Fifteen transactions were recorded in Hong Kong's 10 major housing estates over the weekend ahead of an anticipated US interest rate cut.

This came as an eminent Hong Kong economist said he expects a significant rebound for the local property market as interest rates are lowered.

Transactions at the 10 blue-chip estates nearly doubled during the weekend, compared to eight deals a week ago, according to a local property agency. The 15 deals represented a half-year high, the agency said, adding that the number of estates that recorded no deals also narrowed to two during the period.

Many buyers rushed to snap up high-quality second-hand flats ahead of the expected rate cut, driving a strong rebound of transactions, an agent said .

Another local property agency also reported 15 deals at the 10 major estates over the weekend amid a lack of large-scale new project launches, alongside rate-cut expectations.

If Hong Kong's mortgage rates could come down, overall residential transactions see a boost by the end of the year, and the primary market in particular will perform better, another agent said.

This came as Lam Pun-lee, former associate professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said the current downturn in Hong Kong's property market is the smallest among the four adjustment cycles the city has experienced, and he expects the upcoming US interest rate cut will help the market bottom out .

Historical data shows that the property market often continues to fall for three to six years, with a drop of about 30 percent to 60 percent, Lam said.

However, property prices can often recover for more than 10 years after hitting a bottom, which would be "quite a substantial rebound," he added.

In other news, a new report from the first agency showed that starter homes have been the hardest hit among property foreclosure deals. Flats priced under HK$7 million accounted for 90 percent of those flats whose owners were unable to pay the mortgages.

As of August, the number of home foreclosures has reached over 340, marking a fresh high in 17 years and surpassing the levels seen during the 2008 financial tsunami.

(The Standard)

中環新世界大廈呎租75元 健身美容中心進駐涉全層逾萬呎樓面

在經濟疲弱的背景下，金融和專業行業對傳統寫字樓需求大減，然而，健身、醫療美容等行業需求仍然持續增長，核心甲廈由「辦公樓」走向「半零售化」。中環新世界大廈全層面積逾萬方呎，由健身美容中心進駐，平均呎租75元。

中環新世界大廈27樓全層原本由新創建使用多年，早前新創建遷至長沙灣地標甲廈南商金融創新中心，該27樓全層亦成功租出，市場消息透露，該全層面積約10270方呎，新租戶健身美容中心承租，平均呎租約75元，月租約77萬。

業內人士指出，隨着新世界自用旗下長沙灣新落成地標甲廈「83瓊林街」多層樓面及區內同系甲廈，中環新世界大廈騰出部分樓面出租，此策略性安排，既帶旺旗下重鎚打造的九龍西商業圈，亦可透過出租核心區甲廈增加收入。

面積約10270呎 月租77萬

事實上，近期甲廈租客結構出現變化，金融及專業行業在經歷貿易戰、疫情、經濟不景面對壓力，對傳統甲廈需求減少。

隨着人們注重健康，對自我提升的重視，健身、醫美行業及教育等半零售行業需求持續上升，陸續進駐甲廈以填補空檔，甲廈大業主亦升級設施以開拓新客源。

元朗溱栢地舖近億元沽

新世界就旗下中環新世界大廈作銳意轉型，去年引入健康、專業醫美及醫療行業，由疫情前佔大廈的10%增加至當時35%，提高整體出租率，該類型行業普遍簽下較長租約。

新世界近年沽售旗下非核心物業。元朗溱栢6間地舖，今年年初以意向價1.1億放售，新近以近1億沽售。代理指，買家為區內資深投資者，看好「北部都會區」發展，購入作為收租用途，計劃租予零售餐飲，估計投資回報近5厘，上述6間地舖面積介乎650至5200方呎。

今年3月，新世界以40億沽出愉景新城商場，隨後以1.15億售出西貢傲瀧商場，旗下長沙灣甲廈83永康街賣現樓，首批入場費約721萬，呎價介乎約1.2萬至1.4萬。

該27樓原本由新創建使用，早前新創建遷至長沙灣甲廈，該全層由健身美容中心承租。

(星島日報)

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代理：指標甲廈售價連跌11個月

商廈租售價持續下跌。地產代理報告指出，8月指標甲廈售價按月跌約0.3%，連跌11個月，而乙廈售價則按月跌約2.4%。租金方面，甲乙廈租金按月分別跌約1.5%及1.9%。上月亦錄7宗指標甲廈成交，按月持平。

售價按月跌約0.3%

8月最矚目的是星展銀行以約13.43億購入中環中心66樓及75樓全層，平均呎價約26,402元，與中環區內市價相若。租務方面，矚目的為工銀亞洲以月租約500萬租用紅磡海濱廣場1座多層樓面。

料「以價換量」蔓延至乙廈

代理表示，最新的整體指標乙廈售價已回落至2015年水平，相信「以價換量」情況將蔓延至乙廈市場，目前中環區商廈平均呎價約2.5萬，是8年以來新低。金鐘區平均呎價更低見1.8萬左右，重回2012年水平。

(星島日報)

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