A second price list of flats at Koko Rosso
in Lam Tin, developed by Wheelock Properties, is expected to released
as early as today after the first list of 88 flats was 22 times
oversubscribed with 2,000 checks received over the weekend.
The
number of flats in the second list will be 10 percent more than the
first and prices may also increase by as much as 10 percent, said
managing director Ricky Wong Kwong-yiu.
He added that at least 20 customers have enquired about the special units with rooftops.
Details of the tender for these top-floor flats might be revealed when sales are launched at the end of this month.
The third phase of Wheelock's Koko Hills project, Koko Rosso offers a total of 392 flats with areas ranging from 300 to 988 square feet.
The first batch featured mostly smaller flats ranging from 300 sq ft to 497 sq ft.
The selling price of the first batch was about 10 percent lower than those sold at Koko Hills in 2020, with the cheapest unit priced at HK$5.54 million.
As
70 percent of the checks received were from first-time home buyers,
Wong said that the developer might offer special payment plans for this
group.
Meanwhile, in
the secondary market, 15 transactions were recorded at 10 major housing
estates over the weekend according to a property agency.
It was the ninth week of double-digit transactions although the number shrank 37 percent from last week's 24 deals.
An
agent said that buyers were attracted to the busy primary market, and
it was difficult for them to find good deals in the secondary market
with owners reluctant to cut prices amid the buoyant market sentiment.
However,
there was an unusual loss-making deal at Taikoo Shing over the weekend
when a 715-sq-ft three-bedroom flat changed hands at about HK$13 million
or HK$18,182 per sq ft with the seller, who had bought the flat for
HK$14.65 million six years ago, suffering a HK$1.65 million or 11
percent loss on his initial investment.
(The Standard)
商舖甲廈受惠通關 交投可彈3成
代理：倘實體經濟理想 升幅更高
中港全面通關，有代理認為，勢令今年工商舖交投走出低谷，料商舖及甲廈量可反彈3成以上，該代理認為仍要留意實體經濟因素，若表現勝預期，升幅將更高。
去年為投資市場表現較差一年，年初爆發第5波疫情和俄烏戰爭，美國聯儲局又連續7度加息至4.25厘，本港利率因此跟隨上調，令銀行及企業資金成本增加，加上政府全年整體仍然實施較為保守的防疫措施，令工商舖成交量大幅下挫。據代理行數據，連同逾億元公司轉讓成交在內，2022年工商舖成交量及金額分別錄4,490宗及837.2億元，按年皆大跌約35.9%。預計今年工商舖成交量將可達至5,800宗水平，按年增加約3成，當中寫字樓和商舖升幅會更顯著。
估計五一 可反映零售業反彈
踏入2023年，整體市況即有明顯轉變，首先1月初中港通關，旅客開始重臨香港，而農曆年後，中港更是全面通關，所有口岸重新開放，意味全面復常。代理認為，首階段受惠的，定必是商舖市場，「最近見尖沙咀廣東道重現旅客於名店外排隊，即使未算完全回復，已經是好開始。」該代理料租務市場上，仍以日用品為主商戶率先擴充。事實上，最近尖沙咀廣東道、彌敦道，以及上水一帶商舖，均見藥房擴充，「近來見藥房先擴充，奢侈品未必立即受惠，因中港全面通關在極短時間內出現，很多大型品牌在訂貨上未趕及，估計在五一黃金周，便真正反映香港零售業的反彈情況。」
中港長達3年封關，成為經濟一大衝擊，如今中港重新通關，市面上氣氛即轉好，亦令投資者憧憬今年經濟反彈。惟該代理強調，仍要留意實體經濟表現如何，「投資市場已走出最差時間是可以肯定，但到底是否通關後，工商舖立即大反彈？絕對要留意實體經濟情況，畢竟疫情持續了3年，經濟需時復原，而中美仍不時有摩擦，市場上尚有不明朗因素。若實體經濟表現好，整體工商舖買賣升幅定更理想。從實際市況看，代理坦言今年工商舖市況反彈，仍難回復疫情前水平，「若最終回復6至7成，已算非常滿意。」
另一困擾投資市場的因素，為美國去年加息甚急，令本港息口亦向上。工商舖向來為投資品，加息打擊投資需求。對於息口因素，該代理反而認為不是關鍵，「近期市場均相信，美國加息近見頂，若出現回落訊號，「聰明錢」會率先入市，以博物業日後升值。何況連環加息，會出現通脹，傳統智慧令資產價格上升，勢令投資者買磚頭抗通漲，更有利工商舖市場。」
看好核心區甲廈 價量回升
通關後商舖市場最快有反應，該代理則分析，今年最看好商廈市場。代理指出疫情期間，民生區商舖租金並沒有下挫，而工廈呎價更是有上升，反觀甲廈租售價持續顯下挫，主因外資及中資機構未能來港擴充，如今香港與內地及海外全面通關，勢對甲廈有幫助。至於近兩年，甲廈出現供應高峰，會否擔心構成壓力？「供應多還要看哪些地區，中環、金鐘指標甲廈，始終與九龍區不同，核心區甲廈供應始終少，亦是機構首選，看好核心區甲廈，價量勢從谷底回升。」
(經濟日報)
