Hong Kong
Central office market outperforms overall market in 3Q15
Central office market outperforms overall market in 3Q15
Through comparing occupancy movement and rental change.
Steady performance in next 12 months projected for CBD market
This is due to the current low vacancy rate.
Industrial rents rocket to a record high in 3Q15
However, momentum has slowed.
Large occupiers lead Hong Kong's leasing demand in 3Q15
Amidst a sluggish retail market.
Lower gold price leads to unexpectedly better 2QFY16 for Chow Tai Fook
But overall HK retail conditions continue to slide.
Hong Kong still has the world's priciest office rents
Rents are rocketing up to USD255.5 psf per year.
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Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, starts to make a convincing case as an attractive destination for investors.
Hong Kong banks' system loans dipped 0.4%, dragged by outside loans and trade finance
USD and HKD deposits jumped as RMB shrank.
Why analysts are confident that RMB depreciation's direct impact is modest
But they're still scared of the "indirect impact".
How much of the Mainland economic slowdown will hurt Hong Kong's growth?
Trade and financial activites are vulnerable.
Big-time real estate investment volume drops a whopping 44%
It now stands at HKD17.6b.
Hong Kong's industrial real estate market heavily dependent on regional retailers
As they're unscathed by sluggish retail sales.
Drop in rents is most prominent in Causeway Bay in 3Q15
There were also more surrender leases.
3Q15's take-up in Hong Kong's office market slowed to 383,000 sq. ft.
Overall vacancy rate fell, meanwhile.
Hong Kong retail sales take 5.4% y/y dip in August
Visitor spending believed to have been weak.
Home buyers seeking evidence to form opinions about housing market
Here are three data points that'll help.
83% of Hong Kong millenials mull over total career switch
This is despite being new to the workforce.