有本港代理行昨日发表香港主要购物区街铺空置及商户分布调查报告，截至今年第三季为止，铜锣湾、尖沙咀、旺角、中环四大核心区共录874间吉铺，较半年前激增154间，空置率11.7％，创三年半以来的新高。元朗及上水街铺空置率持续上升，分别录10.2％及9.1％。
该行代理指，内地餐饮品牌纷来港插旗，其中不敌竞争而被淘汰，四核心区食肆数目今年第三季录2001间，较第一季减56间，非中式餐馆结业最多，由609间跌至557间，减少52间。
吉铺合共874间
其中，尖沙咀区不少非中式餐厅结业，区内街铺空置率升至15.9%，创三年来新高，较今年第一季增5.8%，区内山林道空置率高达25.4%，较第一季增加10间或15.9百分点。加连威老道吉铺数目及空置率分别32间及32.7%，为2022年第一季新高。
在四大核心区，今年第三季水电 (五金建材) 及食品商户数目，较第一季分别减少20间及12间，跌幅较大，反映地产市道差，加上内地实惠建材吸客，内地超市更提供廉价食材及日用品，吸引港人北上消费。
食肆较第一季减56间
深圳商场提供崭新消费及悠閒体验，令市民减少留港时间，美容及宠物相关租户近半年内亦录减少。
中高档服装重整布局，四核心区服装店半年间减28间，惟化妆品 (个人护理相关) 店铺数目录117间，较2024年首季增4间，皆因化妆品属快速消费品，售价大眾化。
民生区铺主力吸短租客，短租客开业成本低，夹公仔店不用聘请员工，在元朗及上水等地逆市扩充。该行另一代理表示，减息只能减缓铺价跌幅，对售价影响料将在明年反映，预期今年铺价跌约10%。由于饮食业面临激烈竞争，民生行业处于转型期，预料各区空置率维持高企，今年铺租将下跌约5%至10%。
中环在2024年第三季录193间吉铺，空置率13.8%，上升1个百分点，是四大区中升幅最少，过去半年吉铺增加12间，亦是四大核心区最少，反映区内商户具备经营实力。区内美容理髮及相关行业过去半年内明显扩张，两者分别增加5间。过往半年内则增加1间食肆，更是四核心区当中，惟一录饮食业扩张的地区。
旺角区吉铺数量达309间
旺角区吉铺数量达309间，按半年升72间，是四核心区增幅最大，最新空置约8.9%，较今年首季升2.1个百分点，创2016年有纪录以来新高。
区内建材商户亦少了19閬，由于旺角区有超过670间五金及建材等店铺，其餘三个核心地区仅有约7至15间，所以相关店铺于旺角区大幅少时，其餘三个核心区并未出现类似的结业情况。
(星岛日报)
8月甲厦录33.51万呎净吸纳量 创单月新高
布外资代理行最新发表的香港地产市场报告指出，香港整体甲级写字楼市场空置率持续改善，在8月微跌至13.4%；然而，中环空置率升至12.1%，港岛东下跌至12.9%，湾仔/铜锣湾空置率保持稳定。而尖沙咀和九龙东空置率分别下跌至9%和18.4%。整体甲级写字楼市场在8月录得33.51万方呎净吸纳量，创下年初至今的单月新高。
该行代理表示，市场开始见大型租户愿意落实租赁，推动上月的写字楼净吸纳量。写字楼租赁市场仍主要由希望提高工作空间质素及节省成本的需求所带动，因此，港岛东的空置率持续改善。
其中一个受市场注目的成交为中国工商银行 (亚洲) 租用红磡海滨广场一座14.5万方呎楼面 (建筑面积)，计划将业务部门由观塘搬迁至红磡。
该行另一代理表示，8 月整体市场租金按月继续下跌1.3%。主要分区市场中，中环和九龙东租金分别下跌1.5%和1.8%。湾仔/铜锣湾和港岛东租金分别下跌0.6%和2.2%。
(信报)
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东九龙商厦造价持续回落，吸引用家购置物业自用，新近有业主看準市场需求，推售九龙湾企业广场一期一座两个全层特色户，意向价共逾1.9亿元。
顶层特高楼底户 叫逾1.2亿
有代理指，物业位于九龙湾常悦道9号企业广场一期一座两个楼层单位，分别为21楼全层，总楼面面积约19,872平方呎，意向价约1.23亿元，平均呎价约6,190元，以交吉形式交易；单位同时招租，意向月租约43.27万元，平均呎租约22元。
单位属顶层特色户，楼底特高，高达约13.1呎，较其餘标準楼层约11.2呎为高，另单位负重量亦达5 KPA，其餘楼层为约3KPA。
景观方面，单位可望城市景、部分海景，并备有齐全办公室装修，为买家或租客节省大量装修开支。
高层1.2万呎 交吉呎叫5800元
而另一个放售的单位为19楼，面积约12,309平方呎，意向价约7,139万元，呎价仅约5,800元，将以交吉形式出售。该层更设有24小时冷气运作，对有意作数据中心相关行业发展更有利。而上述2个全层单位意向价共约1.945亿元。
该代理续称，企业广场为九龙湾地标甲厦之一，地理优越，不论大厦设施及质素均有保证，加上交通便利，除邻近观塘绕道，亦有穿梭巴士来往港铁九龙湾站。而近期东九龙大手买卖交投更显著增多，当中特色户更备受追捧，今年度先后录得3宗全层特色楼层成交个案，反映东九龙写字楼投资潜力相当乐观。
当中最新录得的买卖成交为九龙湾第一集团中心25楼全层特色户连平台，以约1.1亿元沽出，而同区富临中心早前亦录大手买卖，该厦A座及B座27楼全层连私家空中平台，合共面积约24,088平方呎，以约1.6亿元易手。而是放盘的企业广场一期一座属罕有特色盘源，并拥有特高楼底、负重量高及全层面积等优势，加上已配备齐全装修，吸引力十足，预料查询反应会见热烈。
(经济日报)
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Empty stores in core hubs at 42-month high
Hong Kong's four major districts saw the vacancy rate of street shops rise to 11.7 percent in the third quarter, the highest in 42 months, a local property agency said, while calling for more government support ahead of next month's policy address.
It cited the weak local food and beverage business and intensified competition amid the arrival of mainland brands as the reason for the rise.
The number of dining establishments in the four major core areas was 2,001 in the third quarter of this year, down by 56 from the first quarter.
Non-Chinese restaurants saw the largest decline, dropping from 609 to 557, a decrease of 52. Chinese restaurants and beverage takeaway shops each saw a reduction of nine outlets.
The agency warns the vacancy would still hover between 11.5 percent and 12.5 percent in the first quarter of next year.
The agency urged the government to roll out more support in various aspects, as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will announce his new policy address next month.
There were a total of 874 vacant shop spaces across the four major core areas - Causeway Bay, Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mong Kok - as of the third quarter of this year, an increase of 154 compared to six months ago.
Among them, Tsim Sha Tsui's latest vacancy rate reached 15.4 percent, an increase of 3 percentage points compared to six months ago, with 230 vacant shop spaces, while Central and Causeway Bay recorded 13.8 percent and 13.2 percent respectively.
Mong Kok had the lowest vacancy rate among the four areas at 8.9 percent, but the number of vacant shop spaces reached 309, an increase of 72 from the first quarter.
The residential districts, including Yuen Long and Sheung Shui, also saw an increase in the vacancy rates for shops, with the latest figures at 10.2 percent and 9.1 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, the agency said that retailers are slowing their expansion due to the popularity of online shopping and falling consumption.
The number of shops in the clothing, footwear and leather goods sectors in the four core areas totaled 655, down by 28 from the first quarter of 2024, as of the third quarter.
However, the number of cosmetics and personal care shops in the four major districts grew by four from the first quarter to 117, as the affordable pricing of fast-moving consumer products continued to attract a steady customer base.
(The Standard)
Happy Valley flats go on sale this weekend
Emperor International (0163) will launch the sale of 85 flats at One Jardine's Lookout in Happy Valley this Saturday.
Vice-chairman Alex Yeung Ching-loong said the 85 units had received over 1,200 checks as of September 24, making them 13 times oversubscribed.
Meanwhile, The Knightsbridge in Kai Tak, which is being built by six developers including Henderson Land (0012), China Overseas (0688) and Chinachem, opened its clubhouse to media yesterday.
The project, which is expected to be handed over in October, has sold 61 flats for a total of HK$2.6 billion at an average of HK$36,500 per square foot, with prices for the flats ranging from HK$26 million to HK$110 million.
Mark Hahn Ka-fai, general manager of sales at Henderson Land, said rents will soon become more expensive than mortgages, because of interest rate cuts and fresh stimulus from the mainland.
In Kowloon, The Pavilia Forest Phase 2, jointly developed by New World Development (0017) and Far East Consortium (0035), said it will put 750 flats on the market shortly.
Eighty-six percent of these flats are two-bedroom units.
Elsewhere, CSI Properties' (0497) Topside Residences in Jordan has launched the sixth price list involving 26 flats, at prices ranging from HK$6.1 million to HK$14.7 million after discounts.
(The Standard)