supply will not drag down home prices.

Retail rental market to bottom out in the second half of 2017

More realignments for retail stores are to be expected in the coming days.

More than half of Hong Kongers have over 10 days of annual leave left for this year

Their top five holiday travel destinations are Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo.

Luxury home sales worth at least $10m dropped 48.6%

Could it be because of the 14.8% home price surge?

Kowloon office rents to face downward pressure until end-2017

More leasing transactions will be concluded after the summer.