With Hong Kong’s protests entering their sixth month and mainland investors continuing to face tighter liquidity, the once red-hot commercial property market in the Asian financial hub is on life support, which spells trouble for the owners of the city’s… Read More>>
World’s Priciest Parking Spot Sells for $969K in Hong Kong and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A world record parking space leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that logistics tycoon Johnny Cheung Shun-yee has sold a bay in a Hong Kong office tower for just under $1… Read More>>
Unnamed Mainland Investor Buys Floor of Hong Kong’s the Center for HK$1.1B
Hong Kong tycoon David Chan Ping-chi has taken a step towards cashing out his holdings in the Center on Hong Kong’s Queen’s Road, selling a floor in the office building nearly two years after joining a consortium which acquired the… Read More>>
Vanke Picks Up Latest Piece for Kowloon Project and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Compulsory sales are moving to the forefront of Hong Kong’s real estate news this week as mainland developers China Vanke and Agile Property are joining a game that has long helped local players enjoy healthy margins.
With Vanke completing… Read More>>
Goldin Buys Kai Tak Stake From Chairman and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Working on a short week Hong Kong’s real estate investors and operators still managed to complete a number of high profile investment and leasing deals before the Easter holiday, including major transactions in the Kai Tak area. The largest deal… Read More>>
Yuzhou Properties Buys HK Office Floor From Chairman’s Wife for HK$898M
Members of the consortium that paid nearly $5.2 billion to purchase the Center on Hong Kong’s Queen’s Road in 2017 have been struggling in the city’s current market slowdown, but an announcement this week indicates that one of the wealthy… Read More>>
Home Prices Rose in China’s Biggest Cities in December and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Despite six months of policies restricting sales, 59 of 70 cities surveyed by the Chinese government still reported rising home prices last month as homebuyers do not yet seem deterred over reports of rising risk in the market. Also in… Read More>>
KR Space Balks at Lease in the Center and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, shared workspace provider KR Space has balked at paying HK$4.3 million monthly for office space it had planned to rent at The Center on Queen’s Road, with a report in the Apple Daily… Read More>>
Mainland Developer Hopson Buys a Floor in The Center for HK$1.1B
Hong Kong-listed builder Hopson Development announced last week that it has become the latest mainland buyer of a floor in the Center, a premium office property located in Hong Kong’s Central business district.
The Guangdong-based builder is paying approximately HK$1.1 billion… Read More>>
Investor in Hong Kong’s The Center Announces Plan to Sell Single Floor in 12 Pieces
Another member of the consortium behind last year’s landmark HK$40.2 billion ($5.15 billion) acquisition of the Center on Hong Kong’s Queen’s Road is getting ready to flip his floor of the iconic office tower — but not before slicing it… Read More>>