Hong Kong home prices ease for 4th consecutive month in September

HONG KONG: Hong Kong private home prices dropped at a faster pace in September, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline, according to government data released on Thursday (Oct 31), as the financial city was hit by a political turmoil.

The price drop of 1.8 per cent, in one of the world's least affordable property markets, compared with August revised decrease of 1.4 per cent.

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"The fall percentage was in line with expectation," said Thomas Lam, executive director of Knight Frank. "I expect the index may still correct downward in the next two or three months."

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Lam also expected prices to continue falling next year for another 5 per cent, but a low interest rate environment will provide support.

HSBC on Thursday said it will cut its Hong Kong best lending rate by 0.125 percentage points, following U.S. Fed's rate cut.

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The Asian financial hub has been hit this year by the U.S.-China trade dispute and five months of often violent anti-government protests.

However, the Chinese-ruled city's sky-high property prices have stayed relatively resilient compared with the tourism and retail sectors amid the latest crisis.

Hong Kong's home prices have still recorded a rise of 5.9 per cent so far this year.

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