(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) The survey data shows that after Hong Kong strives to attract foreign talents to Hong Kong and cancel the restrictions on house purchase, the number of buyers in mainland China in the first three quarters of this year set a new record in Hong Kong.
Comprehensive Reuters and Ming Pao reported that the Hong Kong Real Estate Broker Central Plains Real Estate announced on Wednesday (October 30) a survey results that showed that in the first nine months of this year, buyers in mainland China purchased 8133 new houses and second -hand houses in Hong Kong., Accounting for 24%of total sales, the total value of the property reached HK $ 90.6 billion (S $ 15.4 billion).
Central Plains Real Estate said that from January to September this year, the trading volume and transaction volume of mainland buyers in Hong Kong reached a record high, an increase of 68%and 43%from the same period last year.
More than half of the property purchased by mainland buyers in Hong Kong is second -hand housing, and a total of 4,366 transactions were sold in the first three quarters.According to the analysis of the Central Plains Real Estate, from the data, the community's mature development and the well -equipped Minsheng District are the first choice for mainland buyers in Hong Kong, and the property price of the people's livelihood area is generally cheaper than the new development zone, and it is also easier to "get on the car".
The Hong Kong government is trying to boost the dilemma's residential real estate market. In February this year, the Hong Kong government canceled all additional stamp duties for foreign and second -house buyers.
Earlier this month, Hong Kong also relaxed the down payment ratio of all real estate to 30%, and incorporated residential real estate investment into the new investment immigration plan.Investment immigration.
Although house prices fell nearly 30%from the peak of 2021, Hong Kong, as the Asian financial center, is still one of the most difficult real estate markets in the world.
Central Plains Real Estate said that according to data, the average cost of buyers in mainland China spent more than 11 million Hong Kong dollars to buy a house in Hong Kong, which is the price of small and medium -sized houses in Hong Kong.