Hong Kong’s home prices will end the year 15 per cent higher than a year earlier, but still 16 per cent below their high-water mark in 2021, according to local property agency Midland-realty" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="15800" data-entity-type="organization">Midland Realty.Underpinning the positive forecast, the city’s banks were not likely to follow an increase in US interest rates by the Federal Reserve if one occurred this year, executives from the agency said at a press conference on Thursday.Dave Ma Tai-yeung, CEO of Midland (Residential), said that as the market gradually digested geopolitical and external economic uncertainties, new property launches were accelerating and buyers were returning to the market.
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THU · 2026-09-10 · 23:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0911-110395
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Hong Kong home prices headed for 15% gain this year, Midland forecast says
Hong Kong property agency Midland Realty forecasts a 15% increase in home prices by the end of the year compared to the previous year. Despite this projected rise, prices are expected to remain 16% below their 2021 peak.
Chris TsangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-10 · 23:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong property agency Midland Realty forecasts a 15% increase in home prices by the end of the year compared to the previous year. Despite this projected rise, prices are expected to remain 16% below their 2021 peak. This positive outlook is supported by the expectation that Hong Kong banks will not mirror any potential US Federal Reserve interest rate hikes this year. Midland Realty's CEO, Dave Ma Tai-yeung, stated that the market is absorbing geopolitical and economic uncertainties, leading to an acceleration in new property launches and a return of buyers.
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Hong Kong home prices will still be 16 per cent below their high-water mark in 2021.
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New property launches were accelerating and buyers were returning to the market.
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Hong Kong's home prices will end the year 15 per cent higher than a year earlier.
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Hong Kong's banks were not likely to follow an increase in US interest rates by the Federal Reserve if one occurred this year.
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