〈The Standard, June 20, 2026〉Wheelock Properties named its Kwu Tung project Park Silicon on Wednesday, which will bring 781 units to the market.
The sales brochure will be released as early as the beginning of July, with the project potentially going on sale next month, said Ricky Wong Kwong-yiu, vice chairman and managing director of Wheelock Properties.
〈Hong Kong Business, June 19, 2026〉The education sector is becoming a new demand driver for the city’s commercial property market, according to Colliers.
In its white paper, Colliers said investors and landlords could unlock value by converting underutilised commercial assets into education facilities.
The trend is being driven by rising non-local student demand and supportive government policies, including the increase of the non-local university student cap to 50% by the 2026/27 academic year.
〈Asian Post, June 18, 2026〉Hong Kong remains one of Asia’s key gateway hotel markets, with its luxury hotel segment outperforming despite limited transaction activity, according to JLL.
This comes as luxury hotel transaction volumes across Asia Pacific rose 77% between 2017 and 2025 to around $16.5b (US$2.1b), marking one of the highest annual investment levels for the sector since the pre-COVID period.
In Hong Kong, prime luxury hotel assets remain tightly held by local conglomerates, family offices, long-term strategic owners, and high-net-worth capital. JLL said this has constrained transaction liquidity and limited the availability of benchmark deals.
〈Hong Kong Business, June 17, 2026〉New project launch prices have rebounded by about 15% from their lows over the past four years, according toJLL.
The property consultancy said developers have moved away from aggressive discounting and are adopting more assertive pricing as the housing market recovers.
In 2025, developers remained cautious, with many new projects raising asking prices only modestly by around 2% to 5%, or maintaining stable pricing to support sales.
In 2026, pricing strategies became more assertive, with initial price lists and subsequent adjustments rising by up to 30% for selected units in highly sought-after projects.
〈Hong Kong Business, June 16, 2026〉Hong Kong has risen to second place in global competitiveness in a worldwide ranking, gaining ground for a third consecutive year to its highest placing since 2019.
Published by the International Institute for Management Development, the World Competitiveness Yearbook measures the capabilities of an economy based on four main factors, namely economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure.
