甲廈及新式工廈造價急跌，用家趁勢吸納，長沙灣道新落成的工商中心環球商貿廣場一期兩全層單位易手，涉資9055萬，買家為維特健靈相關人士，平均呎價9000元，較該廈高峰期造價回落25%，是次交易更擁有大廈命名權。

上址為長沙灣道918號環球商貿廣場一期，涉及26及29樓，建築面積分別為5394及4667方呎，作價各4854.6萬及4200.3萬，涉資共9054.9萬，買家為維特健靈相關人士，平均呎價9000元，該宗交易買家擁有大廈命名權，大廈新名「維特健靈中心」。

呎價較高位跌25%

市場消息指，盡管經濟環境差，維特健靈表現理想，經歷疫市，大家注重健康，旗下健康產品亦自然受惠。維特健靈除了於大埔工業邨設生產及營銷據點，本身於尖沙咀新港中心一座設有據點，今番趁勢購入上述物業自用。環球商貿廣場一期年前呎價曾高達12221元，最新成交呎價較高位回落約25%。近期，該廈18樓全層，建築面積約6412方呎，亦以每呎9000元易手，涉資5771萬。

連大廈命名權承接

去年，環球商貿廣場一期的中層1及2號單位，建築面積共約3003方呎，早前以3541.5萬售，平均呎價約11793元。

長沙灣道918號環球商貿廣場一期 (GCC1)，以及926號環球商貿廣場二期 (GCC2)，坐落熱鬧的長沙灣道，毗鄰港鐵站，業界形容為「甲級工廈」，兩幢物業標準樓層樓底高度約4.5米，提供連平台特色單位，享有開揚景觀，遠望昂船洲大橋，雖然物業屬工廈，不過，用料及設計與甲廈無異，包括玻璃幕牆，單位玻璃大門連密碼鎖、金屬假天花連及升高地台等，買家可即買即用。

(星島日報)

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代理行：上半年工商舖買賣料1592宗

有本港代理行代理指出，2024年之初，經濟復甦進度仍慢，港股年初進一步下滑，更一度連萬五關亦失守，雖然其後反彈，惟高息環境持續下，仍然窒礙投資意欲。該行綜合土地註冊處資料，截至6月25日為止的2024年上半年，全港共錄1552宗工廈、商廈及店舖買賣，金額達265.54億，預計整個上半年最終可錄1592宗及272.7億，料較去年下半年1665宗及411.09億分別回落4%及下挫34%。

工商舖買賣金額俱跌，主因經濟復甦步伐較緩慢，息口維持高企及零售消費受壓，登記總值跌幅較大，因去年下半年有高逾百億計巨額商廈登記，拉高基數所致。至於若按年同期比較，登記量值分別減少27%及15%。

較去年同期跌27%

今年上半年宗數，除了連跌2個「半年度」外，亦創近8個「半年度」新低。上半年工廈宗數持續少於千宗水平，佔比維持最多，共錄844宗，佔整體比率達53%；商廈及店舖分別錄297宗及451宗買賣，佔比各約18.7%及28.3%。

該代理表示，雖然整體仍然低迷，惟跌幅明顯收窄，料將見底，預料下半年息口見頂，新資本投資者入境計劃年中正式實施，可投資1000萬元以內非住宅項目，料刺激中小型工商舖成交，價格累積不少減幅，吸引買家趁低吸納。

該行另一代理表示，隨着旅遊業復甦及旅客重臨，店舖投資氣氛似乎有所改善，惟與此同時港人熱衷北上及進行網上消費，又抵銷了相關良好勢頭，再加上經濟復甦進度偏慢及高息困擾下，店舖市道未見突破。

該行另一代理指出，雖然整體樓市撤辣，惟在高息環境下，工廈投資未見受惠，資金反倒流向住宅市場，造成工廈買賣登記依然沉寂。

(星島日報)

Hong Kong developers’ cash rebates of up to 50% draw regulator’s scrutiny

Housing authority says it has noticed developers’ high commissions to agents to boost sales and that it could launch an investigation should the need arise

Some Hong Kong developers are using cash rebates as stealth discounts, raising regulator’s ire.

Social media has been abuzz with discussions on how developers are offering cash rebates – a form of under-the-table discounting through private negotiation – to attract buyers. These incentives, in some cases, can reach as much as 50 per cent of the value of a new property.

The Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority (SRPA) said it had noticed some developers were offering very high commissions to property agents to boost the sales of new homes, while agents were passing on such rebates to their clients.

Although both these practices are commercial arrangements, the authority said it could investigate “to see if there is any misrepresentation or dissemination of false or misleading information by the vendor to induce another person to purchase any specified residential property”.

The SRPA noted the registered transaction prices were much higher than the actual purchase prices paid by the buyers.

One social media post said a 28 per cent cash rebate was given to buyers of homes in Chill Residence in Yau Tong, jointly developed by Poly Property and L’Avenue International Holdings.

Other developers such as Top Spring International Holdings and Chun Wo Development Holdings were offering up to 50 per cent for the 128 Waterloo project in Ho Man Tin, according to a senior executive at an international property consultancy, who requested anonymity.

Poly Property and Chun Wo did not reply to requests for comment.

Banks are required to offset the cash rebate from the flat’s purchase price when determining the maximum loan amount, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s guidelines.

The SRPA has been distributing leaflets on the risks associated with high rebates at developers’ sales offices to remind prospective buyers how the rebates may affect the bank mortgages and the stamp duty payable.

“Buyers should conduct risk assessments and be prepared in case promises of rebates do not materialise in the end,” the pamphlet said.

Analysts also cautioned that buyers of such heavily discounted flats could fail to secure mortgage loans.

“Banks take a cautious approach and offer extremely low loan-to-value ratios for properties with cash rebates, limiting the ability of buyers to obtain financing,” a mortgage broker said.

Only buyers with strong financial capacity will be able to apply for mortgage loans in such cases, the broker added.

Hong Kong’s residential market initially rebounded in April after the removal of all property cooling measures. Primary and secondary home sale transactions jumped 243 per cent year on year and 202 per cent month on month, respectively, according to a property agency.

But the transactions slowed down considerably in May and June as the excitement wore off.

The agency estimates there will be a 50 per cent month-on-month increase in first-hand sales in June, the lowest since February.

Meanwhile, a market index which followed gauge of secondary private residential property prices in the city, fell to a 14-week low in mid-June.