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Singapore is tops for HK real estate investors in H1

They pump US$1.4b into Republic's property sector in first half; territory's turmoil could see continued interest

Fiona Lam

Published Tue, Aug 27, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Hong Kong

Singapore

LURED by Singapore's stable political environment and relatively strong office rentals, Hong Kong investors pumped a total of US$1.4 billion into the Republic's real estate in the first half of 2019.

This accounted for more than a quarter of the US$5.2 billion in total outbound real estate investment from Hong Kong during the period, making Singapore the top destination, Cushman & Wakefield Research said in its latest report on Greater China outbound investments released on Tuesday.

With the continuing political turmoil in the territory, interest in Singapore property could incr…