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City's office vacancy rate nears 17pc


Hong Kong's office vacancy rate rose to a new high of 16.9 percent in the second quarter of this year, with a total of 15 million square feet vacant, a property agency said.

About 631,100 sq ft of new office space was supplied in the past three months, bringing the total new supply for the first half of the year to around 1.5 million sq ft.

The new supply drove the vacancy rate in Central to surge, rising to 14 percent in the first half of the year, the highest level since June 2004.

The rising vacancy rate has continued to pressure rents, with Grade A office rents falling 1.6 percent quarter-on-quarter, a faster drop compared to the 0.6 percent decline in the first quarter.

A property agent expects office prices to fall by 10 percent this year, while retail and store prices are expected to rise by 5 percent.

(The Standard)

 

The Uppland prices start at $1.8m, cheapest Tuen Mun flats in 8 years

Early Light International priced the first batch of The Uppland - phase 1 of Gold Coast Bay - in Tuen Mun, at HK$9,988 per square foot after discounts, the lowest in eight years in the same district.

Additionally, the cheapest flat among 139 units in the first batch costs only HK$1.84 million after discounts, according to the price list unveiled yesterday.

Gold Coast Bay is the first local residential project of Early Light International founded by "King of Toys" Francis Choi Chee-ming. It offers 1,323 flats in total.

Commenting on the average price below HK$10,000 per sq ft, Early Light International property development department's managing director Raymond Lee Ping-yu said the company made this pricing decision mainly due to market sentiment.

But Lee believes the entire project would be able to profit in the end.

The first batch of The Uppland is priced at the levels last seen eight to 10 years ago in the region. The average price of less than HK$10,000 per sq ft after discounts is close to that of Ori in Tuen Mun launched in 2016, while the cheapest flat is only higher than that of Mont Vert phase 2 in Tai Po unveiled in 2014.

The 139 flats comprise 72 studios, 58 one-bedroom and 9 two-bedroom flats, with sizes ranging from 206 to 444 sq ft.

After discounts of as much as 12 percent, this batch costs between HK$1.84 million and HK$4.37 million. The cheapest flat on this list is a 206-sq-ft studio on floor 8 of Tower 5B, with an average price of HK$8,942 per sq ft.

The lowest average price comes from a two-bedroom unit priced at HK$8,908 per sq ft, or HK$3.96 million after discounts.

Early Light will open the show flats to the public and start receiving checks tomorrow, said Leo Koo Kam-po, sales and marketing manager. Sales may start this month at the earliest, Koo added.

The Uppland provides 692 flats in two blocks, varying from studios to three-bedroom ones, in the first phase.

A property agent expects the project will attract young homebuyers and investors. Po estimates the rents could reach HK$40 per sq ft, giving a return of about 4.5 percent.

In Kai Tak, The Pavilia Forest expects to start the first round of sale this week while revealing three special units that will be sold by tender, according to the developers New World Development (0017) and Far East Consortium (0035).

(The Standard)

 

Hong Kong property: fire sales dominate first-half deals as debt stress weighs on owners

Distressed property sales accounted for HK$16.8 billion (US$2.1 billion) or 73 per cent of the total deal value in the first half, versus 10 per cent in previous years, a property consultancy says

Sales of distressed real estate in Hong Kong jumped in the first half of the year, accounting for about three quarters of the volume, with the coming months likely to see an unusually high number of such transactions, according to a property consultancy.

Distressed sales typically account for less than 10 per cent of transactions in the city, but with interest rates climbing to a 23-year high in a span of 16 months since March 2022, investors have found it increasingly difficult to service debt, the property consultancy said.

In the first six months of the year, overall deals amounted to HK$23.1 billion (US$2.95 billion), the second-lowest half-year total since the second quarter of 2008, CBRE said. Fire sales accounted for HK$16.8 billion or 73 per cent of the total investment in the period.

“In the second half, there will be something like 50 per cent of [distressed sales] because interest rates are still at a high level and a rate cut is unlikely to happen earlier than September,” an agent said.

Many existing owners are facing tremendous pressure from the high interest costs of around 6 per cent, while the return on property assets is about 3.5 per cent, the agent added.

In May, a 5,171 sq ft mansion, 10B at Black’s Link on The Peak, linked to Hui Ka-yan, the founder of the liquidated China Evergrande Group, was sold by creditors to a privately owned company for HK$448 million. The amount was 44 per cent less than the HK$800 million that appraisers had estimated the property to be worth.

One HarbourGate East Tower (Cheung Kei Center) in Hung Hom, one of the many assets seized last year from Chinese tycoon Chen Hongtian, has been put on sale for a second time amid weak office market sentiment.

Receivers put the tower back on the market for a new round of bidding, according to a statement last week by another property consultancy.

The prime harbourfront property was valued at around HK$7 billion in 2022, the consultancy said when it was first put on the market in May 2023. The property was bought for HK$4.5 billion in 2016.

Other market observers noted that with interest rates remaining higher for longer, more distressed transactions were likely and banks would be pressed to start seizing assets to satisfy debt obligations.

(South China Morning Post)

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外資代理行:甲廈空置率16.9%創新高

有外資代理行指,甲廈租賃今年上半年租賃高達230萬方呎,為2019年上半年以來的最高半年結,不過,由於供應多,整體空置率16.9%創新高。

該行代理表示,今年上半年淨吸納100萬方呎,The Henderson租賃率改善,九龍東AIRSIDE連錄租賃。

不過,該代理又指,第二季新增供應達63.11萬方呎,上半年新增供應150萬方呎,總空置面積達1500萬方呎,即16.9%,中環空置率由9.7%升至14%。

中環升至14%

該行另一代理認為,甲廈淨吸納量連續第四季錄正數,部分租戶以優惠租金升級辦公室,預期2024年整體甲廈租金全年跌幅5至10%,料全年整體新增供應170萬方呎,比上年增加10萬方呎。

料租金全年跌510%

該行另一代理表示,上半年租賃活動主要集中在餐飲、服飾鞋類零售商及藥房。今年第一季,大部分餐廳收入按年上升,酒吧則例外。

該代理又稱,租金回升,仍有內地餐飲品牌進駐香港,亦有很多查詢中,考慮進駐,他們傾向在四大主區開舖,再擴展至民生區。

該行另一代理表示,持續空置壓力,導致倉庫租金按季跌1.5%。貿易及物流公司營商環境有所改善,貿易、倉儲和快遞行業的業務收入增加。

該行另一代理表示,今年第二季,銀碼逾7700萬的交易錄48宗,上半年總額達231億,為自2008年下半年以來半年交易最少,寫字樓佔15宗最多,零售僅10宗成交。銀主盤佔投資額168億,比例為73%。

(星島日報)

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甲廈空置樓面多 下半年租金續跌

上半年甲廈租金持續下跌,業界指,目前空置樓面仍多,下半年租金跌勢將維持,全年跌幅近1成。

據一間外資代理行統計,第二季甲級寫字樓整體淨吸納量錄得正31.8萬平方呎,帶動上半年錄得約正58萬平方呎的淨吸納面積。新租賃活動方面,第二季新租賃面積錄得964,500平方呎,比去年同期升約7成,當中以九龍東及中區佔比最高,分別佔本季新租賃面積的33%及22%。

至於不同行業的表現,按租賃面積計算,以保險業 (23%) 佔比最高,而專業服務業 (22%)、銀行及金融業 (20%) 和消費品及製造業 (17%) 均錄得雙位數佔比。

總括上半年,市場錄得最大手租務來自保險業,友邦香港 (AIA) 租用南豐旗下啟德AIRSIDE高層4層辦公室,涉及近15萬平方呎樓面。友邦指,全新辦公室會作為財務策劃顧問團隊的日常營運及訓練用途,將設有多個訓練室及演講廳。

年初至今跌2.1%

待租樓面上,該行指,本季度共有兩個新寫字樓項目落成,分別坐落於中區及九龍東,使整體待租率微升至19.8%水平。第二季整體甲級寫字樓租金按季下調1.5%,年初至今跌2.1%。各區表現上,中區租金每呎約83.3元,今年暫跌約2.3%。

展望下半年,該行代理預期,寫字樓租賃步伐將與上半年相若,企業仍然以成本控制為主,而市場在供應充足的情況下需要一段時間才能消化待租面積,因此寫字樓租金在年內仍將繼續受壓,維持原本全年租金7至9%跌幅的預測。

供應多推高待租率

對於整體租務市場表現,該代理稱,2024年第二季度香港甲級寫字樓市場共錄得約5,660萬平方呎的已租賃面積,數字與2020年末的5,640萬平方呎相若,反映寫字樓市場需求在過去數年及疫情期間大致保持平穩,而待租率上升,主要受到過去幾年新落成甲級寫字樓推高所致。

另一方面,現時平均租金水平已較2019年高峰回落約38%,該代理認為,企業若以相若的租金預算可以進駐質素更好的商廈作升級搬遷,相信優質寫字樓的去貨速度較快。近期不少已獲批人才計劃的專才開始落戶香港,相信有助支持寫字樓的長遠需求。

(經濟日報)

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商廈低價沽貨 料全年價跌逾1

買賣市場方面,有本港代理行指,商廈業主偏向以低價沽貨,相信全年商廈呎價跌逾1成。

乙廈租售價逆市升

有代理指出,上半年商廈成交量錄344宗,按年減少29.4%,而成交金額按年上升47.2%至135.8億元,相信是與期內錄得數宗大手成交有關。

商廈租售價方面,指標甲廈價格和租金上半年分別累跌11.2%及6.7%,反映有商廈業主為加快出貨,願意將物業叫價降低。不過,指標乙廈租售價分別上升2.3%及0.3%,表現平穩。

該代理續指,在目前寫字樓空置樓面高企的環境下,相信發展商將會作出調節,預料未來商廈的落成量會減少。不過,由於近年新供應的寫字樓有待消化,加上商廈業主偏向以低價出售物業,預料今年全年整體甲廈租售價會下跌約6至12%左右,惟賣方「以價換量」的舉動會令下半年商廈的交投較上半年增約5至10%,全年成交量料錄700宗左右。

(經濟日報)

 

工商舖6299宗買賣 3個月最少

有本港代理行代理表示,股市回落加上市道復甦緩慢兼逢高息環境,整體工商舖買賣在連升兩月後再度回軟。據土地註冊處初步臨時數字顯示,2024年6月全港共錄得299宗工商舖物業買賣登記,較5月份的344宗回落13.1%,創下近3個月低位,反映持續上升的動力不足。

商廈錄50按月減21%

而總結上半年整體工商舖共錄1,625宗登記,較去年下半年的1,665宗微跌2.4%。月內3個範疇物業登記量全綫下跌,當中以商廈跌幅最大,按月大減20.6%至50宗;工廈表現亦偏軟,跌12.1%,而店舖也回落10.1%。

該行另一代理指出,6月份工商舖3類物業買賣當中,工廈登記量佔比依然最多,達整體的53.5%,按月微增約0.6個百分點。初步數字顯示,6月全月工廈共錄得160宗買賣登記,按月減少12.1%;但仍較上半年按月平均的約142宗多,亦為年內次高水平,表現未算太差。至於上半年工廈共錄得849宗登記,較去年下半年的882宗減少3.7%。

另外,該代理表示,受股市經濟表現乏力,商廈市道再陷反覆偏軟走勢,維持了兩月的強勢後,再次跌至半百宗水平。總結6月全月商廈共錄得50宗買賣,較5月份的63宗大減20.6%,為工商舖中跌幅最大的類別。至於上半年商廈共錄得307宗登記,較去年下半年的306宗微升1宗。

店舖範疇方面,該行另一代理表示,店舖買賣在5月份觸及年內高峰後,於6月份略有回落,但仍處相對高位,為近10個月以來第3高。數據顯示,6月份店舖買賣登記錄得89宗,按月下跌10.1%,終止兩連升。至於2024年上半年,店舖共錄得469宗登記,較去年下半年的477宗跌8宗或1.7%。

另外,展望下半年,其中一大亮點是受惠新資本投資者入境計劃,截至6月30日為止當局合共接獲逾3,700宗查詢,接獲申請339宗,原則上批准個案達88宗,而獲批簽證者已有3宗。待上述逾300宗申請處理完畢,預計可為香港帶來直接投資金額超過100億元,預期當中可為工商舖市場帶來可觀收入。

(經濟日報)

 

上環新紀元廣場 交通便利配套齊

新紀元廣場位處上環最核心區商業地段,商業氣氛濃,大廈外形典雅,多年來亦是區內重要指標商廈之一。

新紀元廣場於1998年落成,屬新世界發展 (00017) 及市建局重建項目「新紀元廣場」一部分,項目共兩幢商廈,分別為高座中遠大廈及低座皇后大道中181號

兩座大樓中間為大型露天廣場,設有噴水池及座位,觀感甚佳。廣場連貫從皇后大道及德輔道中兩條主要街道,大廈被其他商業大廈包圍,商業氣氛甚濃。低座外牆裝有大電視,大廈旁有鐘樓,外形典雅。

交通方面,港鐵站出口在大廈旁,附近有多條巴士綫及電車直達,而大廈亦設有停車場,整體交通四通八達。飲食配套上,大廈設有兩層高商場,設有數間餐廳,而上班人士可到附近永樂街、蘇杭街等,亦可前往信德中心商場,有更多餐廳選擇。

樓高28每層逾1.5萬呎

新紀元廣場早年由發展商持有,及後轉售給外資基金,2009年才展開拆售,物業在管理上甚佳。電梯大堂設於3樓,可從扶手電梯直上。大堂共分兩個升降機地段,分別通往低層及高層單位。

物業樓高28層,每層面積約15,451平方呎,5樓以上為寫字樓。每層大致上可分間6個單位,景觀上,所有單位同一坐向,望向皇后大道中樓景,面前多商廈,中低層景觀受遮擋。戶上,大廈不少樓層由中資金融機構購入自用,包括海通證券、國泰君安、中銀證券等。

早年大廈由新加坡基金GIC及澳洲MGPA基金先後持有,09年以基金拆售,分別由多間中資機構購入,而最大手買賣,為投資者「台灣張」,以約10億元購入10層單位,現仍持有至今作收租用途。

買賣方面,今年初皇后大道中181號8樓半層買賣,成交價逾1.23億元。物業建築面積10,163平方呎,呎價約1.21萬元,為近年新低。據悉,單位現由滙豐銀行租用,呎租約46元。據稱買家是次購入物業作長綫收租用途。查資料,該層樓面早年由澳洲基金持有,該基金拆售全幢商廈,2009年獲本地財團大南製衣以1.34億元購入全層,期後該廠家售出部分單位,連同是次出售單位,估計獲利約5,800萬元。

低座全層放租 意向呎租36

上環指標甲廈皇后大道中181號中層全層單位租售事宜,意向呎租約36元。

同時接受買家洽購

有本港代理行代理表示,上環皇后大道中181號的新紀元廣場低座12樓全層,面積達15,451平方呎,意向呎租約36元;業主傾向出租作長綫投資,亦會接受誠意買家出價洽購。據了解,該盤早前曾以每平方呎約40元作招租,最新因應市況調低叫價約1成吸客。

該代理續稱,該單位為該廈罕有的全層交吉單位,實用率高,更擁有開揚園景;單位設計方正實用,適合各類企業進駐作總部之選。同時,業主提供免租期外,更會提供裝修津貼及室內泊車位等多項配套服務,既可為租戶或買家減輕裝修及泊車成本,增加物業的吸引力。

該代理續指,今年度上環區先後錄得多宗寫字樓大樓面單位租務成交,包括同廈中層全層單位,面積約15,787呎,以呎租41元租出;比鄰的中遠大廈中層單位,面積約12,392呎,亦以呎租37元租出。

(經濟日報)

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老牌家族放皇后大道中9號全層 意向3

有外資代理行代理表示,有業主放售中環皇后大道中9號10樓全層,總建築面積約13,719平方呎,物業以現狀及交吉出售,意向呎價約2.2萬元,涉資約3億元。

據悉,該層樓面由老牌家族,恆興業集團主席趙善簪持有。他於1993年,以1.1億元購入該層自用。

(經濟日報)

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尖沙咀珀薈酒店標售 意向2.4

大額物業減價放售,其中酒店集團創辦人劉嘉偉持有的尖沙咀珀薈酒店全幢招標,意向價約2.4億元,較約1年前放售價低近4成,將於8月1日截標。

相隔約1減價近4

珀薈酒店位於漆咸道南117號,全幢樓高20層,總面積約24,551平方呎,在2015年改建為精品酒店,提供63個酒店房間。有外資代理行代理表示,項目適合改裝為學生宿舍,鄰近理工大學,可提供潛在130至150個床位。

據了解,珀薈酒店現時意向價約2.4億元。而資料顯示,酒店曾經在去年9月放售,當時意向價約為3.8億元,相隔大約一年時間減價約1.4億元或近4成。

山頂和福道獨立屋 叫價逾1.6

另一方面,山頂和福道1至9號的3層高獨立屋由萊坊負責放售,該大宅實用面積2,706平方呎,意向價約1.65億元,即每平方呎約6.1萬元。據悉,物業曾經在今年3月以1.88億元放售,相隔不足4個月,減價約1成或2,300萬元。

(經濟日報)