Buy or rent? Hong Kong homebuyers face an age-old housing dilemma
- Source
- South China Morning Post - Business
- Source link
- https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/3364088/buy-or-rent-hong-kong-homebuyers-face-age-old-housing-dilemma
- Published
- 2026-08-16 06:00:16
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-16 09:22:20
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- China
- Organisations
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- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Trapped between rising residential rents and the looming shadow of interest rate increases, Hong Kong homebuyers are revisiting that age-old dilemma when making decisions about housing: buy or rent? The Centa-City Rental Index (CRI), which reflects the rent of second-hand private residential properties in Hong Kong, has been rising throughout the year to 136.34 in July from 129.57 at the beginning of 2026, a cumulative increase of 5.2 per cent. “The rent is too high,” said Jimmy Lau, who works...
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