Mainland Chinese buyers' mortgage applications in Hong Kong reached a record high in the fourth quarter of last year, highlighting the continuous increase in the influence of mainland buyers in Hong Kong in Hong Kong.
According to Bloomberg News on Friday (January 13), Mercerral Mortgage Brokerage Services handled the mortgage application in the fourth quarter of last year, mainland buyers who have the right to residents in Hong Kong accounted for 11.4%, Setting the company's highest proportion since the data began to track the data in 2018.
Cao Deming, chief vice president of Meridian Mortgage Reference Company, said that mainland buyers will become one of the "market pillars". "They have income and have the ability to buy real estate in Hong Kong.Real Estate. "
It is reported that the tendency of immigrants in mainland China has increased after experiencing strict epidemic prevention policies and concerns about the slowdown of the economy last year. Hong Kong is one of the important relocation destinations, and the Hong Kong government launchedThe attractive talent plan also makes Hong Kong more competitive.Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao proposed in the governance report last October that when buyers of non -permanent residents obtained the right of residence, they could get tax refund, and further inspired mainlanders to invest in real estate in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Government's efforts to attract more talents from the mainland and other parts of the world will also help improve the housing rental market in Hong Kong.According to Bloomberg Intelligence, as more and more workers move to Hong Kong, residential rent may rebound about 5 % in 2023.
Affected by rising interest rates and population outflow, the Hong Kong real estate market has been under pressure.According to data tracked by the Central Plains Real Estate Institution, the value of Hong Kong's resale houses last year fell by about 16 %, and the total sales of new houses and second -hand houses fell to the lowest level since 1996.
