商廈租賃氣氛略有改善，市場錄1宗升級搬遷個案，一間大型律師樓由金鐘力寶中心遷往中環，向中環大業主置地承租區內歷山大廈接近2.3萬方呎樓面，平均呎租約100元。

市場消息透露，曾由佳士得藝廊承租的中環歷山大廈其中2層樓面已告租出，該2層為22及23樓全層，面積各約11400方呎，合共約22800方呎，業內人士料月租約228萬，平均呎租約100元。租客來自金鐘力寶中心，為一間國際級大型律師樓。

租客來自金鐘力寶中心

該間律師樓原本承租力寶中心一座8樓及15樓全層，建築面積分別14890方呎及13344方呎，合共約28234方呎，估計呎租約50元，月租約141萬。知情人士續說，由於力寶中心實用率介乎75%至78%，力寶中心該2層樓面實用面積共約2.2萬方呎，該宗租賃屬升級搬遷，租客遷至更高級數甲廈，承租樓面面積與舊址相若。力寶中心該2層分別由2名業主持有，在獲悉租客通知搬遷後，業主各以意向每呎43及45元放租單位。

上述歷山大廈22及23樓面，前身租客為佳士得亞太總部，承租該廈合共3層半樓面，總面積約4萬方呎。佳士得早於2021年預租The Henderson 4全層，新總部面積增加至5萬方呎，亦是升級搬遷個案。該拍賣行將於本月26及27日舉行拍賣，亦是全新亞太區總部落成後的首屆拍賣。

曾由拍賣行佳士得承租

早前，置地旗下的同區遮打大廈，早前亦錄一宗租客擴充規模個案，一名長情客本身已承租該廈13樓及15樓2全層樓面，涉約3.6萬方呎，早前一口氣新租該廈16個散單位及17樓全層，面積分別為7000方呎及1.8萬方呎，面積多達2.5萬方呎。

(星島日報)

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8月份工商舖 按月量跌價升

減息前工商舖交投仍較為淡靜，有代理行統計，8月份工商舖錄218宗成交，按月微跌。

該行統計，8月份工商舖買賣量跌價升，共錄得約218宗工商舖買賣成交，較上月微跌約8.4%，對比2023年同期則跌約31.66%。至於成交金額方面，月內錄得多宗大手成交，帶動全月共錄得約60.79億元，較上月增約1.2倍，按年對比亦增加約35.45%。

商廈買賣金額 按月增3.4倍

8月份工商舖物業買賣以商廈最為矚目，數據顯示，8月份商廈錄得約26宗買賣成交，成交金額錄得約35.02億元，當中成交金額按月及按年分別飆升約3.4倍及6.3倍，月內錄得至少3宗逾億元成交。

當中金額最大為中環皇后大道中99號中環中心，66樓及75樓兩個全層樓面易手，涉及總樓面面積共約51,088平方呎 (未核實)，成交價約13.5億元，平均呎價約2.9萬元，新買家為星展銀行，而原業主則為資深投資者陳秉志。

工廈成交金額錄得約17.08億元，按月大增約64.7%，月內亦錄得大手成交，其中職業安全健康局以約1.48億元購入香港工業大廈地下A及B號舖連7個車位，業主為英皇集團主席楊受成，持貨18年帳面獲利約1.2億元，物業升值約4.3倍。

(經濟日報)

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廣東道海星大廈全幢170萬獲續租 鐘錶品牌進駐十多年 新約較高峰低六成

核心零售區舖位租金大幅回落，由意大利鐘錶品牌PANERAI (沛納海) 承租十多年的尖沙咀廣東道及北京道交界單邊全幢舖位旗艦店，最新以每月約170萬元續租，較高峰期調整六成，屬該品牌租用全幢舖位以來的租金新低。

據悉，PANERAI剛續租廣東道2號海星大廈全幢，物業坐落於廣東道及北京道交界，對面為法國奢侈品牌Louis Vuitton (LV) 的海港城旗艦店，全幢共12層高，總建築面積合共9182方呎，最新以月租約170萬元續租，呎租約185元，租期為3年至2027年。

曾經是全球最大專門店

PANERAI可說是物業的「長情租客」，早於2010年已租用海星大廈地下C、D及E舖連1樓，合共建築面積約1268方呎，整個舖位面向北京道，當年月租高達68萬元，呎租達536元。

由於隨後有大量內地豪客來港購買奢侈品，迎來零售業高峰，PANERAI於2012年向業主洽租海星大廈全幢，包括地舖及樓上原用作寫字樓的單位，務求把物業打造成旗艦店。PANERAI成功租用海星大廈全幢，月租為380萬元，呎租約414元，一度是PANERAI全球最大專門店。

直到2015年，雖然當時奢侈品銷售額已較高位回落，但為力保旗艦店巨舖，PANERAI仍願意加租近12%，至425萬元續租，呎租升至約463元，亦成為海星大廈歷來月租金額新高。

在2018年，PANERAI租約再度到期，由於本港零售業已不如前，故首度獲業主減租，以每月300萬元續約，每月少付125萬元租金，跌幅為29.4%，呎租約327元，但這次租約長達6年。

少付130萬 歷來最平租約

在經歷疫情及重新通關後，本港零售業恢復速度緩慢，而且昔日租金高昂的廣東道名店街已累積多間吉舖待租，租金水平亦大不如前。由於PANERAI租約臨近到期，業主為了挽留優質租客，故大手減租130萬元或43.3%，至最新月租170萬元，成為PANERAI進駐海星大廈全幢以來，月租最低的一份租約。而與2015年租金巔峰水平比較，月租更大挫255萬元或60%。

雖然PANERAI是次只屬續租個案，但已是今年廣東道名店街內較矚目的舖位租務成交。今年7月，廣東道116至120號海威商業中心地下B及C舖連1樓，建築面積合共約4980方呎，由本地護膚品牌JaneClare以每月80萬元租用5年，呎租約161元，則是年內廣東道名店街涉及月租最大的新租賃個案。

(信報)

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Quiet market awaits rate cuts

Sales of old homes fell over the weekend as buyers waited for a possible US Federal Reserve interest rate cut and more new project launches.

The market is also waiting to see what measures Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu might unveil to stimulate the economy in his third policy address next month.

The city's 10 major housing estates saw eight deals over the weekend amid poor weather compared to 10 to a week earlier, the lowest in six weeks, according to a property agency

An agent said impending rate cuts will ease lending costs, encouraging the homebuyers to purchase affordable new flats.

Homeowners, too, are waiting for rate cuts to raise selling prices.

Attractively priced projects in Kai Tak launched in the past week also drew buyers away from the secondary market.

KT Marina 1 in Kai Tak recorded five deals over the weekend worth a total of HK$32.4 million. The project, co-developed by K Wah International (0173), Wheelock Properties and China Overseas Land and Investment (0688) has sold 24 flats in three days.

In the commercial market, "Minibus King" Ma Ah-muk's family has put the second floor of the Peninsula Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on the market for HK$420 million, after selling another commercial property, Eco Tree Hotel on Des Voeux Road West by public tender several weeks ago, according to another property agency.

(The Standard)

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Hong Kong rents set to hit record high as talent influx fuels demand

The rental index is about 3 per cent away from the peak seen in August 2019, a jump that is not entirely implausible, a property agency said

Rents in Hong Kong are set to climb to a record high this year, surpassing the previous peak in August 2019, because of robust demand from newly arrived residents and prospective homebuyers currently sidelined by high mortgage rates, according to analysts.

With the rental home index in July rising by 1.1 per cent month on month to 194.1, the gauge is 6 points shy of the peak of 200.1 recorded in August 2019, according to official data.

More rent increases are in the offing, which could spur developers to shift their unsold flats to the leasing market instead of selling them, analysts said. In such an event, rents could go past the HK$21.30 (US$2.73) to HK$41.48 per square foot per month range reached five years ago.

“The current market conditions are clearly characterised by limited supply and robust leasing activity,” an agent said.

The rental index will continue its upward trajectory throughout September and likely reach an all-time high this year, although the margin of increase may be modest, the agent added

The agent said that for the rental index to hit a record, it has to register a year-on-year jump of 8.2 per cent in August, an “optimistic” scenario but “not entirely implausible”. In July, rents surged 6.6 per cent year on year.

“With more international students renting units and a continuous influx of skilled professionals, rents are expected to further increase by 1.5 per cent in August and September, respectively,” another agent said. “This could drive rents up by nearly 4.2 per cent in the third quarter.”

The agent said in the last three months of the year, rent increases were likely to moderate to 2 per cent, which would still be enough to push the annual gain to 9.5 per cent, taking the rental index past the previous high of 200.1. In 2023 the gauge rose to 186.0, following a 6 per cent increase in leasing costs.

As of July, the Hong Kong government’s scheme to attract talent to the city had drawn 93,000 applications, of which more than 73,000 were approved, according to official data. Of those, 60,300 had already arrived in the city.

A potential interest-rate cut in Hong Kong later this month is unlikely to dampen demand in the leasing market, analysts said. With the US Federal Reserve widely anticipated to start easing its policy stance, Hong Kong monetary authorities are expected to follow suit.

“The impact of a rate cut on the leasing market is likely to be positive in the short term, primarily due to the potential influx of talent attracted by a more accommodative business and economic environment,” the first agent said.

With the interest-rate cut expected to be gradual, leasing demand is not likely to significantly shift to the sales market, the agent added.

The second agent differed slightly with the industry insider’s views. A rate cut is likely to boost the number of buyers entering the market, with more likely to transition from renting to buying, which could slightly dampen rental demand.

“However, with skilled professionals continuing to arrive in Hong Kong and renting apartments, rents will still have a certain level of support,” the agent added.

Meanwhile, with developers still holding a large inventory of unsold flats, the leasing market is becoming an increasingly viable option, according to the agent.

“Rental demand is currently very strong and rental income remains stable, while property prices have yet to stabilise,” the agent said, adding that developers could consider shifting their properties from sale to rentals.

For example, Henderson Land has put 34 units for lease at The Henley III in Kai Tak from HK$16,000 to HK$17,000 a month, while in Fanling, the developer has 23 units at the One Innovale for lease at a starting price of HK$9,500 a month.

As of July, Hong Kong developers had 22,300 unsold residential units, about 1.7 per cent higher than the 21,900 they had at the end of 2023, according to another property agency.

In the next three to four years, as many as 109,000 new flats are expected to flood the market, according to the housing bureau.

“Developers are exploring other options amid the market downturn,” another agent said.