传统核心商业区铜锣湾的政府用地供应不多，大部分财团透过收购重建增加土地储备。现时区内初步料有至少10个商业项目有待推出，其中以「铜锣湾大地主」希慎 (00014) 及华懋旗下的加路连山道用地规模最大，总楼面涉逾百万平方呎。

铜锣湾区内未来至少有10个商业项目，合共提供逾280万平方呎楼面，当中9个属于重建项目，只有于2021年批出的加路连山道商业地为新批商业官地。

希慎伙华懋商厦 料2026落成

希慎多年来积极扩展区内的商业版图，巩固区内势力。集团于2021年5月伙华懋斥约197.8亿元投得加路连山道商业用地，已于去年10月获屋宇署批出建筑图则，获准兴建2幢15及24层高的商厦 (另设5层地库)，总楼面涉约108.08万平方呎，料于2026年落成。

希慎去年曾透露，集团将展开一项大规模的升级工程，将加建5条天桥及有盖行人道路，贯穿希慎广场、利园一期、利园二期、利园三期、利园五期及利园六期，与加路连山道项目，亦正向政府申请兴建地下行车隧道，该改造工程预计涉资逾20亿元，可见发展商着力连结用地周边的商业项目，以便产生协同效应。

至于旗下波斯富街85、87及89号项目，则于去年3月获屋宇署批准兴建1幢26层高 (另设1层地库) 的商厦，总楼面约4.8万平方呎。

区内旧楼群 新世界大额收购

由另一龙头发展商新世界 (00017) 大额收购的铜锣湾利园山道5至27号、波斯富街54至76号，及罗素街60号的旧楼群，亦已于2022年中向土地审裁处申请强拍，当时项目的现况市值高达约45.05亿元，属历来强拍申请最贵物业。假设发展商将以最高地积比率15倍重建，可建楼面将达30万平方呎，料较合适重建银座式商厦，或设商场及写字楼的综合式商厦发展。

颇为邻近前述的加路连山用地的礼顿道128至138号、希云街2至30号希云大厦，早前经金朝阳 (00878) 收购后，于2022年中公布以约32.09亿元沽出予 United Endeavor，有传新买家有中资背景。用地属于「其他指定 (混合用途)」用途，佔地约1.32万平方呎，可发展为住宅或商业用途，或申请作混合两者发展。如以商业地积比率最高15倍计算，可建楼面约19.8万平方呎。

(经济日报)

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传统购物区 铜锣湾铺租亚太次高

铜锣湾为传统的购物区，过去吸引大量游客及本地人消费，惟受疫情影响，区内的租金大受打击。有外资物业顾问行早前公布2023全球主要零售街道报告，揭露单计亚太区，铜锣湾 (主要街区商店) 的租金排名第二位，仅次于尖沙咀。

报告指出，单计亚太区，香港尖沙咀 (主要街区商店) 租金位居榜首，每月呎租约970港元。而排名第二为铜锣湾 (主要街区商店)，每月呎租约893港元，至于东京银座以每月呎租约593港元位列亚太区第三。中环 (皇后大道中等) 则以每月呎租约437港元位居亚太区第八名。

尖沙咀全球第三高

宏观全球排名，2022年排名全球第二贵购物地段的尖沙咀，于2023排名下跌至全球第三名，租金按年增加约4%，但仍较疫情前水平低约4成。美国纽约第五大道，及意大利米兰蒙特拿破崙大街则分别排名全球第一及第二，每月呎租分别约1,299港元及约1,147港元。英国伦敦的新邦德街，及法国巴黎香榭丽舍大道则分别位居全球排名第四及第五。

(经济日报)

内地餐饮续落户 30万租罗素街铺

「和府捞面」2000广场设首店 租跌逾7成

内地餐饮继续攻港，更租用核心区一綫街。铜锣湾罗素街2000广场地下1,500平方呎铺位，获内地餐饮「和府捞面」租用，开设本港首店，月租料约30万。该铺原由 PRADA 租用，早年以900万元租用多层，现业主分间重新招租，租金下跌逾7成。

铜锣湾黄金地段罗素街，罕有录得餐厅租地铺个案。罗素街2至4号2000广场地下铺位，面积约1,576平方呎，由内地餐饮品牌「和府捞面」租用，该铺近日已贴上广告，写上「中式药膳养生面」。据悉，是次为品牌首次落户，料快将开业。

据了解，和府捞面为一家以面食为特色的中国餐饮连锁品牌，于2012年成立，现时已遍布超过60个城市，拥有500多家分店。价格上，内地分店显示，捞面及汤面每碗约30餘元起。市场人士估计，是次铺位月租料约30万元，呎租约190元。

PRADA 疫市离场 呎租曾达600

翻查资料，该厦早年由多个不同商户租用，2013年正值内地客消费高峰期，国际名牌 PRADA 以月租高达900万元，承租2000广场地下至2楼3层，商铺面积逾1.5万平方呎，呎租高见600元，但集团最后不敌疫情，决定在2020年2月提早离场。

其后，项目业主「玩具大王」蔡志明拆细放租，其中2楼率先在2021年以月租30万元租予食肆，呎租仅60元，而地下及3楼全层则获在德国、丹麦及内地经营眼科诊所网络的德视佳承租，据悉月租约85万元。如今价值最高的地铺部分租予食肆，租金跌逾7成。事实上，罗素街铺位于零售高峰期，曾由不同国际品牌租用，而负租能力较弱食肆一度绝迹。

去年初，由餐饮业务附属机构 A La Carte 与孩之宝合作发展「变形金刚」主题餐厅，以约100万元租用于铜锣湾罗素街金朝阳中心地下至1楼的复式铺位，面积合共5,200平方呎，店内除了有餐饮外，更有零售区售卖变形金刚玩具及纪念品等。

近期内地餐饮品牌连环攻港，更选址核心区一綫街，包括旺角创兴广场地下铺位，面积约2,583平方呎，由内地人气食店「木屋烧烤」以每月约26.8万元租用，呎租约103元，租金较高峰期跌6成。另内地饮品店「蜜雪冰城」，亦租用旺角银行中心地下5号铺，面积约412平方呎，月租料约20万元。品牌于本月中已开业。

(经济日报)

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甘比续沽货 6千万放售铜锣湾铺

华置 (00127) 行政总裁陈凯韵 (甘比) 续放售铜锣湾铺，现以6,000万放售东角道地铺。

有代理表示，铜锣湾东角道24至26号置安大厦、怡安大厦地下21号铺位，总面积约458平方呎。

雪茄专门店10.8万租 回报2.2厘

业主意向售价约6,000万元，折合每平方呎约13.1万元。物业现连租约放售，租客为雪茄专门店，月租约10.8万元，租期至2026年中。若按意向价计，回报率约2.2厘。

翻查资料，该铺此曾由天梭錶 (Tissot) 租用，月租最高曾达55万元，而疫情期间，有地产代理行曾以约13万元租用铺位3年，该行当时指租铺因位置靚，可收宣传之效。早前租约期满，不再续租，按现时最新租金计算，较对上租金跌约17%。

铺位由甘比持有，早年华置购入该厦多个铺位而近年则转售予甘比。去年中，甘比亦曾放售同地段相连铺位，叫价1.2亿元，最终以9,700万元沽出，以该铺建筑面积约832平方呎计算，呎价约11.7万元。铺位由厨具专门店 LE CREUSET，月租约25万元，以现时成交价计算，租金回报率约3.1厘。另有外资代理行表示，有业主出售黄竹坑道 W50 高层全层连一个车位，物业最新意向价为6,200万元。物业建筑面积约5,235平方呎。业现已分间9个独立单位，每个单位亦可因应买家需要独立出售，每户均设有独立洗手间，并採用智能卡电子锁，价格为700万餘元。

(经济日报)

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Wang On kicks off race to market

Wang On Properties (1243) plans to unveil the first price list for its Phoenext in Wong Tai Sin as soon as this week.

The project's sales brochure has been uploaded to its website and the first round of sales, which will have at least 50 units, may take place within the month at the earliest, it said.

The project provides a total of 230 flats ranging from studio to two-bedroom units. They are sized from 178 to 375 square feet.

Showrooms for two standard units - one with one bedroom and the other with two - are expected to open within the week.

This came as Citibank (Hong Kong) expects property prices to drop by another 10 percent this year amid high rates and excessive supply.

Local prime rates may stay high for a while even if the US Federal Reserve cuts rates by one percentage point by the end of the year as the market expects, Citi said, adding that lenders may also opt to keep a high rate to hedge against risks from the property market.

The current mortgage rate of 4.125 percent is much higher than rental returns of 3 percent, which will inevitably deter investors from entering the market. The mortgage-linked one-month interbank rate dipped by 28 basis points to the lowest in 1 months at 4.985 percent yesterday.

Coupled with a potential new home supply of up to 20,000 in the next one to two years, as compared to less than 10,000 in the first 10 months of last year, Citi expects home value to be under pressure until 2025.

Meanwhile, an international property agency forecasted the annual private housing completions in 2026-2028 will decrease by 44 percent compared to 2023-2025 because of fewer projects commencing construction in the past years or so.

The downturn in prices has seen the number of licensed real estate agents fall for nine months in a row to 39,575 as of last month, the lowest since May 2020, according to data from the Estate Agents Authority.

A mortgage broker said the number of mortgage loan applications for presold homes plummeted by 63.6 percent year on year in 2023 to 1,382, a new low since it started keeping records in 2005.

(The Standard)

Hong Kong home sales sink to 33-year low in 2023 amid high interest rates as sector sees glimmers of rebound in December

Transactions in 2023 fell 2.7 per cent year on year to 58,023, while value fell 13.9 per cent to HK$477.6 billion (US$61 billion), a property agency says

Property agents foresee steady growth ahead given positive December figures and anticipated rate cuts later in 2024

Property transactions in Hong Kong descended to the lowest level in 33 years in 2023 as sentiment among potential homebuyers was submerged under a deluge of poor economic news and high interest rates, although December’s sales figures showed some rebound.

A total of 58,023 properties changed hands in the city in 2023, a 2.7 per cent drop compared with 2022 and the lowest figure since 1991, according to a property agency. The total value of transactions plunged 13.9 per cent year on year to a 10-year low of HK$477.6 billion (US$61 billion), the agency said.

“The figures reflect a sluggish market for the year of 2023 as interest rates soared and the local economy slowed down,” an agent said in a report on Tuesday.

Nevertheless, the city’s transacted sales are expected to rise this month amid a pause in rate hikes, anticipation of rate cuts later in 2024, and a basket of rescue measures issued by the local government, the agent said.

In December, transacted property sales rose 6.2 per cent month on month to a three-month high of 3,752, while sales value jumped 35.8 per cent to HK$33.3 billion, the agency said, attributing the results to the government’s easing of stamp duties and the US Federal Reserve’s rate-hike pause.

Transactions in the new-home market rose 4.1 per cent to 10,681 in 2023, with value rising 14.9 per cent to HK$131 billion, compared with 2022, the agency said. However, the figures were the lowest in 10 years aside from 2022, which saw sales of 10,261 units valued at HK$114 billion.

Last month, 950 new homes worth HK$10 billion sold, a 67.5 per cent increase by volume and a 50.8 per cent jump by value when compared with November. The agency cited registrations for the first phase of Yoho West in Tin Shui Wai as a reason for the surge.

In the secondary market, 2023 sales added up to 29,690 units worth about HK$251.2 billion, the agency said, as volume dropped by 6.6 per cent year on year to the lowest level in 28 years and value fell by 10.9 per cent to a seven-year low.

Sales of lived-in homes in December edged down 1 per cent to 1,840 units compared with November, with total value rising 4.3 per cent to HK$13.2 billion.

“The property market in Hong Kong is expected to witness steady growth, driven by multiple favourable factors that showed by the year’s end,” another agent said in a statement.

However, purchasing power may turn to lived-in homes in the short term because the latest new-home projects to launch have sold out and the next round has yet to come to market, the agent said. This may drive sales of second-hand homes above 2,000 units in January, the agent added.

Overall property transactions in January might rise 3 per cent to 3,880 units, the agent said.

In October, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced much-anticipated easing of decade-old cooling measures for the property market in his annual policy address. Specifically, the buyers’ stamp duty was halved to 7.5 per cent for non-permanent residents and for residents buying a second or additional home; the special stamp duty, equivalent to 10 per cent of a home’s price, was waived for owners who resell the property after two years, down from three years; and eligible workers from overseas are no longer required to pay stamp duty on properties unless they fail to become permanent residents.