‘Wait-and-see’: Hong Kong’s private home sales drop as interest rates are tipped to rise

Hong Kong’s primary and secondary private residential property sales fell in October compared to the previous month, as the expectation of an interest rate increase by year-end draws nearer, according to new market research. Conducted by Centaline Property, the research indicated that Hong Kong recorded 1,410 first-hand private residential property transactions in October, with a total transaction value of HK$18.66 billion (US$2.38 billion). This represented a decline of 5.8 per cent and 12.1…

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