{"id":124482,"date":"2022-02-06T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T03:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-property-market-sinks-to-17-month-low-in-january-as-omicron-wreaks-havoc-with-deals\/"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T04:08:09","slug":"hong-kongs-property-market-sinks-to-17-month-low-in-january-as-omicron-wreaks-havoc-with-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-property-market-sinks-to-17-month-low-in-january-as-omicron-wreaks-havoc-with-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong\u2019s property market sinks to 17-month low in January as Omicron wreaks havoc with deals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nHong Kong\u2019s property market is expected to see even fewer deals in the coming month amid a fifth coronavirus outbreak linked to the Omicron strain, with the overall number of deals in the city sinking to a 17-month low in January.The overall number of transactions, including residential, commercial and industrial properties, as well as parking spaces, came in at 5,894 in January, down 16.7 per cent month-on-month, according to data from Centaline Property Agency.\u201cThe lower figures reflect the\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3165887\/hong-kongs-property-market-sinks-17-month-low-january-omicron-wreaks-havoc?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hong Kong\u2019s property market sinks to 17-month low in January as Omicron wreaks havoc with deals<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Hong Kong\u2019s property market is expected to see even fewer deals in the coming month&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-wnM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":124503,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-lived-in-homes-see-valuations-drop-as-fifth-covid-19-wave-takes-hold\/","url_meta":{"origin":124482,"position":0},"title":"Hong Kong lived-in homes see valuations drop as fifth Covid-19 wave takes hold","date":"February 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The valuations of Hong Kong\u2019s lived-in homes are expected to head south as a fifth Covid-19 wave linked to the Omicron variant takes hold and deals plunge because of fewer viewings, brokers said.Banks may reduce valuations by 1 to 2 per cent in February and by another 1 per\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":126259,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-property-sector-is-waiting-for-a-recovery-that-never-comes\/","url_meta":{"origin":124482,"position":1},"title":"Hong Kong\u2019s property sector is waiting for a recovery that never comes","date":"May 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Recovery has been in view for some time, but unexpected shocks like Omicron and a rise in interest rates have kept it just out of reach. 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