〈The Standard, Dec 13,2025〉Hong Kong home prices are forecast to rise about 5 percent next year, while rental growth is expected to slow to roughly 3 percent, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The sustained low-interest-rate environment and wealth effects from a buoyant stock market have supported improved housing market sentiment, with the estimated total residential transactions in the fourth quarter reaching nearly 16,400 units, up 9 percent year-on-year, the real estate services firm said. It projected that the total full-year residential deals will record approximately 62,000 units, rising 17 percent from the previous year, and is expected to be in line with the level of next year. Boosted by the flow of talents and non-local students, the retail housing sector retained strong growth potential in 2026, while the rental hike will be more modest than this year.
〈Hong Kong Business, Dec 12, 2025〉Land prices in government land sales in the second half of 2025 (H2) moved toward the upper end of market expectations, JLL said.
“This reflects that developers have regained their appetite for land acquisition and confidence in the residential market, particularly for urban land with suitable size and consideration,” the firm’s report said. It noted the last time land prices exceeded market expectations by over 30% was in 2021.
However, it does not guarantee the successful sale of plots in the Northern Metropolis, Alkan Au, head of value and risk advisory at JLL, said.
〈The Standard, Dec 11, 2025〉Hong Kong's home sales value amounted to HK$51.7 billion in November, plunging 9.8 percent year-on-year, according to data from the Land Registry. The figure also represented a 1.2 percent growth from October. The number of sale and purchase agreements for residential units fell 11.3 percent from the previous year, or down 2.2 percent month-on-month, to 5,588. Besides, all building units saw a 7.4 percent decline in deals to 7,121 during the period compared to last year, representing 8.5 percent lower than the 7,190 registrations in October. Total sales reached HK$58.1 billion, up 0.9 percent from October but down 8.9 percent year-on-year.
〈Asian Post, Dec 10, 2025〉Hong Kong retail rents are expected to fall in 2026, with vacancy rates likely to stay elevated amidst ongoing rental corrections, according to JLL Hong Kong.
In 2025, rents at Prime shopping centres and High Street shops fell by 9.1% and 7.7%, respectively.
Tenants have upgraded to prime locations, and new players are entering the market to take advantage of the lower rental levels, although leasing activities remain concentrated in prime districts such as Causeway Bay and Central.
The change in dinning preferences and heightened regional competition has prolonged restructuring in the F&B sector. Receipts from non-Chinese rose by 3.9% YoY in the first three quarters whilst Chinese restaurants dropped by 4%.
〈RTHK News, Dec 9, 2025〉A government-led task force will be asking residents forced to flee their Wang Fuk Court homes by last month's inferno for their views on rehousing arrangements, Chief Executive John Lee said.
He also said on Friday that the task force, led by Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong, had to be tread with care in reaching out to those affected, some 4,000 of whom had been relocated to temporary housing for the time being.
"It will be up to them to tell us what they want, even though there may be different wants and different needs. But at the same time, they are still undergoing a difficult period of big transition," Lee said.
