資深投資者盧華拆售星光行12樓單位，繼早前沽出一個單位後，於通關消息落實後，至今連錄3宗買賣，成交呎價最高約1.73萬。
盧華拆售星光行12樓，去年12月推出首批4個單位，僅沽出1個，及後在落實通關消息後，3個單位陸續沽出，買家有用家及投資者，呎價最高為1207室，面積約878方呎，呎價約17330元，成交價約1521.57萬，套現約5512萬，儘管他推出按揭計畫 (8年、70%借款優惠，利息以「大P」計算)，最終未有買家使用。
投資者盧華拆售
有代理表示，隨着首批4個悉數沽出，業主最新加推3個單位，意向呎價由約15320元，預料首批連加推單位，可為業主套現近1億元。
加推單位為09、12及14室，面積878方呎及920方呎，呎價約15320至17630元，交吉放售，叫價最相宜為1214室，面積約878方呎，意向呎價約15320元，涉資約1345萬。
該批放售中單位擁維港景。該廈地契屬999年期，對用家及投資者具吸引力。
加推3單位呎價逾1.53萬
據了解，盧華去年3月向日本玩具商TOMY，以1.412億購入星光行12樓一籃子物業，合共有10單位，目前已沽4個，3個推售，3個單位則尚未推出。
(星島日報)
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永安廣場銀主盤呎價1.83萬售
尖東永安廣場403室銀主盤，早前由銀行推出放售，獲準買家爭奪，最終約2200萬易手，平均每呎約1.83萬，物業擁全海景，屬優質盤源。
造價高位回落32%
有代理表示，永安廣場銀主盤建築面積約1200方呎，以約2200萬售出，平均每呎約1.83萬，該單位拍賣消息傳出後，迅即接獲逾6名準買家出價，最後由實力投資者投得。
代理又說，同類型單位於商廈高峰期呎價高見約2.7萬，現時較高位回落約32%。
另一代理表示，灣仔巴路士街14號京都大廈低層全層，面積約1600方呎，意向價1680萬，租客為酒吧，料回報率約3.3厘。
(星島日報)
更多永安廣場寫字樓出售樓盤資訊請參閱：永安廣場寫字樓出售
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商廈受惠通關租務增 聚焦新甲廈
科企擴充租觀塘 The Millennity 啟德 AIRSIDE 兩層獲洽
中港通關後商業氣氛向好，商廈租務有所加快，新甲廈成焦點。新地 (00016) 觀塘「The Millennity」入伙，全層獲科技公司租用；另啟德 AIRSIDE 租務活動亦加快，兩層共7萬平方呎，獲日資銀行大手洽租料快落實。
中港正式通關，商務活動可復常，有代理指出，近期租務氣氛明顯轉好，通關後即使大手租務個案落實未算多，查詢及睇樓活動增加。該代理指近來中資機構，特別保險業正積極查詢，而尖沙咀一帶商廈，成不少中資機構留意對象。
業界：尖沙咀成中資對象
該代理認為，由於最近是聖誕假期後及農曆年前夕，屬傳統租務淡季，隨着睇樓量上升，預計3至4月甲廈租務將加快落實，而過去3年受疫情衝擊，特別去年第5波疫情，令租務活動叫停，直至去年第四季，商廈稍轉好，並已錄正吸納量，料今年租務成交為近年最多。
近日甲廈租務加快，全新甲廈成租客搬遷熱點。新地旗下觀塘巧明街98號九巴車廠重建項目，早前命為「The Millennity」。消息指，物業2座29樓全層，面積約1.26萬平方呎，以每平方呎約28元租出。據了解，新租客為科網公司。該公司原租用同區駿業街商廈，涉及面積約7,400平方呎，是次搬遷既擴充樓面，亦可搬遷至全新甲廈項目作升級。
The Millennity 現已落成，比鄰港鐵觀塘站及牛頭角站。項目兩座大樓各提供20層甲級寫字樓，總樓面約65萬平方呎，其基座10層為大型商場，商場佔地約50萬平方呎，規模與apm相若。目前商廈部分最大租客為積金局，租用8萬平方呎樓面。
另外，去年落成大型商廈項目啟德 AIRSIDE，近來租務洽商的進度亦有加快迹象。消息指，項目兩層樓面，合共逾7萬平方呎正獲洽租，呎租約35元，預計快將落實。據了解，洽租機構為日本三菱銀行集團，該機構目前租用中環友邦金融中心 (AIA Central) 逾10萬平方呎樓面，預計是次洽租，將把集團後勤部分遷入啟德，而核心業務仍保留在中環。按目前友邦金融中心 平均呎租約110至120元計，搬遷可大幅節省成本。啟德 AIRSIDE 為近兩年最大型商業項目，去年落成，並於第三季錄首宗租務，近期則有所加快，包括高層全層，面積約3.75萬平方呎，以每平方呎約35元租出。
長沙灣南商金融創新中心 半層租出
至於西九龍區方面，新世界 (00017) 旗下長沙灣南商金融創新中心去年落成，近日物業半層樓面，涉及約1萬平方呎，獲科網公司租用，租客原使用科學園寫字樓。
除了全新商廈外，傳統甲廈亦有錄得搬遷升級個案。消息指，灣仔中環廣場低層全層，面積約2.5萬平方呎，以每平方呎約45元租出。新租客為邦民財務，原租用同區商廈，搬遷可作升級。
(經濟日報)
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商廈供應高峰待消化 租金難大升
通關後料租務活動加快，惟今年屬商廈供應高峰，加上疫情令空置率升至新高，現時大批樓面待消化，相信租金上升空間有限。
據一間外資代理行資料顯示，受疫情衝擊下，甲廈空置率持續上升，目前最新空置率約14.7%，屬近年新高，而空置樓面涉約1,100萬平方呎。
自2020年初疫情爆發，商業活動大受影響，甲廈租金亦連續3年下挫，累積跌幅近3成。以中環超甲廈為例，呎租由高峰約180至200元，已跌至約120至130元；而東九龍全新甲廈呎租，普遍跌至每呎30元或以下水平。
由於長期錄負吸納情況，空置率上升，直至去年第四季，「0+3」入境措施推出，香港與海外商業活動稍恢復，有利商廈租務，最終出現全年35萬平方呎正吸納量，為近3年最理想。
今年將有320萬呎樓面落成
中港通關，預計中資機構加快來港擴充及開業，亦可帶動其他專業服務行業拓展業務，無疑有利租務市場。不過，除了市場上仍有大批樓面待消化後，去年及今年均為甲廈供應高峰，今年市場上將有320萬平方呎樓面落成，包括中環兩幢全新商廈，另灣仔、長沙灣等均有新項目落成。
空置率高加上新供應多，要消化樓面亦不容易，而甲廈業主為保持競爭力，在叫價上不能太進取，特別空置率較高、或全新招租項目的業主，當務之急是盡快降低空置樓面，故仍會貼市價招租。租客在市場上選擇多，料租務個案明顯增加，惟在業主叫價克制下，租金今年料僅平穩，難以明顯上升。
(經濟日報)
工商舖今年買賣 業界估增逾3成
隨着中港正式通關，有代理行預計，2023年全年整體工商舖買賣宗數可增逾3成，重上5,800宗水平，當中核心區商舖的造價及租金更可望升逾兩成，升值潛力尤為看好。
代理行料5800宗 金額970億
有代理預計，2023年全年的整體工商舖買賣登記宗數可增逾3成至5,800宗水平，宗數創2019年5月以來次高；惟在未有大額全幢商廈買賣成交之下，整體買賣金額料回落近4成至970億元。該代理又看好核心區商舖的造價及租金齊升兩成，主要有見自由行旅客重新返港，令核心區商舖重生。
回顧2022年，該代理表示，受疫情持續、港股急挫，以及美國持續加息3項負面因素夾擊，去年全年僅錄4,431宗工商舖買賣登記，宗數為歷來次低，較2021年全年6,895宗大減約36%；當中商廈2022全年僅錄781宗買賣，按年大挫4成最多。然而，按買賣合約總值劃分，2022全年總金額達1,595.74億元，按年上升約4%。
凱施餅店蝕300萬 沽大圍舖
個別業主加快沽貨，消息稱，近月捲入欠薪事件的凱施餅店，沽出大圍道金禧花園地下舖位，面積約1,349平方呎，以約8,200萬元成交，呎價約6萬元。舖位由莎莎化粧以每月約25.5萬元租用，回報率約3.6厘。
據了解，凱施餅店或有關人士於2013年以8,500萬元買入，持貨9年轉手，帳面蝕約300萬元。集團近期亦放售多項舖位、工廈等物業。
(經濟日報)
九龍灣工轉商成形 8項目涉930萬呎
九龍灣商貿區屬於起動九龍東重要部分，區內不少舊工廈、貨倉正部署重建，區內8個重建成商業的項目，預計將提供930萬平方呎樓面供應。
九龍灣屬於成功轉型的前工業區，目前區內甲級商廈林立，餘下尚未展開重建的工廈，亦陸續部署重建。據資料顯示，區內至少有9個重建項目，其中8個計劃重建成商業用途，合共提供約930萬平方呎樓面。
當中規模最大屬於由政府主導的「九龍灣行動區」，將區內多個大型政府設施，包括廢物回收中心、驗車中心等搬遷，以騰出土地興建大型的商業、零售及文化中心，涉及超過430萬平方呎。
前回收中心 供220萬呎樓面
前身為環保署的九龍灣廢物回收中心、屬於常悅道的第2號用地，佔地約1.7公頃，將以地積比率12倍發展，提供約220.2萬平方呎樓面，當中設6層基座作為零售及餐飲等用途，總樓面59.3萬平方呎，上蓋再興建3幢商廈，辦公室樓面面積高達155.5萬平方呎。
另一個大型重建項目，則為億京等斥105億元購入九龍灣國際展貿中心，總投資額高達200億元，將會重建為3幢23至25層高的商廈，總樓面面積涉約177.5萬平方呎，當中辦公室總樓面佔約142.6萬平方呎，作為商業或零售用途的總樓面涉約22.8萬平方呎，工業展覽館則佔約12.1萬平方呎。
大昌行獲批重建2幢商廈
同時，由中信持有的啟祥道20號大昌行集團大廈，項目早前已獲城規會批准重建為2幢32層高 (包括2層零售平台) 的商廈，另設3層地下停車場，涉及總樓面面積約147.75萬平方呎。
至於在九龍灣臨海的啟興道一帶近年亦有變化，當中由九龍倉 (00004) 規劃逾10年重建的啟興道1至5號九龍貨倉，屬於「綜合發展區」用途，最新以20.9億元完成補地價，將由現時工業用途轉作商住項目，以重建後總樓面面積約82.9萬平方呎，每方呎樓面補地價約2,520元。
按照發展商2021年8月向城規會提交方案，項目將建7座住宅，提供1,782伙，總樓面約82.9萬平方呎，單位平均面積約465平方呎，以現時進展，相信最快可於1至2年後預售樓花。
至於鄰近原本由南豐發展的臨澤街8號啟匯，在2018年以約80億元出售予「重慶李嘉誠」張松橋及資本策略 (00497) 等後，再在2020年6月獲屋宇處批出圖則，可建2幢商廈，涉及67.98萬平方呎樓面。
(經濟日報)
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Green light for 13 projects
The Buildings Department has approved 13 plans, including one in Kai Tak and another on Robinson Road in the Mid-Levels in November.
The 13 approvals include two on Hong Kong Island, six in Kowloon and five in the New Territories.
Eight are for apartment or apartment/commercial developments, two for commercial developments, one is for factory and industrial developments, and two are for community services developments. The number four site in area 4B, Kai Tai, codeveloped by New World Development (0017) and Far East Consortium (0035), has gotten the go-ahead for four 24- to 26-story residential buildings and one six-story residential block, with a total floor area of about 574,744 square feet.
In addition, plans were also approved for some urban redevelopment projects in November.
Henderson Land's (0012) project at No 94-100 Robinson Road will result in a 20-story residential building with two lower basement floors and a total floor area of 60,783 sq ft.
The department has also issued 16 occupation permits, with three on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon and eight in the New Territories.
(The Standard)
Testing time for new flat sales
Hundreds of new apartments will be put on the market as sentiment improves, with the new projects including Henderson Land's (0012) One Innovale in Fan Ling and La Marina at Wong Chuk Hang station, codeveloped by Kerry Properties (0683) and Sino Land (0083).
One Innovale - Cabanna released its fifth price list yesterday, offering 108 units at an average HK$14,598 per square foot after discounts.
The flats range from studios to three-bedroom units with sellable areas of 195 to 672 square feet. Prices are between HK$2.83 million and HK$9.59 million after discounts or from HK$13,838 to HK$16,011 psf.
The sales launch will be on Saturday, and besides units on the price list, five flats will be sold via tenders.
The last 104 La Marina flats take in 59 on a price list and 45 via tenders.
The new batch in the second phase of The Southside will be launched on February 2. The lowest price is HK$10 million, and the show flats were available for visiting from yesterday.
Kerry Properties said 496 flats have been sold so far, bringing in HK$12.1 billion, and that the project is set to be delivered in time as occupation permits have been received and just needs the certificate of compliance.
The 59 flats on the price list are one-to three-bedroom units, with sellable areas of 320 to 955 sq ft.
Discounted prices range from HK$10 million to HK$38.9 million, or from HK$31,388 to HK$40,892 psf, based on discounts of up to 20 percent.
In other news, luxury homes costing over HK$50 million will see a sharp rise of up to 20 percent in prices this year due to the economic recovery and a lack of new supply, a property agency predicts.
It expects such homes to rebound significantly, with the number of primary-market deals soaring by more than two times to 350 and secondary sales rising 40 percent to 300.
Luxury properties are expected to outperform the general market and their prices are estimated to rise 15 to 20 percent for the whole year.
Another agency forecasts property investment will pick up in the second half, with the transaction volume rising 5 percent year-on-year in 2023.
Real estate turnover hit HK$70.3 billion last year, a slight drop of 4 percent compared with 2021, but 42 percent lower than the prepandemic level.
(The Standard)
Mainland China money trickles into Hong Kong property market, especially luxury homes, as analysts expect slow recovery
Luxury homes are attracting mainland Chinese buyers, with three Ho Man Tin flats recently selling for about US$38 million
Given high interest rates, it will take time for buying by mainland residents to rebound from a 75 per cent drop during the pandemic, analysts say
Hong Kong property-market insiders see signs of mainland China residents returning to the housing market after the reopening of the border, although a full recovery is expected to take months amid high interest rates.
Mainlanders have started to buy homes in Hong Kong again, with interest concentrated in luxury properties so far, Victor Tin, executive director at Sino Land, told the Post.
“Luxury homes are seeing an earlier kick-off,” Tin said. “Later when the border reopening is further relaxed, there may be even more mainland buyers coming, boosting other kinds of properties.”
For example, mainlanders bought three of the six flats sold at St George’s Mansions in Ho Man Tin, a luxury project jointly developed by Sino and CLP Group, in the first 10 days of this year, Tin said. The three flats sold for around HK$300 million (US$38.41 million).
In west Kowloon, a mainland buyer forked out HK$166 million for eight flats at Grand Victoria on January 12, Tin said. Sino and three other companies developed the project.
In the pre-pandemic year of 2019, buyers with mainland China backgrounds accounted for 8.4 per cent of total home sales in Hong Kong, according to Midland Realty. Buying by mainland Chinese peaked in 2011 at 11 per cent of all homes, or 30.2 per cent of new homes.
Annual transactions by buyers who were not Hong Kong permanent residents or companies fell by about 76 per cent during the pandemic, according to Inland Revenue Department statistics cited by a property agency.
This is based on the number of cases liable to pay the Buyer’s Stamp Duty, which only applies to such buyers. There were 2,311 such transactions from 2020 to November 2022, or about 770 deals per year. In contrast, there were 9,484 such deals from 2017 to 2019, or about 3,160 deals per year.
In other words, the border closure cost the market about 2,400 deals a year, or 7,200 deals over three years, the agency said.
Now, developers and agents hope buyers from across the border will give the market a shot in the arm after total residential transactions in 2022 plummeted 39.4 per cent year on year to 45,050, the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1997, according to the Land Registry.
Yet industry watchers also know recovery will take time.
“Although border reopening is a really strong medicine to cure the weak market sentiment and impaired market conditions, Hong Kong’s been like a sick person for more than three years,” said Tony Wan, director of sales and marketing for Hong Kong Properties at K Wah International.
Wan said the importance of border reopening is more about stimulating cross-border economic activity and improving the economy, after which people will be more interested in buying homes.
The city needs to do more to strengthen economic health, including the measures outlined in Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s Policy Address to attract talent, investors, investment capital and technology to Hong Kong, Wan said. “It takes time to recover,” he added. “There’s no miracle.”
One positive sign in the property market at the moment is buying by Hongkongers who recently acquired permanent residency. Mortgage applications by this group accounted for 11.4 per cent of those handled by a mortgage brokerage service provider in the fourth quarter, the highest since records started in 2018.
The government’s Quality Migrant Admission Scheme seeks to attract highly skilled or talented people to settle in Hong Kong to enhance the city’s economic competitiveness. While the policy has seen a surge in inquiries, it is unclear to what extent immigration by mainland Chinese people will help the property market.
“Some mainlanders are still interested in investment or relocating to Hong Kong as it is a window of China to the rest of the world, especially with the lure of the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme,” an agent said. “They may come and buy a home afterwards.”
However, a boom in the short term is unlikely because of the high cost of home purchases and capital transfer, the agent added.
“Neither I nor my family has any plan to buy a home in Hong Kong,” said Effy Chen, 26, an online fashion influencer who is based in Guangzhou and has family businesses in several major cities in China.
“The reasons are straightforward. It is not comfortable for living. Homes in Hong Kong are expensive but the space is too small compared with other big cities in the mainland. It is also not a good choice to pour your money into the real estate sector rather than other sectors amid a gloomy market.”
While the reopening of the China-Hong Kong border is expected to stimulate the Hong Kong economy, rising interest rates will continue to cast a shadow over the mass residential market, according to another property agent.
“As the economy revives, positive factors in boosting residential prices including stock-market performance, increasing household income and restored investor confidence will hopefully bring the residential market back on the recovery track,” the agent said. “Whilst further interest rate hikes will continue to weigh on home prices, we foresee an overall 5 to 10 per cent year-on-year downward adjustment in 2023.”
(South China Morning Post)
