儘管目前整体甲厦空置率高企，惟个别甲厦维持高出租率，中环皇后大道中甲厦皇后大道中100号，近日租出一个单位，面积3300呎，以每呎65元租出，随着该单位租出，目前该厦出租率为100%。

同区基金公司进驻

上述单位为中层01室，该单位旧租客早前迁出，随即由新租客基金公司承租，由同区甲厦迁至此，月租逾21万，平均呎租65元，较旧租金每呎80元，减幅约18%。

该厦将于今年第四季再有单位交吉，涉及为2楼单位，面积约8950方呎，意向呎租为65元，月租逾58万，业主将因应租客需要，将单位拆细，租客可承租一半或三分之二楼面，当该单位租客迁出后，届时该厦出租率将为96%。

有代理指，该厦出租率高企，皆因业主TOYOMALL积极配合市况及租客要求，亦勤于为单位翻新，令物业新颖而且保持吸引力。

涉及楼面约3300方呎

皇后大道中100号租客包括股票行，银行及律师楼等等，该厦出入口设于皇后大道中，另拥有一个出入口与区内天桥相连，贯通半山，亦与国际金融中心及交易广场等甲厦相连。多年前于市况畅旺时，该厦地铺由珠宝鐘表店承租，目前租客为日本人气超市惊安之殿堂。

(星岛日报)

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上月工商铺暂录约342宗 代理行：料未来交投量稳升

政根据一间本地代理行统计，8月份市场共录约342宗工商铺成交，涉金额约58.63亿。该行分析，本港疫情持续，但经过中秋长假期后，确诊人次未大幅上升跡象，反映疫情渐受控，预料未来数月交投量稳步上扬。

该行代理表示，8月份市场共录约342宗工商铺买卖，对比上月约337宗微升，按年减少约37%。金额共录约58.63亿，按月回升约22%，对比去年同期递减约37%；商铺最突出，买卖宗数录约117宗，暂成今年单月新高。有实力投资者拆售美孚新邨一篮子8个铺，沽出当中3个，共套现约8450万。

代理行：未来数月交投量稳升

该代理续表示，工厦防守性较强，既可作长线收租用途，更有重建收购价值，8月份录得约199宗工厦买卖成交，与7月约193宗数字相若；金额因月内录两宗大手交易而上升，总成交金额约24.47亿，较7月约15.91亿元倍增约53%。工厦成交多集中在葵荃区，葵涌健康街15至23号泉基工业大厦逾70%业权，由外资基金以约3.8亿承接。区内永基路26至30号永昇工业大厦逾90%业权，以约4.33亿获基金公司承接。

本港11月将举行国际七人欖球赛、金融投资峰会活动，入境检疫日数或有机会再缩短，有利本港经济前景发展。

(星岛日报)

云明行意向呎价1.8万

中环为本港传统商业区，区内发展成熟，区内云明行高层全层放售，建筑面积约2000方呎，意向价约3600万，平均呎价1.8万。

有代理表示，该单位景观开扬，外望城市景，大厦设2部客用电梯，全层单位适合追求私隐度高的客户，加上近年疫情关係，拥有独立洗手间的单位特别受捧，物业邻近著名旅游热点「兰桂坊」，靠近半山住宅群，特别受外国公司青睞。云咸街拥有高级酒吧及食肆，物业对面为知名的「兰桂坊酒店」，造就独立生活圈。

随着会展站开通后，湾仔商厦价值提升，有业主趁势放售，湾仔骆克道洛洋阁商厦高层，建筑面积约1260方呎，意向价约1550万，平均每方呎约12302元。

湾仔洛洋阁意向价约1550万

湾仔骆克道212至220号洛洋阁商业大厦高层A室，方正无柱位，高层景观开扬，属该区实属罕有，配备全写字楼装修，用家可即买即用，投资者购入后可放租，预计回报近3厘，是次物业位处会展站及湾仔站之间，只需步行约1分鐘，便到达湾仔港铁站。

(星岛日报)

今年酒店买卖暂涉资93亿 业界：憧憬未来通关 基金主导市场

今年以来，酒店市场大放异采，至今暂录8宗全幢酒店买卖，涉资高逾93亿，金额比对往年同期大升逾9倍。业界人士表示，买家憧憬未来通关，期望可趁疫市「低捞」，并以基金大户主导市场。

今年酒店买卖罕见地畅旺，至今暂录8宗全幢买卖，涉资由2.2亿至24.7亿，其中，观塘悦品海景酒店作价为24.7亿，为今年以来暂录最大宗买卖，其次为红磡「逸．酒店」(Hotel sáv) 涉资16.46亿。

今年暂录8宗全幢买卖

除了宗数之多，金额涉资庞大，更是多年来罕见，多逾93亿，比较去年同期只有9.2亿，大升9倍。市场由基金买家主导，表现积极，当中有6宗由基金承接，涉资逾77亿。亚洲住宅租务品牌Weave living最积极，参与其中的4宗，涉资约54.75亿。

盛滙商铺基金创办人李根兴认为，现时酒店易手价格，并非创新高，而是「捞底价」，亦只有在疫市下，才有更多酒店盘源供应，才有平卖的情况。现时，市场期待进一步放宽入境检疫，憧憬未来通关，有见疫情接近尾声，买家出手吸纳酒店。

盛滙李根兴：料属「捞底价」

他续说，酒店买家以基金主导，近年来，基金积极集资，手持巨额资金，需要寻找出路，酒店成为首选，而且，酒店出路广，长租可以做住宅，或者作为学生宿舍。

代理：价格高位跌逾10%

有代理表示，疫情持续下，酒店价格较高位下跌至少10%至15%，财团购买酒店，退可守进可攻，可作为检疫酒店或改作服务式住宅，取得稳定的收入；同时，买家更憧憬即将通关，只要一通关，势必带来惊喜，现时，亚洲很多地区酒店租金在通关后，较疫情前录得可观升幅。

Ｗeave Living等斥逾54亿购酒店

该代理续说，过往市况畅旺，酒店业主惜售，现时有见其他物业价格廉宜，不少业主沽售酒店换货，加强旗下核心物业组合；亦有个别业主则基于债务重组，从而沽出酒店。

代理强调，酒店与服务式住宅属于同一范畴的物业，基金成为酒店最大买家，趁疫情下壮大投资者组合，除了酒店外，服务式住宅亦是基金及私人投资者追捧的对象。

(星岛日报)

灵活办公室兴起 扩充空间极大

IWG促宽入境措施 刺激商务活动

疫情下封关令商业活动受阻碍，IWG香港及大湾区区域经理Paul MacAndrew认为，香港若进一步放宽检疫措施，才可刺激商务往来，他又指疫情加速灵活办公模式，更可达致僱主及员工双赢局面，未来尚有极大扩充空间。

商务气氛稍为转好，Paul指出，集团旗下灵活办公室，8月份租务查询非常踊跃，「相信因暑假接近完结，机构要员开始重返工作岗位，令租务查询增加。」写字楼租务需求，主要来自跨国企业，而疫情期间商务活动大减，冲击商厦租务市场。上月政府放宽入境，推出「3+4」措施，他认为要进一步开放，才可令香港国际金融城市地位得以保持，「新措施是有正面进展，所有营商人士包括我们希望通关，疫情持续两年多，封关下缺乏外来公司扩充，商业租务仅靠在港机构。新措施下现时来看仍没有太多人来港，而香港是全球3大金融市场，不只是地区性，更是国际都会，要保持地位，相信要进一步开放。」

至于近期有报道指，新加坡吸引在港的跨国机构搬迁，他则认为香港的金融业规模比起新加坡显著大得多，机构对香港仍非常感兴趣。

旗下中心 6月使用率多2月8成

IWG集团主力经营灵活办公室，包括共享空间、服务式办公室等。疫情冲击，令整体甲厦空置率升至20年来最高，不过却造就灵活办公室兴起，因租约灵活度高，兼提供时尚装修等，吸引企业转投。Paul指出，全綫IWG办公中心今年6月的使用率亦见增长，与同年2月相比大升超过8成。疫情出现办公室新常态，最明显是传统办公室模式正在下跌，取而代之是灵活办公室兴起，「不需要有固定办公室，使用混合工作 (Hybrid workplace) 你可以在家、咖啡室，灵活办公空间工作。很多本港机构因签长约，现阶段未作出变化，但未来会考虑不同模式。」

调查：混合工作 最受求职者欢迎

一项IWG调查发现，76%大湾区求职者倾向应徵提供混合工作的职位，而超过一半 (51%) 更倾向选择弹性灵活工作多于加薪一成。另一个IWG调查揭示混合工作是最受求职者欢迎的福利，每10名员工就有9名 (88%) 表示混合工作是寻找新工作时重要考量因素，与医疗保险及收入损失保障 (两者均为88%) 同等重要，「对双方均是好事，重点是员工非常喜欢，僱主可以吸纳及留住人才。毕竟本港商厦租金始终比较高，租用较少楼面，可减少成本，同时令员工快乐，绝对是双赢局面。」

灵活办公概念兴起数年，渐成趋势，Paul指出根据报告，目前在全球办公楼面中，灵活办公室比例仅佔5%，而2030年预计可达30%，相信疫情正是加速发展，未来尚有极大扩充空间。香港业务方面，他谓会积极与商厦业主合作，寻找机会。

(经济日报)

湾仔Spaces开幕 供逾900办公位

IWG集团持续扩充，租用湾仔全幢商厦，涉及18层的新办公点近日正式啟用。

IWG位于湾仔皇后大道东8号 (8QRE) 全新Spaces办公大楼于9月正式开幕，是Spaces在香港的第7间中心，令IWG旗下在港品牌包括Spaces、Regus及Signature的据点扩展到共18个。

特设两层「商务俱乐部」

Spaces 8QRE涉及18层，佔地超过6.7万平方呎，提供超过900个办公位置，包括188间私人办公室、单人固定办公桌等，更特设有两层「商务俱乐部」(开放空间)，让会员与更广泛的专业社群互动交流，部分楼层设有露台，可眺望金鐘一带的街景。

对于未来扩充计划，IWG香港及大湾区区域经理Paul MacAndrew指出，仍积极物色合适地方。在新常态下，他认为寻找新据点的选择可以更广泛，「由于工作模式在转变中，我们开设灵活办公室，不一定要在传统商业区，选择在住宅区，邻近僱员居住地点也可以。」他亦提到，除了现时旗下3大品牌外，亦希望引入集团其他品牌来港，「例如集团旗下HQ，是价格相对经济实惠的办公室。未来将会继续在港积极扩展，向着IWG年内为其全球网络新增1,000个据点的目标出发。」

(经济日报)

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More Fan Ling flats poised to hit market

Henderson Land Development (0012) has released a second price list of 60 flats for the second phase of its One Innovale development in Fan Ling after the first list of 83 flats drew a positive response from the market with around 1,200 checks received as of yesterday.

The 60 flats in the second list include studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, with areas ranging from 221 to 462 square feet and costing between HK$3.21 million to HK$6.76 million or HK$13,283 and HK$16,803 per sq ft after discounts

The average price is HK$14,613 per sq ft after discounts. Most of the flats in the second list are one-bedroom units and the cheapest, with an area of 221 sq ft, costs HK$3.21 million.

The second phase is called One Innovale-Bellevue and offers a total of 408 flats. One Innovale is being developed in three phases and will have 1,600 flats when completed.

Meanwhile, Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016) unveiled the second price list for the third phase of its Wetland Seasons Bay in Tin Shui Wai, offering 64 flats at an average price of HK$14,670 per sq ft after discounts, with the cheapest priced at HK$5.9 million.

The first list of 78 flats and the second have together been oversubscribed about 4.6 times with about 800 checks, and may sell out in a week, according to SHKP. The third phase provides 384 flats and the three-phase development offers a total of 1,996 units.

Also in the primary market, Miami Quay I at Kai Tak launched its second round of sales yesterday with 138 flats on the price list and one via tender.

Just two deals were recorded and both were for middle- or high-floor harbor-view units. One was a two-bedroom unit which sold for HK$12.43 million and the other was a one-bedroom bought for HK$8.47 million.

Miami Quay is being jointly developed by Wheelock Properties, Henderson Land Development, New World Development (0017) and Empire Group Holdings in two phases with a total of 1,219 flats.

In other news, Citibank (Hong Kong), China Construction Bank (Asia) and Nanyang Commercial Bank will raise the cap of the mortgage rate linked to the Hong Kong interbank offered rate to 2.75 percent, following most of its peers in the city.

This came as the mortgage-linked one-month Hibor rose to 2.3598 percent on Friday. Currently, at least 16 Hong Kong banks have raised the cap on Hibor-linked loans.

In the secondary market, property agencies recorded that a drop in transactions at 10 major housing estates this weekend.

One of the agency saw the number of deals nearly halve week-on-week to nine, after two consecutive weeks of increases while another one also saw a 50 percent drop in deals with just eight transactions.

The agencies expects that second-hand transactions will increase at the end of this month, as customers who fail to buy new properties go back to the secondary market.

(The Standard)

Hongkongers snub new homes at Miami Quay, Kai Tak, as rising interest rates, slow economy kill demand

As of 7pm only two out of 139 units on offer at the development on the site of Hong Kong’s former airport had been sold, according to property agency

‘Higher interest rates are weighing on sentiment,’ agent said

Hongkongers continued to snub new home sales on Sunday as sentiment in the property market remained weak and potential buyers stuck with a wait-and-see attitude brought on by rising interest rates and a sluggish economy.

As of 7pm, only two out of 139 units on offer at Miami Quay, a new development at the site of Hong Kong’s former airport, had been sold, according to a property agent. Among the 139 units on offer on Sunday, 65 were new, while the rest was left unsold last week.

The project at Kai Tak was jointly developed by Wheelock Properties, Henderson Land Development, New World Development and Empire Group.

Sunday’s sales were even worse than last Monday when less than a third of 137 flats that went on sale in the first batch found buyers.

“Last time they sold about 40 flats. Buyers interested in this project made their purchases then,” agent said. “The developers decided to launch another round of sales with the hope of attracting more buyers, but market sentiment is slow and the wait-and-see attitude prevails. There were not many new buyers for the extra launch so the sales were lacklustre.”

Analysts cited the rising costs of home loans as a major factor for the current slump in appetite for residential property.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, effectively the city’s central bank, has raised its base rate in lockstep with the Federal Reserve under its linked exchange rate system with the US dollar.

After increasing its benchmark rate for two consecutive months in June and July, another round of increases is likely this month, with analysts estimating as much as a 75-basis points hike.

“Higher interest rates are weighing on sentiment. Rates have already nearly doubled to 3 per cent and will continue to increase,” another agent said. “While this is still very low compared to many other countries, it’s a big increase for the local market and is dampening sentiment.”

With US inflation still likely to surge, rate rises are forecast to continue until next year when consumer prices could be brought under control, the agent said.

Hong Kong’s economic slump is further dampening demand. In August, the government further cut its forecast for the city’s economy to between 0.5 per cent growth and 0.5 per cent contraction. It previously estimated that the economy was likely to see a 1 to 2 per cent growth.

The recent wave of emigration is not helping, as more people leaving the city could only mean less demand for homes.

More than 113,000 residents left the city in the 12 months to June, with the population shrinking by 1.6 per cent, the latest figures from the Census and Statistics Department showed. In the same period of the previous year, the population decline was 1.2 per cent.

The local property market is also influenced by the performance of the Hong Kong stock exchange, and with the bellwether Hang Seng Index losing nearly a fifth of its value so far this year, buyers’ sentiment is downbeat, the agency said.

“The Hong Kong property market is very correlated to the equities market. Its poor performance in the last few months has dampened sentiment,” agent said said.

“This combined with other macro factors such as rampant inflation, the war in Ukraine and Hong Kong not opening up [its borders in the wake of the pandemic] is impacting the market and damaging many businesses. These factors will continue to impact sentiment well into 2023.”

The units on offer on Sunday had sizes between 250 and 716 square feet and were priced between HK$5.24 million (US$668,000) and HK$18.73 million, after discounts of as much as 12 per cent.