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  "id": 3678372,
  "title": "HK home prices ease slightly in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/hk-home-prices-ease-slightly-in-july-3678372",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:06:05.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1867761-20260827.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong's residential property prices have shown a slight decrease in July, ending a 13-month period of price growth, according to the Rating and Valuation Department's latest data. The property price index, which measures average home prices across all sizes, fell by 0.46% to 321.5 in July. Over the past year, the index has increased by 11.6%. For the first seven months of the year, the index rose by 7.3%. However, prices for small and medium-sized flats dropped by 0.46% in July, while luxury flat prices declined by 0.31%, marking their first monthly decline in a year.\n\nExperts suggest that further price increases for residential properties may be limited in the short term, as the residential market is expected to enter a consolidation phase in the coming months. Eddie Kwok, Executive Director of Valuation & Advisory Services at CBRE Hong Kong, noted that new home transaction volumes are anticipated to decline in the second half of the year, resulting in a slight drop in overall new home sales for 2026. Meanwhile, rental levels have reached new highs, with the rental index recording a gain of 0.77% to 207.4 in July, marking the ninth consecutive monthly increase. The cumulative gain in the first seven months of the year reached 3.4%.",
  "summary": "Hong Kong residential home prices have snapped a 13-month run of gains, according to data by the Rating and Valuation Department. Its property price index measuring average home prices in all sizes dropped 0.46 percent to 321.5 in July On a year-on-year basis, the index rose 11.6 percent. For the first seven months of this year, the reading gained 7.3 percent. By flat size, prices of small and…",
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        "title": "HK home prices ease slightly in July",
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