商人陳紅天月前先後被接管3項物業，最新有突破性進展，接管人已委託測量師行，即將標售該3項物業，其中以紅磡祥祺中心最矚目，屬罕有全幢甲廈，適合作集團總部。

深圳祥祺集團主席陳紅天，在2015年8月至2016年7月的11個月內，斥69.87億掃貨，轟動市場，不過，今年2月開始，旗下物業先後被接管，成為焦點。市場消息透露，最新3項物業接管程序已經完成，接管人委託代理標售物業，其中，紅磡祥祺中心最矚目，屬市場上矚目的全幢甲廈，適合作集團總部。

OPUS唯一放盤市值6.8億

祥祺中心前身為 One Harbour Gate 東座全幢，包括商廈連商鋪，陳紅天於2016年6月以45億承接，用作集團總部，當時造價位列全港寫字樓最高第6位，九龍區排行第3，以總樓面約28萬方呎計算，呎價約16071元，較中國人壽保險 (海外) 在2015年購入毗鄰的 One Harbour Gate 西座 (中國人壽中心) 高出近8%。

今年3月28日，祥祺中心大堂貼出通告，指根據抵押人 Cheung Kei Center Limited 與恒生之間、於2019年4月抵押協議，恒生已委任羅兵咸的合夥人蘇文俊及莊日杰為抵押資產接管人，3月28日生效，有關抵押資產包括祥祺中心 A、B座商廈，連同155個車位及8個電單車車位。

歌賦山道地皮購入價21億

東半山傲璇 (OPUS) 5樓一個單位，面積5154方呎，由陳紅天與太太於2015年8月聯名購入，作價3.87億，呎價約7.51萬，於今年2月被會計師樓接管，昨日消息廣傳，有關代理已積極覓客，該豪宅為 OPUS 目前唯一放盤，估價6.8億，呎價約13.2萬，將以非交吉形式標售。至於山頂歌賦山道15號地皮，今年3月初被接管，為陳紅天於2016年6月向莊士國際購入，作價21億，重建總樓面9235方呎，樓面呎價高達22.74萬，創豪宅呎價新高。

紅磡祥祺中心、東半山傲璇 (OPUS) 單位及山頂歌賦山道15號地皮，即將推出標售，為市場上最矚目的銀主盤。

(星島日報)

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華潤置地1.4億 收購油塘工廈全層

增持約2.47萬呎 區內轉型具重建價值

油塘工業區轉型為住宅區，不少財團正積極併購物業。油塘華東貨倉全層工廈樓面，以1.4億元易手，買家為華潤置地，該集團早年亦曾大手購入該廈樓面，現作增持加快收購進度。

資料顯示，油塘東源街4號華東貨倉錄全層成交，涉及物業3樓全層，以1.4億元易手，物業面積約24,732平方呎，是次成交呎價約5,661元。原業主於1988年以900萬元購入物業，持貨35年轉手，獲利約1.31億元，升值逾14倍。

據了解，買家為中資華潤置地旗下公司，而該集團本身亦持有物業樓面，是次進行增持。

屬臨海物業 已擁大部分樓面

華東貨倉建於1978年，樓高7層，佔地約2.6萬平方呎。由於地盤規模大，加上位處臨海，重建住宅具有一定價值。2017年，華東貨倉一老牌業主，標售物業1、4、5及6樓合共4層，面積共98,928平方呎，佔物業41.27%業權，結果以約3.98億元易手，呎價約4,023元，當時由華潤置地購入。另2018年，該集團亦購入地下部分，如今再增購1層樓面，換言之估計集團已購入物業大部分樓面。

華潤集團亦曾把工廈物業發展住宅，如本年初就長沙灣潤發倉庫與政府達成換地協議，涉補地價金額逾137億元，亦為歷來最大金額市區補地價項目，涉及每平方呎樓面補價約8,692元，料建約2,500伙。

現時油塘屬於住宅及工業綜合社區，以茶果嶺道為分界，北部以住宅區為主，包括油塘邨、油翠苑、油塘中心等，而南部分別是鄰近港鐵油塘站的油塘灣工業區，以及東源街、高輝道交界一帶的工業區，兩者近年均已在加速轉型。

區內重建項目 料供近3400伙

其中東源街、高輝道一帶現時以分層工廈為主，過去10年陸續有工廈重建成住宅項目，例如包括嘉賢居、鯉灣天下等。目前正在進行規劃及重建中的項目，則仍有5個，合共將提供近3,400伙。

其中，長實 (01113) 旗下東源街5及8號項目，發展商已經在2年前補地價約22.1億元，將工業地轉為興建4幢住宅大廈，提供約800伙，預計以中、小型單位為主，將會在今年推售樓花。

併購方面，曾經在區內收購工廈重建成曦臺的宏安 (01222) ，去年以5.8億元購入油塘四山街18至20號油塘工業大廈第4座8成業權，料統一業權後，將發展住宅項目。

(經濟日報)

Holidays drive home transactions down

The Land Registry recorded 4,583 agreements for the sale and purchase of homes last month, which slumped by 31.5 percent from March but was up 17.6 percent from 12 months ago.

The total value of the agreements, however, slid only 9.5 percent month-on-month and was 49 percent higher than April last year.

A property agency said the decline was mainly due to more public holidays in April and a high base in March.

Between January and April the primary and secondary markets saw a combined total of 20,583 residential property transactions, which marked a significant increase of 41.5 percent from 14,545 transactions in the corresponding period last year.

Meanwhile, Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016) launches the second round of sales for 216 flats at University Hill in Tai Po today.

The response has already been overwhelming, with the project receiving 10,469 checks for 191 flats on the price list. That means a 54-times oversubscription rate.

The developer also sold six homes at University Hill via tender yesterday, which brought in a total of HK$53 million.

The prices for these homes ranged from HK$5.22 million to HK$11.71 million.

In Yuen Long, Star Group (1560) is set to release 75 apartments for sale and one by tender at After The Rain on Saturday. The apartments range from studios to three-bedroom flats, with discounted prices starting at HK$4.21 million.

(The Standard)

Hong Kong homeowners cutting prices drastically even as secondary property market continues to climb

Homeowners have cut the asking prices of 1,763 homes out of the 22,352 units listed for sale on a property agency’s website

A homeowner at Casa Marina II in Tai Po sold the unit after reducing the asking price by HK$3.8 million (US$484,000), or 17.4 per cent, according to another agency

An increasing number of homeowners in Hong Kong have been reducing their asking prices despite a key property index hitting a six-month high, indicating a weakening confidence in the market’s ability to remain elevated for longer.

While the market remains on the upswing, buoyed by an improving economy following the reopening of the border with mainland China after the Covid-19 pandemic, there are signs of a potential slowdown, with some homeowners looking to avoid increased competition from developers who are launching new projects, according to analysts.

Homeowners have lowered the asking prices for 1,763 units, representing 7.9 per cent of the total 22,352 units available for sale on the website of a property agency, one of the major property agents in the city.

“Potential buyers may hesitate to enter the market due to price increases in the first three months of the year,” said Raymond Cheng, managing director of CGS-CIMB Securities. But it may not necessarily indicate a long-term downward trend in home prices, according to Cheng.

The Rating and Valuation Department’s home price index for March climbed 1.35 per cent to 351.4, the highest since 360.3 in September. It was the third straight monthly increase, with gains in Hong Kong’s secondary market adding up to about 5 per cent for the year. But the growth slowed compared with February, when the index gained 2.22 per cent, the most in 33 months.

A homeowner at Casa Marina II in Tai Po sold their unit after reducing the asking price by HK$3.8 million (US$484,000), or 17.4 per cent, to HK$18 million, according to data provided by another agency.

The agency’s index, which reflects the degree of confidence of owners who have put their homes for sale, has declined for the two consecutive weeks.

As of May 1, the index fell by 2.7 per cent week on week to 61, following a 3.7 per cent decline the previous week.

The index, which is calculated based on the price changes of properties for sale on the agency’s website, represented a drop of 5 per cent month on month.

When the index declines, it reflects more price cuts on properties for sale, indicating prices are likely to go down further.

The number of properties changing hands, including residential, commercial and industrial units as well as parking spaces, sank almost one-third month-on-month to a three-month low of 5,755 in April, according to Land Registry data released on Wednesday. The total value sank 7.5 per cent to HK$63.74 billion (US$8.1 billion).

The secondary market saw the number of deals nosedive 38.2 per cent to a three-month low of 2,766 in April, according to another agency’s estimates.

“It reflects the outbreak of the banking crisis in Europe and the United States during March, the volatility of the global financial market, and the interest rate discussion in the United States,” an agent said. “The market tended to wait and see, which slowed down local property market transactions.”

Notably, the secondary market saw the number of deals nosedive 38.3 per cent to a three-month low of 2,766 in April, according to the agency’s estimate, as bargains became rarer and competition from new launches heated up.

Yeung expects the total number of transactions in May to fall again, this time by about 10 per cent because of a lack of big new launches in April. The figure mainly reflects the market conditions in the previous month because of the time needed to register transactions to the Land Registry.

An agent predicts the number will sink 13 per cent to about 5,000 in May.

Another agent predicted home prices in the city will change direction and eventually could fall more than 5 per cent for the whole of 2023, citing challenging economic fundamentals and global geopolitical tensions.

“I expect residential prices to trend downward as transaction momentum turns slower due to pent-up demand being digested,” agent said.

“Even if the interest rate peaks, the current level of more than 5 per cent can negatively affect the willingness to invest in the property market. And the global and China economies remain surrounded by geopolitical tensions.”

In addition, developers have an abundant supply of unsold units, which may force them to undercut one another and speed up sales, agent said.

Private housing supply in Hong Kong is likely to hit 107,000 units in the next three to four years, according to an update provided by the Housing Bureau on Friday.

However, Cheng of CGS-CIMB expects home price to rise by an average of 5 per cent as interest rates are likely to peak this year. He also expects housing demand and prices to sustain amid an improving economy in Hong Kong and increased cross border travel.

His views were echoed by an agent who said the Top Talent Pass Scheme could provide a new source of demand for homes as more people move to Hong Kong.

(South China Morning Post)