壽臣山美領館屋地截標 測量師行：不作評論

中美兩國關係持續惡化，美國政府持有的南區壽臣山壽山村道37號物業，早前推出市場招標，並於昨天截標，惟負責是次標售的測量師行就表示，不會就此事作評論。

物業由美國政府於1948年購入，並持有至今作美國駐港領事館宿舍之用，早前作公開招標出售。物業於1983年落成，現為六幢低密度住宅物業提供26個單位及52個車位，另設室外游泳池。物業重建潛力優厚，地盤面積約94,796平方呎，可重建面積約47,397平方呎。由於地盤布局修長，對海門面極寬闊，屆時可重建為海景豪宅獨立屋項目，每戶均可享深水灣醉人美景。

估值50億 每呎地價約10萬

市場對該屋地估值約50億元，每呎樓面地價約10萬元。資料顯示，比鄰物業為壽山村道39號，於2018年6月以59.29億元由中資華潤置地 (01109)購入，樓面地價高達每平方呎85,847元。

(經濟日報)

Hong Kong’s homebuyers defy 11 days of triple-digit coronavirus cases to snap up Henderson’s Seacoast Royale flats in Tuen Mun

Henderson Land Development sold all of the 185 units offered at its Seacoast Royale project in Tuen Mun as at 7:30pm, agents said

As many as 8,563 registrations of intent were received, which means an average of 46 people put down deposits to qualify to bid for each of the flats on offer

Hong Kong's property buyers defied a tropical cyclone and the 11th day of triple-digit confirmed coronavirus cases to snap up new homes launched by one of the city's largest developers, underscoring the resilience of the real estate bull market.

Henderson Land Development sold all 185 units offered at its Seacoast Royale project in Tuen Mun as at 7:30pm, agents said. As many as 8,563 registrations of intent were received, which means an average of 46 people put down deposits to qualify to bid for each of the flats on offer.

“Flats of such pricing are popular among buyers,” agent said. “They kept submitting registrations of intent, despite the third wave of virus infections. They still came out to [view and bid for] the flats today.”

The overwhelming response for Henderson’s new project goes some way to illustrate why Hong Kong’s property prices have held up against the city’s worst economic recession on record, as a flood of cheap financing unleashed by global central banks including Hong Kong’s monetary authority attracted investors to park their money in fixed assets. June’s price index of lived-in homes rose to a 10-month high on Friday, according to government data.

Prices of the 611-unit Seacoast Royale project, developed by Empire Group Holdings and Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings), start at HK$2.91 million (US$375,000) for a studio unit measuring 207 square feet (19.2 square metres), the cheapest price for new projects in 18 months. Ava 228 in Sham Shui Po, a collection of some of Hong Kong’s tiniest abodes, offered a micro-apartment of 151 sq ft for HK$2.8 million in February 2019.

The average price of the 185 flats on offer today at Seacoast Royale is HK$13,638 per sq ft, or 27 per cent cheaper than Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Regency Bay in the same neighbourhood, which sold just 35 of 55 flats on offer on Friday.

One buyer forked out HK$22.74 million for four flats at Seacoast Royale, said Henderson’s sales general manager Thomas Lam.

Buyers are flocking to snap up new flats because of the low interest rates prevailing in Hong Kong, and the depreciation of money amid the global quantitative easing by central banks, agent said.

“The project is also cheap relative to nearby projects,” agent said. “Buyers are afraid that home price would still climb after the pandemic. So they would buy when it is cheap now.”

The pace of new projects being launched may slow in the coming months, as the third wave of coronavirus outbreaks in the city deters people from holding mass gatherings, agent said. Fewer than 1,000 new homes may be sold in August, agents said.

The project’s low starting price and mortgages of high loan-to-value ratio encouraged buyers, another agent said.

This project is “even better than Home Ownership Scheme ones” so buyers were rather enthusiastic, agent said.