Hong Kong's residential property market remains caught in a tug-of-war, with bullish momentum stymied by a host of bearish fundamentals, according to the latest market outlook from JLL.
Asia Pacific's commercial real estate (CRE) investment market held firm in the first quarter of 2025, with total transaction volume reaching $32.8 billion -- a marginal 1% dip from the previous quarter but up 11% year-over-year, according to new data from CBRE.
The looming threat of President Trump's China tariffs in the first quarter of 2025, coupled with Hong Kong's strong economic ties to China, contributed to a decline in commercial rents and capital values across nearly all sectors of the city's property markets
According to the latest data from Knight Frank, prime rental growth across 16 key cities slowed in the final quarter of 2024, with rents rising by 2.2% over the past year -- the slowest pace in more than three years.