Group 1 - The demand for housing in Hong Kong remains strong, leading to a further increase in private residential rents, with the average rent per square foot reaching approximately HKD 38.02 in April, a month-on-month increase of about 0.4%, marking a new high since July 2019 [1] - The market anticipates three interest rate cuts in the US this year, which may lead to a further decline in mortgage rates in Hong Kong [1] - The recent drop in interbank rates has resulted in a decrease in mortgage rates, with the latest H mortgage rate at 3.23%, which is approximately 0.27% lower than the capped P mortgage rate of 3.5% [1] Group 2 - The residential market has experienced a "rising rent and falling price" phenomenon, contributing to an increase in rental yield, with the latest rental yield for Class A private residential properties recorded at 3.7%, up from 3.3% year-on-year [2] - The rental yield has increased by 1.4 percentage points compared to the low of 2.3% in 2021, indicating a positive trend in rental returns [2] - In April, rents continued to rise, with notable increases in rents along certain railway lines, such as a 9.8% increase at the Kowloon Station's Parkview and approximately 8.8% and 8.4% increases at the Wu Kai Sha Station's Silver Lake Peak and Wong Tai Sin Station's Sun Ching Mountain, respectively [2]

根据市场公开信息，香港九龙城"南首"项目在上周末首轮销售181套住宅全部售罄，共"套现"超过9.6亿港 元。据了解，上周末，香港楼市以一手新房为主，多个新房项目展开首轮销售并取得理想成绩。 在香港上水从事房产经纪业务的陈经理表示，春节过后香港各区的一手新房都有不错的销售表现，多个新 房项目均在首轮销售中全部售罄。 3月4日，香港特区政府土地注册处公布的最新数据显示，今年2月楼宇买卖合约共4307份，环比下跌 12.8%，但同比上升35.1%，合约总值283亿港元。 有分析人士表示，受市场受观望情绪及春节假期影响，近几个月香港楼市的成交量连续下跌，但一手住宅 市场已经出现回暖迹象，2月的登记量环比上升18.9%。二手房市场方面，预计近日推出的楼市新政将带动 成交量回升，香港特区政府宣布将征收100港元印花税的物业价值上限由300万港元提高至400万港元，有 助于降低买家在高利息环境下的购房成本，提振中小户型单位的成交。 （香港二手住宅小区 吴家明/摄） 上周，香港特区政府财政司司长陈茂波发表新一份财政预算案时表示，为减轻购买房价较低的住宅及非住 宅物业人士负担，将征收100港元印花税的物业价值上限由300万港元 ...