有代理表示，金鐘力宝中心二座高层单位，面积约2700方呎，业主意向租金约10.8万元，呎租约40元。

上述物业装修新净，租客可减省装修开支；物业同时坐拥开扬景观，属大厦的优质单位。

该行指出，力宝中心地下及平台设有零售及餐饮商户，因此吸引著名跨国公司、中资公司、律师事务所等进驻，相信此物业定能吸引用家垂青。

(信报)

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外资代理行料写字楼租金全年跌7%

有外资代理行代理表示，香港甲级写宇楼租赁活动仍未见明显反弹，在第二季继续录得17.27万方呎负吸纳量，当中以尖沙咀区和中区最为明显。

整体待租率由第一季的17.1%微升至第二季的17.3%，使甲厦租金继续下调，按季回落2.1%，年初至今累跌3.6%。

环球经济情况不稳定，企业扩充步伐审慎，由于下半年将有几个大型写字楼项目陆续落成，而待租率高企的情况亦将为写字楼租金的反弹带来阻力。预计下半年写字楼租金将继续调整，全年或录得5%至7%跌幅，较年初预期跌2%至4%为高。

该行另一代理指，自通关以来，各核心零售区商铺空置率呈下降趋势，最新平均空置率约9%，为3年来低位。至于街铺租金，年初至今各区平均升幅约5% 。

过去数月积极进驻一线街道地铺的多以药妆店和药房为主，内地客的消费模式已改变，令高端零售商和连锁品牌不敢轻举妄动，也未见他们有明确的扩张意欲。而且通关之后，港人出境的人次比来港旅客人数还要多，变相流失部分本地消费力，故对下半年的租金走势持审慎观望态度。

住宅市场方面，高息环境拖慢买家入市步伐，5月及6月住宅买卖宗数减少，第二季住宅物业成交宗数约1.22万宗，较今年第一季下调13%，比上年同期少18%。该行另一代理认为，即使下半年息口见顶，高息环境亦将会维持一段时间。另外，最近股票市场波动、外围经济復甦缓慢等因素均会抑制买家入市情绪，压抑住宅市场交投及楼价表现。

预期下半年发展商将继续积极推盘去货，并以贴近二手市场开价的策略和不同优惠条款吸引买家，而二手市场步伐则相对慢热。预计全年楼价升幅介乎3%至7%，租金料升5%至8%；住宅成交量则按年升10%至15%，达约5万伙左右。

(信报)

晋逸维园酒店4.68亿售 买家嘉华相关人士

「越南朱」朱立基持有的北角晋逸维园精品酒店易手，买家为嘉华国际相关人士，作价4.68亿，平均呎价10808元。嘉华相关人士透过CHARMFIELD PACIFIC LIMITED购入，该公司董事包括吕耀华及尹紫薇，吕氏为嘉华国际执行董事，尹紫薇为嘉华国际香港地产发展及租务总监。

平均每呎10808元

市场消息透露，该项目除了基座铺位外，楼上为住宅契，料发展商重建物业，得以退还昂贵的釐印费；该项目佔地面积约4100方呎，楼高23层，共提供132间房，每个房间作价约355万，总楼面约4.33万方呎，平均呎价10808元。

该物业位于英皇道31至33号及银幕街18及20号，与琉璃街交界3面单边，地下及1楼商铺总面积约9441方呎。

(星岛日报)

Home completions fall, prices ease

Private home completions in May fell by 75 percent from April in a further sign of a slowdown in developer activity in Hong Kong.

Latest data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed the number of completed private homes fell for four months in a row in May.

The reading in May also marked a new low since October 2020.

For the first five months of this year, the total number of completed homes dropped to 7,222 units, 35 percent fewer than a year ago.

The cumulated number is only 36 percent of the estimated 19,953 units for this year, meaning the market may miss the full-year target, according to the department.

Meanwhile, developers put new homes on market at marked down prices in an accelerated pace to reduce stocks.

Yesterday, a total of 125 new flats at High Park I in Yuen Long were priced an average of HK$13,747 per sq ft after discounts, 11 percent lower than a nearby project sold two years ago.

The marked down price list announced by developer Asia Standard International (0129), the first for the Yuen Long project, followed the 9-percent lower pricing for the first batch of units at La Montagne in Wong Chuk Hang.

After discounts, the 125 units at High Park I are being sold for HK$4.41 million to HK$7.06 million.

They include 26 one-bedroom, 96 two-bedroom, two three-bedroom and one with special features, with saleable areas from 326 to 498 sq ft.

Meanwhile, Henderson Land Development (0012) said more flats at Henley Park in Kai Tak may be put up for sale after more than 7,500 checks for the 82 units on the third price list were received.

Elsewhere in Wong Chuk Hang, Phase 4A of La Montagne saw more than 3,000 groups of buyers visit the showrooms and the developers said more batches may be released for sale subject to market responses.

A property agency believes the developers will continue to price their projects at market levels in the second half to attract homebuyers, expecting home prices to rise 3-7 percent for the whole year.

However, Citi Hong Kong believes local property prices could fall 6 percent in the second half to stay flat for the full year.

Mainlanders may render support to the property market, another property agency said.

The agency said the proportion of individual buyers from the mainland rose to 13 percent in the first quarter, marking an 11-year high. It estimated a total of 100,000 talents from mainland China and other regions will come to Hong Kong this year through various schemes.

(The Standard)

A Property agency says Hong Kong home rents and leasing activity expected to rise in second half, even as analysts paint divergent picture for home prices

The leasing market has reported growth since the reopening of the border, a property agent says

Positive outlook for rents and leasing comes amid divergent forecasts for Hong Kong’s property market in the second half of 2023

Hong Kong home rents are expected to continue rising in the second half of 2023 even as the volatility in home prices persists, a property agency said.

The city’s housing market initially witnessed a recovery in prices after the border with mainland China was reopened in February, according to a report released by the agency on Thursday. The prices of lived-in homes have recorded a cumulative increase of 4.9 per cent over the last five months, even after the price index recorded its first decline in May and fell by 0.7 per cent, the report said.

But persistent high interest rates, recent stock market volatility and geopolitical tensions are all weighing on sentiment and are expected to dampen a recovery in residential prices, an agent said.

The leasing market, on the other hand, has reported growth since the reopening of the border, and has also benefited from a pledge made by the Hong Kong government to attract more talent to the city with its Top Talent Pass Scheme, the agent said.

“This is a good sign for the leasing market,” the agent added. “And it has already been partially reflected in the rental index, which has risen by 4 per cent over the last four months.”

The rental index will put in a more stable performance compared to the price index this year, and it will also slightly outperform home prices by one to two percentage points, the agent said.

“The rental index could increase by around 5 to 8 per cent this year,” the agent added.

The agency’s report comes amid a divergence in forecasts for Hong Kong’s property market in the second half of this year, with some analysts predicting a recovery as the city’s economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic, and others warning of ongoing and potential headwinds such as further interest rate hikes.

The agency said it expected more price volatility in the second half and forecast that home prices will rise by 3 to 7 per cent this year. Raymond Cheng, managing director of CGS-CIMB Securities, said he expected home prices to rise by an average of 5 per cent, with interest rates likely to peak this year. His views were echoed by another property agent.

Another property agency, on the other hand, has forecast a drop of up to 5 per cent in lived-in home prices for the whole year and said interest rates as a factor will not fade away until early next year. The agency’s forecast followed similar predictions by another agency and Citi.

In a reflection of the sentiment around leasing activity, Sun Hung Kai Properties said on Thursday that it will launch its new flagship rental project, Townplace West Kowloon, in the second half of 2023. The project with a total of 843 units will be tailor-made for young talent moving to Hong Kong following the introduction of the city’s new immigration policy for hiring top talent.

The policy has increased demand for rental options for young professionals dramatically, the developer said in a statement.