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Hong Kong Commercial Property Distress Eases, Funding Costs Drop

8/31/2026

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Analysts say Hong Kong’s commercial property market distress has moderated but not disappeared.
Savills reports effective funding costs fell to roughly 4.1-5.1 percent, down from 7-8 percent at 2023 end.
Mortgagee sales remain a key source of transaction activity.
Hong Kong recorded HK$22.3 billion of non-residential deals above HK$50 million in H1 2026.
Savills says the one-month HIBOR was about 2.6 percent in mid-August 2026.

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Story summary

Analysts say Hong Kong’s commercial property market distress has moderated but not disappeared.
Savills reports effective funding costs fell to roughly 4.1-5.1 percent, down from 7-8 percent at 2023 end.
Mortgagee sales remain a key source of transaction activity.
Hong Kong recorded HK$22.3 billion of non-residential deals above HK$50 million in H1 2026.
Savills says the one-month HIBOR was about 2.6 percent in mid-August 2026.