2025 Hong Kong real estate market outlook, plus more news

For PropertyGuru’s real estate news roundup, Hong Kong’s real estate market momentum is expected to improve further in 2025, according to CBRE Hong Kong’s 2025 Market Outlook. In other headlines, Johor’s property market is entering an exciting new phase, positioning itself as a key player in Malaysia’s real estate scene. Lastly, according to the Central Bank of the Philippines, net foreign direct investments (FDI) inflows hit an eight-month high in October 2024.

CBRE launches Hong Kong Real Estate Market Outlook 2025

2024 was a challenging year for Hong Kong’s commercial real estate market across different sectors. The slow economic recovery in mainland China and a looming new office supply, high interest rates, and weak retail sales hindered market recovery. As cited in RETalk Asia, investors and corporate occupiers remained largely cautious. Against the global backdrop of lowering interest rates and supported by anticipated economic stimulus in mainland China, balanced by potential heightening trade barriers, commercial real estate market momentum is expected to improve further in 2025, according to CBRE Hong Kong’s 2025 Market Outlook. “Hong Kong’s real estate demand is anticipated to improve further in 2025 as financing costs decline. However, this improvement is expected to be modest, primarily reflected in increased transaction volumes,” said Marcos Chan, Executive Director, Head of Research, CBRE Hong Kong.

Under the spotlight: Johor enters a growth era with major developments on the horizon

Johor’s property market is entering an exciting new phase, positioning itself as a key player in Malaysia’s real estate scene. PropertyGuru Malaysia states that according to the National Property Information Centre’s (NAPIC) H1 2024 Property Market Report, Johor accounted for 15.3 percent of residential transactions nationwide, with 18,648 units sold, contributing a hefty MYR9.02 billion in property value. This ranks Johor as the second most active state for property sales, signalling healthy demand. Not only that, Johor led the country in terms of new property launches, claiming 23.6 percent of the total with over 5,300 new units hitting the market in H1 2024. With a notable sales performance of 38.3 percent out of the national total, it’s clear that both buyers and investors have their eyes set on this southern state.

PH foreign direct investments net inflows hit an 8-month high in October

Net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) hit an eight-month high in October last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. BSP data showed that FDI net inflows reached USD1 billion in October last year, the highest recorded since USD1.3 billion in February 2024. It was also up by 50.2 percent from the USD681 million in October 2023. “The increase in net FDI inflows was due to the 60.7 percent growth in nonresidents’ net investments in debt instruments to USD839 million from USD522 million,” the BSP said in PNA.

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