指标甲厦交投按年急跌54% 代理：首九个月仅录52宗
受疫情等负面因素，甲厦市场交投急速放缓。据代理资料显示，50大甲厦于今年首9个月仅录52宗成交，较去年同期的114宗急跌约54%。
综合代理的数据显示，9月份50大指标甲厦合共录得8宗买卖，较8月的修订数字增加3宗，亦是近4个月以来的新高，最新的成交面积约1.79万方呎，按月上升约121%。
上月录八宗成交
上月的买卖个案分布较为平均，面积介乎数百至数千方呎不等，地区集中于九龙，当中不乏短綫买卖，是近期较罕见的情况。
交投集中九龙区
总计今年首9个月，指标甲厦共录得52宗买卖，较去年同期的114宗急跌约54%，与商厦市道畅旺时，例如2017年3月单月录得53宗相比，更显出今年以来甲厦交投十分淡静。
9月份买卖主要集中于九龙区，期内共录5宗，至于港岛及新界区，分别各录1宗及2宗买卖。上月港岛区的成交来自金鐘力宝中心1个单位，以逾亿元易手，是今年分层甲厦罕有录得逾亿元的买卖个案。此外，9月份录得「零」成交的甲厦共有44座，较8月的46座稍为减少。
尖区录短炒个案
代理表示，本港第三波疫情缓和，加上个别业主愿意扩大议价空间，令上月的指标甲厦交投略为增加。随疫情再次出现缓和，预计第四季甲厦租售价跌势有望开始喘定，如果市场未出现更多坏消息，租售价料平稳。
市场资料显示，今年甲厦录首宗短炒个案，康宏广场20楼9至11室，面积约2842方呎，望维港景，今年7月由投资者以每呎1.25万购入，低市价20%，涉资3552.5万，买物业，上月以卖公司沽货，平均每呎1.58万，涉资4490.36万，帐面获利937.86万，物业升值约26%。
(星岛日报)
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山顶文辉道地估值86亿
政府今季仅推出2幅住宅地招标，最瞩目为重推山顶文辉道地王，并「一拆二」、细分两幅土地出售。
拆细重推招标
山顶文辉道地皮2、4、6、8、9及11号，前身属于政府高级公务员宿舍，是山顶最高地段，该地皮曾于于2018年10月时流标，整幅地皮佔地18.9万方呎，可建楼面约40.4万方呎。而是次拆细重推，季内推招标的地皮，佔地逾13.4万方呎，可建楼面约28.7万方呎，可建约240伙，最新市场估值介乎约86亿至112亿，楼面呎价约3万至3.9万。
有测量师表示，该地皮将分拆为两部分出售，可降低投资总额及减低流标风险，相信能吸引更多发展商入标，惟地价会有折让，难创新高；而率先推出招标的地盘面积佔原先地皮的七成，佔比较大。
(星岛日报)
上月50大甲厦成交创4个月新高
本港第三波新冠疫情有所缓和，加上写字楼物业价格普遍累积一定跌幅，吸引部分投资者入市，令指标甲厦交投略为反弹。代理资料显示，9月50大指标甲厦合共录得8宗买卖，按月增加3宗，亦是近4个月以来的新高。
代理数据显示，9月指标甲厦共录得8宗买卖个案，较8月的5宗略为上升，最新的成交面积约1.79万方呎，按月上升约1.21倍。上月的买卖个案分布较为平均，面积介乎数百方呎至数千呎，地区则集中在九龙区，当中不乏短线买卖获利个案，是近期较罕见的情况。
9月买卖成交主要集中于九龙区，期内共录得5宗；港岛及新界区，分别各录得1宗及2宗买卖。上月港岛区的成交来自金鐘力宝中心一个单位，以逾亿元易手，是今年分层甲厦罕有录得逾亿元的买卖个案。此外，9月录得零成交的甲厦共有44座，较8月的46座稍为减少。
总计今年首9个月，指标甲厦合共仅录得52宗买卖，按年急跌约54%，与商厦市道畅旺时，例如2017年3月单月录得53宗相比，更显出今年以来甲厦交投十分淡静。
代理表示，本港第三波疫情缓和；加上个别业主愿意扩大议价空间，令到上月的指标甲厦交投略为增加，但仍然属于个位数的甚低水平。由于本港经济前景疲弱，加上政治气候不明朗，削弱本港的营商环境，令写字楼市场表现持续未见突破。
展望未来，该代理认为，本港疫情再次出现缓和，如果本港稍后可以恢復局部通关，内地资金或会重新投入市场，令交投有所反弹。该代理又预计，第四季甲厦租售价跌势有望开始喘定，如果市场未再出现更多坏消息，租售价可保持平稳。
(信报)
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Travel clamp boosts home deals
Property agency recorded 36 secondary transactions at ten blue-chip housing estates over the four-day weekend.
Only Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok reported no deal, according to the agency.
Meanwhile, the number of transactions at the ten major estates was 15 over the past two days, down by one from a week before.
Restrictions on outbound travel stimulated home viewings and transactions in the secondary market over the four-day weekend, property agent said.
In the secondary market, a 717-sq-ft flat at Taikoo Shing in Quarry Bay changed hands for HK$13.55 million, or HK$18,898 per sq ft, after HK$850,000 was cut from the original asking price.
In Kwun Tong, a 687-sq-ft flat at Laguna City fetched HK$12.08 million, or HK$17,584 per sq ft.
In Tin Shui Wai, a 552-sq-ft flat at Kingswood Villas sold for HK$5.45 million, or HK$9,873 per sq ft, after HK$550,000 was cut from the first asking price.
In Sha Tin, a 304-sq-ft flat at City One Shatin is available for sale for HK$6.2 million, or HK$20,394 per sq ft, after HK$400,000 was cut from the initial asking price.
In Tseung Kwan O, a 406-sq-ft unit at Metro City fetched HK$7.26 million, or HK$17,882 per sq ft.
In Pok Fu Lam, an 844-sq-ft flat at Residence Bel-Air changed hands for HK$22.4 million, or HK$26,540 per sq ft.
In the primary market, a homebuyer forfeited deposits of HK$220,000 after walking away from the purchase of a 238-sq-ft flat at Emerald Bay Phase 2 in Tuen Mun. The flat was offered at HK$4.32 million.
Wheelock Properties collected about HK$143 million after selling 12 flats at seven projects in Tseung Kwan O over the past four days.
In the commercial property market, another property agency recorded eight transactions at 50 major Grade A office buildings last month, compared to five transactions in August. That hit a four-month high but remained at the single-digit level, amid political uncertainties and a bleak economic outlook, agent said.
The number of transactions of the major Grade A office buildings slumped by 54 percent year-on-year to 52 in the first three quarters.
(The Standard)
Hong Kong’s home rental market faces tough fourth quarter as recession makes redundancies more likely
With many companies reliant on government handouts to stay afloat, more redundancies are likely in the next six months, which will dent local housing demand, property agency said
Landlords have been trying to boost demand by offering incentives other than direct reductions in rent, according to property agents
Hong Kong’s residential leasing market will be under pressure in the last three months of this year as the traditional low season coincides with the worst recession
in decades, property agents said.
With many companies reliant on government handouts to stay afloat, more redundancies are likely in the next six months with obvious negative implications for local housing demand, according to property agency.
“The rental market still seems precariously balanced as tenants and landlords face uncertain prospects,” agent said. “We expect the final quarter of 2020 to present further challenges.”
The official rental index in August was down 9.2 per cent from its peak a year earlier, according to data from the government’s Rating and Valuation Department. Monthly rents for apartments have been dropping steadily.
A flat measuring 551 square feet with three bedrooms at Kingswood Villas in Tin Shui Wai was leased for HK$10,000 (US$1,290), or HK$18.1 per sq ft, last week, according to property agent. That compares with the usual HK$10,500 to HK$13,500 monthly rent for flats in that area.
A tiny apartment at Ava 61 in Cheung Sha Wan was leased for just HK$8,000 last month, 12.5 per cent lower than the market rate, another agent.
Landlords have been trying to boost demand by offering incentives other than direct reductions in rent, agents said.
“Landlords and tenants are learning to navigate the current uncertainty with one-year leases, early handovers and rent-free periods,” agent said. “The fourth quarter is likely to see more challenges and we expect rents to soften further.”
Another agency has also seen more landlords willing to provide incentives to attract tenants, rather than lowering the asking rent.
“Prices will still be under pressure because of protracted unfavourable factors, including the weak economy and rising unemployment rate, which might erode affordability over time,” agent said.
Town house rents slipped by 0.8 per cent in the third quarter, representing a sixth consecutive quarter of decline, according to property agency.
Ina Chan, the third wife of the late gaming tycoon Stanley Ho, recently leased a house at Unir Garden in Shek O measuring 2,564 square feet to Harry Lee, a member of the controlling family of Hysan Development, for HK$135,000 a month, about a third less than the rate in 2013, according to Land Registry records.
Luxury residential rents traditionally mirror movements in prime office rents in Central, where rates have fallen and vacancy has been creeping up, according to agency.
Serviced apartments have offered a series of promotions to rescue shrinking occupancy levels, such as flexible lease terms, according to the agency. They are popular given concerns over the tough operating environment faced by many businesses.
Some hotel-like apartments offer ‘two for one’ deals – a two-month stay for the price of one. Rents in this segment are continuing to drift downwards.
Activity in Hong Kong’s overall property sector is picking up speed, according to property agency.
The agency expects the total number of property transactions, including homes, parking spaces, retail, commercial and industrial properties to reach 6,500 in September, up 20.6 per cent from August.
(South China Morning Post)
