In order to fill the vacant business space, the landlord of Hong Kong commercial real estate pays higher commissions to the brokerage to attract office tenants.
According to the Bloomberg News Agency on Tuesday (July 16), the real estate agent who knows the matter revealed that the commission of paying equivalent to two to three months has become the industry's new normal. A few years ago, the commission was only equivalent to one in oneMonthly rent.
A person familiar with the matter said that some people's commissions can even get a rent equivalent to four months.
Reported that the surge in commissions reflects the weakness of the Hong Kong commercial real estate market.In recent years, the economic downturn, the withdrawal of multinational companies, and the effort to save costs have caused pressure on the industry.According to the data of Shibang Wei Shi, the vacancy rate of the Hong Kong office in the first half of the year reached a record high, reaching 16.9%.Disposal led the rent fell by 2.1%.
Fiona Ngan, the director of Gaoli International Practage, said that in general, the commission of real estate agents has increased by 30%by 30%since mid -last year.
Ngan said that the commission for three months of rent was only once in Hong Kong history, which was during the period of SARS in 2003.
