Hong Kong price movements during Occupy Central
Last year, during Occupy Central we took a screenshot of the Spacious price trends chart. For those not familiar, pink means prices are dropping and blue means rising (screenshot below). The data presents an interesting overview with a couple of observations:
Price per square foot changes in mid 2014
Hong Kong price movements in early 2015
As can be seen from the graph showing price changes in early 2015, the trend has reversed with all neighbourhoods showing strong price increases.
Not great news for those looking to get on the property ladder. The cost of living has always been an issue in Hong Kong and it doesn’t look like that is going away anytime soon.
Let’s hope the government plans to build more affordable housing units.
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Asif Ghafoor is the CEO and Founder of www.spacious.hk, www.spacious.tw, www.spacious.cn and www.spacious.sg, a real estate marketplace making it easier to buy or rent property across Asia.