〈The Standard, Dec 7, 2025〉The Yau Tong Ventilation Building residential development was jointly developed by Sino Land (0083), CSI Properties (0497), and MTR Corporation (0066). This round includes 29 one-bedroom units, 119 two-bedroom units, and two three-bedroom units, with usable floor areas ranging from 293 to 578 square feet.
Prices after discounts range from about HK$4.27 million to HK$9.5 million, or about HK$14,108 to HK$16,448 per sq ft. Among the 150 units, 98 are priced below HK$6 million, according to Sino Land executive director Victor Tin Siu-un.
〈Hong Kong Business, Dec 5, 2025〉The Land Registry recorded 7,121 sale and purchase agreements for November, down 1% from October and 7.4% year on year (YoY), according to a report. The shift reflected softer activity across residential and non-residential segments.
Total consideration for all building units was nearly unchanged, rising 0.9% month on month to $58.4b. This, however, represents a fall of 8.9% from a year earlier, the report noted.
Residential agreements totalled 5,588, a 2.2% decrease from October and 11.3% lower year on year. Consideration for residential units increased 1.2% to $51.7b but remained 9.8% below the level recorded a year ago.
〈The Standard, Dec 4, 2025 〉Mak Wai-keung, a building materials supplier, said on Friday that the market price of fire-resistant scaffolding nets surged from about HK$80 per roll to roughly HK$180 shortly after the fire. Supplies have since run out, with new stock expected to arrive from the mainland in about two weeks. Speaking on a radio program this morning,
Mak said he used to trust the testing reports provided by mainland manufacturers, but recent revelations of fabricated safety documents have prompted him to change course. He now sends materials to Hong Kong laboratories for third-party testing, noting that the results have so far shown “very little discrepancy.”
〈Asian Post, Dec 3, 2025〉The value of residential mortgage loans approved in October 2025 stood at $31.3b, showing minimal changes over the previous month, the Moneyary Authority said.
Of the $31.3b, mortgage loan transactions decreased by 2.1% to $12.4b, whilst financing secondary market transactions increased by 3.4% to $16b, it added.
Mortgage loans made during October amounted to $20.1b, a 3.5% drop from September.
The number of mortgage applications in October dipped by 0.7% to 8,255.
〈RTHK News, Dec 2, 2025〉Workers in different parts of Hong Kong on Thursday began taking down mesh netting at buildings undergoing major renovation works.
On Wednesday night, the government ordered the removal of all mesh netting by Saturday following the Tai Po inferno, citing public safety and people's concerns.
At Ching Lai Court, a subsidised housing estate in Mei Foo, some residents said renovation work there was almost complete, but they were concerned about the netting's safety.
