Hong
Kong’s lived-in home prices fell by about 1.4 per cent, the eighth
straight monthly decline, Rating and Valuation Department data shows
Overall secondary home prices fell 6.7 per cent in 2023, versus a much sharper slump than the 15 per cent decline a year earlier
Hong Kong’s lived-in home
prices fell for a second year in a row to the lowest in seven years, as
the city’s property market continues to be weighed down by high
interest rates and a lumbering Chinese economy.
Prices fell about 1.4 per
cent in December, the eighth consecutive monthly decline, pulling the
official index to a level last seen in January 2017, according to data
compiled by the Rating and Valuation Department. The widely watched
index ended the year at 312.1, compared with 316.5 in November.
Overall secondary home
prices fell 6.7 per cent in 2023 versus a much sharper slump of 15 per
cent the previous year, the data showed. Homes with saleable area of
less than 430 sq ft retreated the most at 8.7 per cent, while units with
areas of between 753 sq ft and 1,065 sq ft declined the least at 4.95
per cent.
“The market sentiment is still weak, as there is limited good news in the market,” a property agent said.
Hong
Kong’s lived-in homes segment is likely to endure more pain in the first
half, with prices likely to drop by as much as 5 per cent before
stabilising in the second half of the year, the agent said.
The
city’s residential market, one of the world’s most unaffordable, has
been bruised by high interest rates which, at 5.75 per cent, are at
their highest level since December 2007. China’s uncertain economic
outlook and the city’s poorly performing stock market, which is off to
its worst start in seven years, are also keeping buyers at bay.
Market observers expect the property market’s prospects to improve as interest rates drift lower in the latter half of the year.
“Property
price trends will continue to be impacted by interest rates, first-hand
sales, policy effectiveness and land sales,” another agent said, adding
that a 5 per cent to 10 per cent decrease in home prices is likely this
year.
The
anticipated rates cuts by the Federal Reserve, which is expected to
lower rates by as much as 75 basis points this year, will stimulate the
market to a certain level, the agent said.
In 2023, 36,268 lived-in
homes changed hands, the lowest tally since 1997, according to data
compiled by another property agency. As of January 26, 2,366 secondary
units were sold in the month, slightly higher than the 2,154 units in
December.
However, volumes have been on the rise since the government eased property restrictions late last year.
In December, 3,106 new
and lived-in homes were sold, according to the agency. In November, that
figure stood at 2,767 units while in October the total was 2,263.
Following
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s policy address in late October, the
government halved the buyers’ stamp duty to 7.5 per cent for
non-permanent residents and residents buying a second or additional
home.
The
special stamp duty of 10 per cent was also waived for homeowners who
resell their property after two years, from the previous three-year
requirement. Eligible overseas talent have also been exempted from
paying stamp duty on property purchases unless they fail to become
permanent residents.
Meanwhile,
the city’s rental index rose 6.6 per cent in 2023 to 187.1, the highest
since December 2019, according to government data.
Rents
in the city are likely to continue rising because of ongoing demand
from newcomers, according to the agency. The agency expects rents to
increase between 5 per cent and 8 per cent this year, it said in a
report recently.
(South China Morning Post)
工商舖銀主盤 紛以低價沽出
近月工商舖銀主盤增，個別更以低價沽出，一方面稍拖累工商舖造價，同時反映不少投資者仍趁機撈底。
去年尾市場開始錄工商舖銀主貨成交，包括灣仔資本中心全層，涉及面積1.5萬平方呎，成交金額約為1.46億元，呎價僅約1萬元。另一宗較大手銀主買賣，為天后金輪天地商廈全幢，早前由接管人推出放售，最終由代理「藍帶啤酒」等業務的榮興集團葉樹林家族，以約5.11億元購入，呎價約9,832元。
踏入2024年，銀主盤成交持續。包括連鎖麵包店凱施餅店陷入財困後，不少由老闆蕭偉堅家族持有的商舖都變成銀主盤，包括元朗青山公路元朗段62號全幢易手，物業位處人流最旺的元朗大馬路，旁邊為恆香分店。物業屬於4層高全幢物業，總實用面積約3,544平方呎，每層實用面積約886平方呎，物業外牆更設有矚目大型廣告牌。
大馬路全幢十按盤 6200萬沽
舖位原本由凱施餅店蕭偉堅家族持有，先後曾經被十度加按，最終在2022年年底變成銀主盤放售，叫價約1億元。近日以約6,200萬元沽出，較當年叫價平4成，平均實用呎價約1.7萬元。據指，蕭偉堅於2014年「買殼」以約1.4億元購入該物業，相隔10年物業貶值逾5成。
事實上，原由凱施餅店持有同地段90號地下連閣樓，早前亦淪銀主盤，上月以約4,500萬元沽出。物業面積約1,870平方呎，銀主於2022年底起放售，最初叫價約7,800萬元，終上月以約4,500萬元售出，累積減價3,300萬元，呎價約2.41萬元。蕭氏於2014年以約1.1億元購入，以成交價計，物業10年大幅貶值約6成。
新都會廣場 呎價僅7千
市況仍疲弱，不少工商物業淪銀主盤並沽出。消息稱，葵涌新都會廣場第二座極高層01室，面積約3,131平方呎，以約2,192萬元沽出，呎價僅約7,000元。事實上，一星期前，同廈極高層06室，面積約1,465平方呎，以約1,303萬元成交，呎價約8,894元。換言之，是次成交價低市約兩成。翻查資料，是次銀主易手單位，原業主早於1992年，以約1,268萬元購入單位，物業於32年升值逾7成。
分析指，在高息情況下，不少投資者早年高價購入工商舖，或因加按物業，而息口高企難以負擔淪為銀主盤。近期銀主亦加快放售物業，並多以低市值沽出，對整體工商舖市況而言，個別低價成交，或多或少拖累整體工商舖造價，故個別項目價格短期內受壓。同時間，不少持有充足資金投資者，有見銀主物業普遍低於市價，因此趁機出手，相信銀主盤可吸引個別投資者撈底。
(經濟日報)
更多資本中心寫字樓出售樓盤資訊請參閱：資本中心寫字樓出售
更多灣仔區甲級寫字樓出售樓盤資訊請參閱：灣仔區甲級寫字樓出售
工商舖銀主盤中，不乏指標甲廈單位，其中會展廣場辦公大樓單位現淪銀主盤，並委託代理行放售，市值約2.5億元。
去年曾獲承接 惟取消交易
有代理行表示，獲接管人委託，以「公開招標」形式放售灣仔會展廣場辦公大樓33樓7至9室，截標日期為2024年3月6日 (星期三) 正午。物業可銷售面積約9,000平方呎，並以「現狀」出售。據悉，物業市值約2.5億元，呎價約2.8萬元。
據悉，單位原由內企中國生態旅遊 (01371) 持有，該集團去年6月曾表示，出售會展廣場辦公大樓33樓7、8及9室，涉及總額為3.098億元，呎價約3.44萬元，惟相關交易及後取消，物業更淪為銀主盤。
該行指，參考2023年會展廣場辦公大樓之兩宗成交，分別為銀建國際 (00171) 以約2億元出售49樓1、2及9單位，呎價約2.9萬元，及一名台灣商人以約2.55億元出售27樓2、8至12單位，呎價約3.1萬元。
(經濟日報)
更多會展廣場辦公大樓寫字樓出售樓盤資訊請參閱：會展廣場辦公大樓寫字樓出售
更多灣仔區甲級寫字樓出售樓盤資訊請參閱：灣仔區甲級寫字樓出售
尖沙咀奇盛中心 配套齊全
尖沙咀金巴利道一帶商廈林立，商業氣息濃厚。當中，奇盛中心交通方便，配套齊全，吸引不少商戶進駐。
奇盛中心位處尖沙咀中部，擁尖沙咀站及尖東站兩鐵滙聚優勢，鄰近美麗華商場及 THE ONE 等購物潮流商場。
交通方面，物業距離佐敦及尖沙咀地鐵站僅5至10分鐘步程，附近亦設有巴士站，方便來往港九新界，交通尚算便利。
10分鐘到達美麗華商場
飲食配套方面，金巴利道一帶，設有不少食肆，提供各國美食。打工仔亦可到附近酒店享用商務午餐。若時間充裕，亦可選擇步行10至15分鐘到美麗華商場，內有大量食店可供選擇。
奇盛中心擁平地電梯及雲石大堂，質素不俗，可作服務性行業或傳統辦公業務皆宜。大廈樓高16層，1樓起為寫字樓樓層，標準樓層全層面積約3,019平方呎，單位面積由565平方呎起。單位間隔四正實用，設有落地玻璃，可增強室內空間感及採光度。標準樓層間有A、B、C及D共4個單位，面積最細是B室，由565平方呎起。
景觀方面，主要望金巴利道及漆咸道樓景。設有兩部載客電梯，方便疏通人流。物業用戶以貿易等傳統商業行業為主。另外，上市公司奇盛集團 (00174)，其辦事處亦位於物業的3樓。
去年兩宗成交 呎價6498元起
大廈去年錄得兩宗買賣成交，為中層單位，面積約1,128平方呎，以733萬元成交，呎價6,498元。另低層單位，面積約792平方呎，以583萬元成交，呎價約7,361元。
物業去年亦有1宗租務成交，屬低層單位，單位面積1,191平方呎，以27,393元租出，呎租23元。
(經濟日報)
黎永滔標售銅鑼灣商廈 全幢市值4億
資深投資者黎永滔以招標形式放售銅鑼灣謝斐道512號全幢物業，截標日期為3月20日，根據銀行估價，該項目市值約4億。
有代理表示，銅鑼灣謝斐道512號全幢，位處景隆街及謝斐道交界，物業於2020年落成，樓高4層，總建築面積約4400方呎，附帶全幢大型 LED 戶外廣告位。若以全幢市值約4億計算，市值呎價約9.1萬。
金融公司每月60萬租用
資料顯示，黎永滔於2012年斥資約3.68億買入上址前身的顯輝中心全幢，當時每月租金收入約50萬，及後將原本樓高18層的商廈，拆卸重建成只有4層高的物業，並以每月150萬放租。
該全幢物業，於去年6月，獲內地金融公司承租，每月近60萬，平均呎租約136元。
鄰近多個重建項目
該代理又說，該全幢物業，毗鄰多個重建項目，包括即將落成的怡東酒店重建，以及永倫集團商業重建，預計未來人流將大幅提升。
項目位處銅鑼灣謝斐道，為國內客小紅書重點旅遊推介街道，銅鑼灣於上季連錄3宗大額舖位成交，包括奢侈品牌 Chanel 重新落戶京華中心，租用2萬呎樓面，成疫後最大宗租務。
(星島日報)
