Housing Index in Hong Kong decreased to 136.44 points in July 13 from 136.68 points in the previous week. This dataset provides - Hong Kong House Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, the average price of permanent housing in Hong Kong Island dropped to around ******* Hong Kong dollars per square meter on average. The city had the highest property prices in the region.

Graph and download economic data for Residential Property Prices for Hong Kong SAR (QHKN628BIS) from Q4 1979 to Q1 2025 about Hong Kong, residential, HPI, housing, price index, indexes, and price.

Key information about House Prices Growth

• Hong Kong SAR (China) house prices dropped 6.4% YoY in Jan 2025, following a decrease of 7.2% YoY in the previous month.
• YoY growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1994 to Jan 2025, with an average growth rate of 3.4%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 51.8% in May 1997 and a record low of -44.7% in Oct 1998.

Key information about Hong Kong SAR (China) Gold Production

• Hong Kong SAR (China) Real Residential Property Price Index was reported at 132.982 2010=100 in Sep 2024.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 140.888 2010=100 for Jun 2024.
• Hong Kong SAR (China) Real Residential Property Price Index data is updated quarterly, averaging 76.683 2010=100 from Dec 1979 to Sep 2024, with 180 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 198.526 2010=100 in Sep 2018 and a record low of 28.660 2010=100 in Sep 1984.
• Hong Kong SAR (China) Real Residential Property Price Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank for International Settlements.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Property Sector – Table RK.BIS.RPPI: Selected Real Residential Property Price Index: 2010=100: Quarterly. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Graph and download economic data for Residential Property Prices for Hong Kong SAR (QHKN368BIS) from Q4 1980 to Q4 2024 about Hong Kong, residential, housing, and price.

Residential Property Prices in Hong Kong decreased 6.57 percent in March of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Hong Kong Residential Property Prices.

As of March 2024, the average monthly rent for public rental housing in Hong Kong's New Territories was ** Hong Kong dollars per square meters. These type of apartments were rent-controlled and therefore were significantly cheaper than their private counterparts. For instance, whereas public housing in the New Territories costs ** Hong Kong dollars per square meter per month on average, a private apartment in the same districts costs *** Hong Kong dollar per month.

House Price Index MoM in Hong Kong increased to 0.67 percent in May from 0.41 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Hong Kong Private Residential Price Index MoM.

Description: This dataset provides historical housing prices scraped from Centaline Property Hong Kong, one of the largest real estate agencies in Hong Kong. The dataset includes information on the date of the transaction, the property address, floor plan, saleable area, unit rate, source, and district. The dataset covers a period of time spanning several years, allowing for analysis of trends and changes in the Hong Kong housing market.

Columns: Date: the date of the property transaction Address: the address of the property Floor Plan: -- Price: the price of the property Changes: any changes made to the property since the last transaction Saleable Area: the area of the property that can be sold to a buyer Unit Rate: the price per square foot of saleable area Source: the source of the data (Centaline Property Hong Kong/ Land Registry) District: the district in which the property is located in Hong Kong

House price index in Hong Kong, March, 2025 The most recent value is 189.41 index points as of Q1 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 192.55 index points. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from Q1 1990 to Q1 2025 is 121.77 index points. The minimum of 28.36 index points was recorded in Q1 1990, while the maximum of 263.65 index points was reached in Q3 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

This statistic shows the number of private housing units in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2023. As of March 2023, the number of private housing units in Hong Kong amounted to more than 1.73 million.

Hong Kong CPI (B): Housing: Rent incl Rates: Public data was reported at 176.900 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 in Dec 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 176.900 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 for Nov 2016. Hong Kong CPI (B): Housing: Rent incl Rates: Public data is updated monthly, averaging 154.100 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 from Oct 1994 (Median) to Dec 2016, with 267 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 187.500 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 in Mar 2016 and a record low of 3.500 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 in Aug 2014. Hong Kong CPI (B): Housing: Rent incl Rates: Public data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.I032: Consumer Price Index (B): 10/09-9/10=100. CPI (B): Housing: Rent incld Rates: Public was affected by a number of Government’s one-off relief measures, including the waiver of public housing rentals by Housing Authority and Housing Society for the month of February 2007; the waiver of public housing rentals by Housing Society for the month of February 2008; Government's payment of public housing rentals in August to October 2008, August to September 2009, July to August 2010 and August to September 2011; the public housing rental waiver by Housing Authority in September 2010.

In 2020, Hong Kong had the most expensive residential property market worldwide, with an average property price of 1.25 million U.S. dollars. The government of Hong Kong provide public housing for lower-income residents and almost 45 percent of the Hong Kong population lived in public permanent housing in 2018.

Source Code: Q:HK:R:628

Coverage includes all types of new and existing dwellings in the whole country. The series is deflated using CPI.

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Hong Kong CPI (A): Housing: Rent, Including Rates: Private Housing data was reported at 107.100 Oct1994-Sep1995=100 in Mar 2001. This records a decrease from the previous number of 107.300 Oct1994-Sep1995=100 for Feb 2001. Hong Kong CPI (A): Housing: Rent, Including Rates: Private Housing data is updated monthly, averaging 120.600 Oct1994-Sep1995=100 from Jan 1997 (Median) to Mar 2001, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130.400 Oct1994-Sep1995=100 in Aug 1998 and a record low of 107.100 Oct1994-Sep1995=100 in Mar 2001. Hong Kong CPI (A): Housing: Rent, Including Rates: Private Housing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.I028: Consumer Price Index (A): 10/94-9/95=100.

For the fiscal period 2023 to 2024, Hong Kong's government revenue from property rates amounted to around ** billion Hong Kong dollars, significantly higher than the figures from previous years. Rates in Hong Kong is a kind of property tax, which is charged to the owners of rentable properties and calculated on the valuation of the Rating and Valuation Department of Hong Kong's government.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the average monthly rent of private apartments in the Hong Kong Island region, the heart of Hong Kong, was between *** and *** Hong Kong dollars per square meter. Meanwhile, the median income for an individual was ** thousand Hong Kong dollars per month.

In 2019, Hong Kong had the most expensive residential property market worldwide, with an average price per square foot of 1,987 U.S. dollars.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, an autonomous special administrative region of China, has one of the least affordable housing markets in the world. A region with an estimated 7.49 million people, it has become increasingly difficult to purchase a home in Hong Kong. The spoken languages in Hong Kong are Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.

Hong Kong housing market

The housing market in Hong Kong has seen an increase in prices in the past couple years. There are two types of housing unit offers in Hong Kong, private and public. The number of public rental housing units has been consistently rising since 2008. Nearly half of the public rental apartments in Hong Kong as of March 2018 were between 30 and 39.9 square meters. Not only has the number of public rental housing units increased since 2008, so have the private ones. However, there are more private housing units than public ones in Hong Kong. Additionally, the Home Ownership Scheme exists in Hong Kong. It is a government sponsored program that subsidizes public housing in Hong Kong. First created in the late 1970s, it was instituted with two targets in mind. The first was to persuade the richer tenants of these apartments to leave so families in greater need could live there. The second was to allow these families to become home owners, since they did not have enough money to buy in the private sector. Under this program, the government sells apartments to qualified low-income tenants at prices below the market value.

Hong Kong HK: Property Prices Index: 1999=100: Domestic Premises: Class D data was reported at 326.000 1999=100 in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 331.300 1999=100 for Aug 2018. Hong Kong HK: Property Prices Index: 1999=100: Domestic Premises: Class D data is updated monthly, averaging 131.200 1999=100 from Jan 1993 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 309 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 332.300 1999=100 in Jul 2018 and a record low of 64.900 1999=100 in Jul 2003. Hong Kong HK: Property Prices Index: 1999=100: Domestic Premises: Class D data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Rating and Valuation Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.EB015: Residential: Price Index: 1999=100.