Residential prices in Hong Kong recorded their first annual increase in four years in 2025.

According to data published by the Hong Kong Rating and Valuation Department on Wednesday, the private residential property price index in Hong Kong is expected to increase by 3.25% year-on-year in 2025, marking the first annual growth since 2021. According to data from Midland Realty, mainland Chinese investors reached a record high of HK$138 billion in residential property purchases in Hong Kong last year, accounting for approximately one-fifth of the total transactions. According to Colliers International, the real estate market achieved a soft landing in the second half of last year, with unsold inventory decreasing.