{"id":172570,"date":"2026-09-16T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T23:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-commercial-property-downturn-to-worsen-amid-tightening-credit-agents\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T23:15:23","slug":"hong-kong-commercial-property-downturn-to-worsen-amid-tightening-credit-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-commercial-property-downturn-to-worsen-amid-tightening-credit-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong commercial property downturn to worsen amid tightening credit: agents"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCommercial property prices in Hong Kong are likely to continue their downward spiral, as the market risks getting trapped in a \u201cvicious cycle\u201d of tighter bank lending and weakening demand, a property agency has warned.
\nBanks in the city had adopted a more conservative approach towards approving mortgages for commercial properties over the past three years, introducing stricter approval standards and terms, said Eric Tso Tak-ming, chief vice-president at mReferral Mortgage Brokerage Services, at…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Hong Kong commercial property downturn to worsen amid tightening credit: agents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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