Hong Kong
Swire Properties' net rental income inched up 2.9% to HK$4.6b
Swire Properties' net rental income inched up 2.9% to HK$4.6b
Thanks to soaring occupancy rates in office and retail portfolio.
New lettings in Central dropped by a whopping 75% in July
17,300 sq ft of space was withdrawn.
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.
56% of employees willing to leave Hong Kong for a career opportunity
Bosses are getting worried over brain drain.
Cathay Pacific's Cathay Dragon shells out $31.7b to expand fleet
32 Airbus A321neo aircraft will arrive from 2020.
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.
Supply of new private flats to hit 98,000 units in the next 4 years
Will it drag home prices down?
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.
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They recently launched its second edition in the market.