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CX Daily: Hong Kong’s Battered Property Market Shows Signs of Life

Published: Jan. 26, 2026  9:00 a.m.  GMT+8
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In Depth: Hong Kong’s Battered Property Market Shows Signs of Life

For nine years, Li Ou, a financial professional from the Chinese mainland working in Hong Kong, was content to rent. But in late 2025, after enduring a string of sharp rent increases, he decided it was time to buy. Sensing a shift in the city’s long-depressed property market, he resolved to close a deal before the year ended.

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