铜锣湾骆克道、位处崇光百货后面，其中一个旧楼「楼上铺」，由美容店以每月3万进驻，平均每呎30元，较旧租跌25%。

上址为骆克道543号1楼，约1000方呎，由美容店以每月3万承租，物业于2002年以300万购入，回报可观。业主科达地产主席汤君明说，旧租金每月4万，新租金减逾25%，回报不俗。

汤君明于区内白沙道、兰芳道等持有不少旧楼，他表示，地铺租金上落大，楼上铺反而平稳。「我重量不重质，不买地铺，吼位收集楼上单位。」

美容行业进驻

汤氏续说，区内旧楼受潮流时尚行业追捧，他们寧要核心区「楼上铺」，也不要民生区地铺 (北角及西环区)，反映其商业价值所在。而他持有霎东街 (9A号1楼) 及波斯富街89号2楼的同类型旧楼，去年分别由财团以2480万及2680万收购，2000年各以195万及152万购入。

汤氏说，撇开收购溢价，上述单位市值各约1600万，市值较购入价升约7倍，若当年买新楼 (西九及将军澳)，最多升值1.5至3倍。

「买旧楼好过新楼，不要贪装修靚及高成数按揭，羊毛出在羊身上，不要做一隻懵羊！」旧楼已买少见少，他提议，市区洋楼亦是好选择，花十多、二十万装修，地点好，才有升值潜力。「买旧衫裤鞋袜穿，肯定有病，但我劝人买旧楼住，管理费平！地皮肯定是熟地，才有价值。」

(星岛日报)

鸭脷洲大街3旧楼 两财团掀争购战

78至84号项目 面向港铁站高层享海景

港铁南港岛綫效应，刺激财团积极在鸭脷洲大街一带收购旧楼重建，个别优质项目更掀起收购争夺战。例如鸭脷洲大街78至84号3幢旧楼便吸引两个财团同时收购。

土地註册处资料显示，鸭脷洲大街84号兴富楼地下A至L号铺，及阁楼部分铺位，面积约2,500平方呎，获一家海外公司以2.2亿元收购，呎价约8.8万。据悉，该财团同时向住宅提出收购，惟暂未收购达强拍门槛。

兴富楼地铺 呎价约8.8万

消息指近日另一个财加入争夺，并成功购入两个单位，其中兴富楼高层A室，实用面积343平方呎，收购价754.6万元，成交呎价达2.2万元，与同区其他收购中的项目相若。而上址原业主早于2007年以约79万元购入单位，持货14年，帐面获利675.6万元，升值8.5倍。

领福集团主席高兆霆证实，该公司加入鸭脷洲大街旧楼争夺战。他指出，该公司早前已经部署收购鸭脷洲大街78至84号3幢旧楼，其中鸭脷洲大街80至80A号，已经成功购入31%业权，于收购战中可算佔主导地位。其中，2个住宅单位每个收购价1,238.6万元，呎价约2.2万元。

项目共45住宅及27铺位

资料显示，上述鸭脷洲大街78至84号3幢旧楼，一共有45个住宅单位及27个铺位，楼龄约43年及54年，地盘面积共6,400平方呎，若以地积比9倍计，可重建楼面约5.8万平方呎。而地盘优点是面向港铁站出入口，高层单位可望开扬海景，极具重建价值。

另一方面，根据土地註册处资料显示，鸭脷洲大街17至23号、平澜街5B至9号及新市街37至39号多幢旧楼，上月先后录得59宗买卖登记，成交楼价介乎558万 (住宅) 至3,000万元 (铺位)，涉资约5.5亿元，市场估计背后收购财团为宏安地产 (01243)，目前已经收购近9成业权。据了解，该批旧楼地盘面积接近7,000平方呎，若以地积比9倍计，可重建楼面约6.3万平方呎。

(经济日报)

中信泰富渣甸山建地标豪宅 关洁莹：明年楼价升5%

早前以32亿元夺得渣甸山大坑道地皮的中信泰富，将利用地段优势，打造地标式豪宅。中信泰富物业代理董事关洁莹表示，明年经济向好，楼价预计升幅约5%。

关洁莹表示，香港刚性需求强，低息环境持续，全球量化宽鬆，即使未能通关，本地交投依然活跃，成交宗数达6.4万宗，已达2014年水平，楼价指数升幅相比过去一年上升了4.3%。按照种种数据去推测，不明朗因素亦逐渐散去，明年市况有望向好，料来年会有约5%升幅。

豪宅市场看高一綫

而豪宅市况方面，关洁莹认为，香港经济基础稳固，今年失业率由年初的7.2%下调至第3季的4.3%，今年GDP政府估算约6.4%，如疫情受控，再加上通关在即，内地富商或会涌到香港入市，所以豪宅方面她会再看高一綫，预计会有约5至10%升幅。

中信泰富于2019年主力推售的马鞍山峻源，至今已全数沽清148伙，共套现超过37亿元，集团来年亦精心为渣甸山项目部署。关洁莹表示，集团于2019年以32亿元夺投得创下当年标书数目新高的渣甸山地皮，整个集团很兴奋，并计划将其打造成地标式建筑。

综合早前报道指，渣甸山项目最快于2023年以楼花形式推出，现时正在进行地基工程。关洁莹续指，该项目最高可建22层，项目拥有背山面海的优点，不但可望维港景色，节日时亦可享绚烂烟花景，而且坐落于供应稀缺的渣甸山地段，此为港岛中心点，交通便利，故集团对项目发展十分有信心。

就解决本港房屋问题，早前有官员提出，提高港人平均居住面积，以改善住屋环境。关洁莹就认为，如果只订下最细单位面积下限，而不增加土地供应，也是未能解决港人的住屋需求，因为土地面积不变之下，又要加大单位面积，就会减少了伙数供应。所以关洁莹就此提出了3个意见，第一，增加土地供应、第二，加快土地审批程序、第三，放宽按揭成数门槛，这相比单单订下最细单位面积下限更实用。

始终住屋问题源于需求大供应少，而且很多打工仔都未能立刻拿出一大笔金钱去缴付首期，以满足置业需求，纳米楼才会衍生出来。如政府可增加土地供应以紓缓房屋供应问题，在自由市场之下，港人就会有更多选择，买到心仪单位，纳米楼就未必存在，没需求发展商就不会起。

(经济日报)

Developers unfazed by sluggish stocks

Hong Kong's primary property market does not appear to be affected by the sluggish stock market, with Hang Lung Properties (0101) selling at least 78 flats at The Aperture in Ngau Tau Kok.

The first price list for the flats, which range from 320 to 771 square feet, offered a 4 percent discount, ranging between HK$20,076 and HK$23,847 per sq ft.

This round of sales received 1,500 checks, with nearly half of the buyers interested in two-bedroom flats and 40 percent in single-bedroom units.

The flats are expected to rent for HK$40 per square foot, with a rental rate of return of 3 percent, according to property agent.

The agent said that the majority of homebuyers are first-time homeowners, with 60 percent residing in Kowloon and the other 40 percent residing in the New Territories.

Meanwhile, a homeowner in Tai Koo Shing slashed their asking price by HK$3 million in order to attract buyers from the red-hot primary property market.

The 714-sq-ft three-bedroom flat, which was initially on the market for HK$17 million, eventually sold for HK$14 million, or HK$19,608 per sq ft.

Over the weekend, 14 secondary transactions were recorded at 10 blue-chip housing estates, the same as the previous month, after recording double-digit deals for the previous eight weeks.

According to a property agency, estates in the New Territories performed better, which saw six deals in City One Shatin, Caribbean Coast in Tung Chung and Kingswood Villas in Tin Shui Wai, rose by 50 percent over the same period.

Over the weekend, an 853-sq-ft three-bedroom unit in City One Shatin sold for HK$11.6 million, or HK$13,093 per sq ft. After holding the unit for eight years, the vendor earned a HK$3.2 million on paper.

According to another property agent, developers used the opportunity to sell flats over the holiday season, with some adopting price-cut strategies. On Saturday, more than 100 units were sold on the primary market.

Recent stock market instability has resulted in more money flowing into property, the agent said, while predicting the housing market will remain buoyant in the near future.

(The Standard)

Hongkongers spent a record US$4.5 billion to buy lived-in subsidised homes amid soaring private flat prices

The transaction value of lived-in flats under the Home Ownership Scheme exceeded 2020’s US$3.34 billion as private home prices soar in Hong Kong

The easing of the mortgage lending policy for flats below HK$10 million for first-time buyers has also contributed to the rise

Hong Kong sales of lived-in subsidised homes rose to a record HK$34.9 billion (US$4.5 billion) for the first 11 months, as buyers rush for cheaper alternatives amid a surge in private home prices that have pushed them beyond general affordability.

The transaction value of lived-in flats under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) has exceeded 2020’s HK$26.05 billion, according to property agency. The total number of deals in this period, at 6,530, was the highest since 1996, which saw 6,520 transactions.

The most expensive HOS flat transaction this year came last month, when a lived-in 577 sq ft flat at Fu Keung Court in Wong Tai Sin sold for HK$8.99 million, the agency said.

“Sales of HOS will continue to surge this month, as Hong Kong’s economy is improving and will boost buying confidence,” property agent said.

The agent said the that total transaction value could increase to HK$37 billion and the total number of deals to 6,900 this year.

The frenzy came as the overall prices of lived-in homes reached an all-time high in August, with another property agency predicting a jump of up to 5 per cent for 2022.

The agent also attributed rising prices to an easing of the mortgage lending policy for flats below HK$10 million for first-time buyers.

Under the current policy, homebuyers can apply for up to 90 per cent for flats worth HK$8 million or below and 80 per cent for flats that cost HK$10 million or less.

The Hong Kong government’s subsidised HOS flats can be sold to buyers eligible for the scheme without paying a premium. The maximum income and total asset requirements of HOS are set for individuals at HK$33,000 and HK$85,000, respectively, and HK$66,000 and HK$1.7 million for households of two or more people.

If sold in the secondary market to buyers not eligible for the scheme, the sellers must pay a premium set by the government. Most sellers can realise a net gain even after paying the premium because of high discounts originally offered by the government. HOS flats are offered at a discount of at least 30 per cent to low-income groups.

“Given the long waiting time for the government’s new HOS flats and the soaring private home prices, people would turn to the secondary market for a cheaper alternative,” the agent said.

The vendor who sold the flat at Fu Keung Court paid a land premium to the government before selling it in the open market, according to records from another property agency.

A similarly sized flat without a land premium is now being offered for HK$6.6 million according to a property agency.

In the private market, similarly sized flats at Lion Rise development in Wong Tai Sin cost about HK$10 million, according to the agency.

In May, a 645 sq ft flat in the same housing estate sold for HK$10.88 million, setting a record for the city’s HOS flat transactions, another agency said.

In November, 493 lived-in HOS flats changed hands for a total of HK$2.57 billion, up 5.1 per cent and 2.6 per cent from October respectively, the agency said.

Tin Chung Court was the most active trading HOS housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, with 14 transactions worth a total of HK$6.3 billion.

The agent said that the transactions below HK$4 million jumped 13.8 per cent from October to reach 66 deals last month, while those costing between HK$4 million and HK$5 million rose 9 per cent to 144 deals.

Flats sold for HK$5 million to HK$6 million advanced 2.6 per cent to 159 deals, and those above HK$6 million remained flat at 124 transactions, the agent said.

Last week, New World Development announced the launch of subsidised homes at discounts ranging from 40 to 50 per cent. They are meant to help low-income groups get on the property ladder.

As part of New World Subsidised Housing, the developer will offer 300 one-, two- and three-bedroom flats on a site in the New Territories West with a gross floor area of 130,000 sq ft to permanent Hong Kong residents and first-time homebuyers between the ages of 25 and 45.