全面「撤辣」后购买力迅速被消耗，加上发展商开始减慢推盘步伐，上月送交土地註册处登记的楼宇买卖合约，连升两个月之后首度回落。综合各大物业代理统计显示，今年5月整体楼宇买卖合约登记录得7346宗，按月下跌逾25%。

有代理行数据显示，上月整体楼宇买卖合约登记 (包括住宅、车位及工商铺物业) 录约7346宗，较4月的9880宗，按月减少2534宗或约分别下跌25.6%。儘管数字回落，但仍为去年3月录8599宗之后，近14个月次高，反映4月期间楼市交投持续活跃。

期内，一手私人住宅录约1956宗买卖登记，较4月录得3624宗，按月大减46%，但为连续三个月企稳1000宗以上，并且是2021年7月录2032宗之后，接近34个月次高。今年首5个月累计，一手私人住宅录约8424宗买卖登记，已达去年全年10682宗的78.9%。

一手稳企千宗以上水平

二手私人住宅方面，上月录得3349宗买卖，较4月4605宗，按月下跌27.3%，但为2023年3月录4485宗之后，接近14个月次高。其中，荔枝角美孚新邨录约36宗、鰂鱼涌太古城录约35宗、天水围嘉湖山庄录约30宗及沙田第一城录约22宗。

另一代理行数据则显示，5月全港共录约7375宗楼宇买卖合约登记，较4月录得9880宗，按月减少2505宗或逾25%，但依然为近14个月以来次高水平。其中一手私人住宅买卖宗数回落至1893宗，按月大减47%；二手市场则因为新盘抢去不少客源，加上放盘减价幅度未能吸引买家垂青，上月录3153宗买卖登记，按月减28%。

有代理表示，市场购买力迅速被大量消耗，二手市道明显放缓，同时发展商开始减慢新盘推售步伐、本港银行逐步收紧按揭，相信6月登记量继续回软。

另有代理指出，全面「撤辣」亢奋期过后，楼市交投正在进行整固，冀后市走势转趋平稳，一手及二手住宅买卖将处互补状态。

(星岛日报)

中环美国银行中心 中层单位1.1亿放售

中环美国银行中心为指标甲厦，现有业主以约1.1亿放售中层单位。

面积4397呎 呎价约2.5万

有代理表示，是次放售单位位于美国银行中心16楼13至18室，面积达约4,397平方呎，以呎价约2.5万元放售，涉资约1.1亿元，物业坐拥维港海景及遮打花园景色，大门正对升降机口。单位亦配备来去水位，物业将以现状交吉形式出售。

该代称，近期多个港岛区指标商厦录得买卖成交，显示市场活跃，投资气氛浓厚，也反映商厦市场正开始走出疫后的低迷期。

中环区最近录得的3宗大额买卖成交，包括美国银行中心23楼全层连3个车位，成交价约2.5亿元，以及同厦30楼全层连4个车位，作价约2.6亿元获承接，而另一宗为皇后大道中9号29楼全层，以约3.1亿元易手，平均呎价约2.25万元，创近13年新低。

(经济日报)

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商厦租务代理 聚焦新甲厦

整体商厦租务市场新需求不算多，由于新甲厦相继落成，业主当然要抢客，吸引租客搬迁。

最近啟德AIRSIDE连环录租务，单计今年已录逾30万平方呎楼面租务成交。商厦新楼面多，各代理近期积极搵客，搬迁至新甲厦作升级，故新甲厦成为各代理搵生意的焦点。

(经济日报)

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尖沙咀「亚士厘21」 打造医疗商厦

尖沙咀全新商厦「亚士厘21」(21 ASHLEY)，以医疗作主题，项目在设计及配套上，均度身订做作医疗用途。

亚士厘21位于尖沙咀亚士厘道，交通上，由尖沙咀港铁站步行至该厦仅5分鐘，而地段亦邻近繁忙的弥敦道，交通非常便利。饮食配套上，亚士厘道属传统饮食地段，现时除了地铺有酒吧、冰室等餐厅租户外，亦有银座式饮食为主题商厦，上班人士亦可前往海港城，餐厅种类应有尽有。

项目由建灝地产发展，物业拥楼底极高的地下大堂，加上设有艺术摆设，非常有气派。大堂亦设有多个广告位，租户日后可作宣传之用。

物业楼高21层，总楼面面积逾10万平方呎，提供全层及分间单位出租，分别有约778、1,944及2,730平方呎的分间单位，而全层面积约5,461至8,064平方呎。

由于大厦早已部署作医疗用途，建筑设计具备各种有利于医疗之配套设施，专为各类型综合诊所、专科医务中心、医学美容中心及日间手术中心而设。个别楼层设有特高楼底 (层与层之间高度达5米) 以及特大地台承重 (达7.5kPa)。

设后备电力 升降机可放病床

此外，为配合诊所及医疗中心日常运作，每个楼层均提供稳定及充裕的电力供应，亦有后备电力可提供于单位内使用。同时，每层均预留额外通风位置供客户装配符合医疗级别及手术室要求的通风及换风系统，安全衞生。此外，每部升降机的设计，亦刚好可安放病床。

景观上，大厦一面望向维港海景，非常舒适，另一面则望尖沙咀楼景，同样开扬。

其他配套方面，业主于其中一层，设有一个多用途会议室，可作演讲厅等之用。另一间房则摆放座椅及枱，可供大厦租户的医疗人员用餐及休息，甚有心思。

该物业地盘原由资本策略持有，2019年资本策略 (00497) 标售亚士厘道21至27号地盘，最终以17.6亿元易手，由建灝地产承接。该物业地盘面积约8,107平方呎，获批兴建一座商业大厦，总地积比率面积约为97,284平方呎，按成交价计，每呎楼面地价约1.8万元。

项目由建灝地产发展，物业拥楼底极高的地下大堂，加上设有艺术摆设，非常有气派。大堂亦设有多个广告位，租户日后可作宣传之用。

(经济日报)

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多层单位招租 意向呎租45元起

尖沙咀「亚士厘21」以医疗作主题，现多层单位招租，意向呎租约45元。

个别楼层 可作特色餐饮

亚士厘21获医疗相关客户垂青，项目早前落实一宗承租协议，新租户为大型医学影像检验中心，承租最大面积的2楼全层，楼面面积约8,064平方呎。新租户特意选址于亚士厘21作其业务发展。

有外资代理行代理表示，现时不少医疗中心设有磁力共振扫描器，及电脑断层扫描器等大型医疗机器，无论是对商厦的负重力、楼底高低及货�𨋢均有较高的要求，亦因为要配置这些机器，大厦的供电、通风等配套均需要配合。因此针对医疗中心为租户的商厦，其装备要有别于普通商厦，故亚士厘21有一定优势。

该代理指，亚士厘21现多层楼面进行招租，呎租约45元起。除了医疗作主题外，意向租客亦包括其他行业包括健身中心等，亦有个别楼层可作特色餐饮。

(经济日报)

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商业买卖4月166宗 按季增4成

有外资代理行最新发表的2024年5月投资市场报告指出，恒指一个月内反弹超过3,000点，彻底扭转投资市场情绪，散售市场成交于4月不断增加，许多资金充裕的用户和投资者纷纷进入房地产行业寻找价格优惠的物业。

在散售市场中，许多卖家愿意接受市场定价，从而调整了叫价，因此成交量不断增加，今年4月共录得166宗商业交易，按季增加43%，接年增加5%。

最近一些值得关注的交易包括美国银行中心两个楼层以2.5亿及2.6亿元成交，平均呎价为18,000元。与1年前同一幢大厦的小型单位成交，每呎31,000元相比，价格大幅下跌42%，重返14年前的水平。

在过去14年，恒指与甲级写字楼价格走势之间的历史相关性高达0.67，股市反弹近20%，可能会在未来3个月内促使写字楼价格出现短期反弹，但近期股市反弹的持续性将决定写字楼价格在今年剩餘时间内的走势。

预测甲厦价今年跌10%

今年第一季，整幢商业地产投资市场交易总额出现下滑。物业交易总值为84亿元，按季度下降59%，同比下降57%。位于荃湾的愉景新城以40.2亿元成交，另上环的商业物业88WL以远低于收购价及发展成本的售价售予本地投资者，导致参与的卖方和银行蒙受重大损失。

展望未来，该行指，投资市场仍将受到多重因素的影响。由于美国在今年餘下时间减息的可能性下降，资金成本在短期内可能仍然较高，但在全球股市反弹、本地企业盈利向好以及中国政策进一步支援中港经济的支持下，股市持续反弹将间接地支援交易量进一步反弹。而由于大多数潜在买家都会讨价还价性质，定价可能仍然受到抑制。该行预测2024年甲级写字楼价格将下跌10%，核心街铺价格将下跌5%。

该行另一代理表示，近期股市反弹重振了投资市场情绪，用家甚至投资者都热衷于在散售市场中寻找价格优惠的资产。

不过，目前投资市场只剩下用家和国有企业，全幢商厦买卖仍需时復甦。

(经济日报)

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Henderson 'committed to Northern Metropolis'

Henderson Land Development (0012) says it will continue to develop its remaining 3 million square feet of land in Hung Shui Kiu although over a half is set to be resumed by the government.

Speaking at the developer's annual general meeting yesterday, chairman Martin Lee Ka-shing said there are a lot of opportunities in the Northern Metropolis - which includes the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development project - and Henderson will not slow down developments on farmlands.

Henderson is expected to receive HK$3.9 billion from the government in compensation for its 3.5 million sq ft of land to be recovered for the second phase of the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development, fueling speculation that the developer may quit the project. The area to be resumed by the government amounts to 53 percent of Henderson's 6.57 million sq ft land reserves in the district.

Lee said no arrangement has been made about paying land premiums for the involved sites.

On the local residential market, Lee expressed confidence that home prices would stabilize in the second half as the US Federal Reserve is expected to start cutting interest rates.

He predicted the office market will remain sluggish amid reports that The Henderson in Central, a landmark commercial building under renovation, achieved an occupancy rate of only 60 percent in May.

Replying to questions about the mainland's real estate market, another chairman, Peter Lee Ka-kit, said it will take time for the central government's stimuli to have an impact.

In respect of Henderson's new project The Haddon in Hung Hom, the company has received 240 checks from potential buyers for the 92 flats due to be sold in the first price list, making the batch 1.6 times oversubscribed.

(The Standard)

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Net-zero offices in Hong Kong, Asia face supply crunch by 2030 as 87% of occupiers need them to hit carbon targets: property consultancy

Supply will not satisfy the demand from occupiers aiming for 100 per cent green-certified portfolios by 2030, research says

The mismatch will drive strong competition for such facilities in the next six years as well, a property consultancy says

Companies striving to meet ambitious decarbonisation targets across Asia-Pacific may crash straight into a shortage of environmentally certified office space by 2030, according to a forecast by a real estate consultancy.

The supply of so-called net-zero carbon (NZC) office space will fall short of demand, as 87 per cent of real estate occupiers in Asia-Pacific are targeting 100 per cent green-certified portfolios by 2030, the consultancy said. The mismatch will drive strong competition for such facilities in the next six years as well, the company said.

The company defines an NZC building as “all-electric, highly rated, energy-efficient and powered by renewable energy”.

“One of the major challenges is the limited supply of green-[certified] buildings,” a consultant said in a statement on Monday, adding that the shortage in the city will be particularly acute.

“The supply may not be able to meet the increasing demand in the long term. Even including the projects in the pipeline, the majority of buildings in Hong Kong will not [be] green certified.”

However, retrofitting existing buildings can deliver environmental performance on par with, or even exceeding, that of newly constructed buildings, the consultant said.

Only 4 per cent of occupiers boast portfolios that are 100 per cent green certified currently, according to the consultancy’s survey of 243 senior commercial real estate decision-makers in Asia-Pacific in November. The research covered eight geographies, with two-thirds of respondents belonging to multinational corporations.

“Today, leasing office space in green certified buildings is no longer a differentiator but a minimum criterion for most occupiers in Asia-Pacific,” another consultant said in a statement.

Seventy-four per cent of occupiers across Asia-Pacific expect half their energy needs to be met by renewables in the future, compared with 9 per cent now, according to the consultancy.

The transition to renewable energy is a critical step for the real estate industry to redefine and transform buildings from passive energy consumers to active contributors through on-site renewable energy generation, the consultancy said.

While developers typically focus on the embodied carbon footprint of building construction – the greenhouse-gas emissions associated with the manufacturing, transport and installation of materials – the impact of fit-outs is often overlooked.

Currently, 65 per cent of occupiers cite investments required for office fit-outs as one of their greatest sustainability challenges, according to consultancy’s survey.

Building fit-outs contribute around one-third of emissions, as the average office has changes made to its interior at least 20 times in its life cycle, according to the consultancy. The lack of focus on fit-out emissions stems from a traditional separation between teams responsible for building development and interior fit-out, the consultancy said.

“Breaking established silos is key to transitioning towards zero waste in the design phase through to procurement and strip-out, to support the reduction of emissions associated with waste and material use,” the consultant said.

Hong Kong is expected to see a 68 per cent supply deficit of top-quality sustainable workplaces up to 2028, according to the consultancy’s Sustainable Offices City Index in October.

“In Hong Kong, office tenants, particularly Hong Kong-listed enterprises, are currently placing a significantly greater emphasis [than in the past] on ESG features when making real estate decisions,” another consultant said in a report last month.

“While Hong Kong aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, multinational corporations are expected to adhere to the standards established by their global headquarters, potentially as early as 2027 to 2030,” the consultant said.

(South China Morning Post)

Hong Kong is Asia’s busiest ‘super-prime’ housing market as removal of property curbs boosts demand: property agency report

With 132 transactions in the year to March, Hong Kong beat Singapore, which recorded 88 deals in the ‘super-prime’ residential market

Demand was supported by a drop in prices in the last few years and the recent scrapping of cooling measures

Hong Kong was Asia’s busiest market for homes valued at US$10 million and above in the year to March, according to a property agency’s report.

“Demand in Hong Kong is mainly coming from Hong Kong buyers or from mainland Chinese purchasers,” an agent said in an email interview after the release of the report on Monday. “The uptick reflects a feeling in the market that pricing has adjusted down in the prime and super-prime markets over the past 18 months.

“There is also an ongoing issue with low supply volumes of best-in-class stock, which is supporting prices.”

Hampered by a sluggish economy and high interest rates, Hong Kong’s residential market was down by as much as 24 per cent in February this year from its peak in September 2021, according to an official index tracking the prices of lived-in homes.

As of April, prices had clawed back some losses, narrowing the gap to 22.5 per cent, data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed.

Among the luxury homes sold in Hong Kong this year was a mansion at The Peak. Bought by a mainland Chinese buyer linked to the founder of Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics in January, the property at 25-26 A&B Lugard Road was snapped up for HK$838 million (US$107 million), according to another property agency.

The removal of all the city’s property cooling measures at the end of February is also boosting transactions in the luxury homes market, the agent added.

“The recent moves to reduce transaction taxes in the housing market have also aided confidence across the market,” the agent said. “Hong Kong remains a critical business centre and wealth hub in Asia and the recent volumes of super-prime sales is likely to be sustained into the medium term.”

Singapore is in a completely different phase of its cycle, with the government cooling home prices with punitive levies. Measures announced by the city state last year included a 60 per cent tax on residential purchases by foreign buyers.