Hong Kong mixed-use listings: is the 2.7% movement meaningful?

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These listings are moving in different directions. My concern is that the 2.7% figure may combine unlike types of Hong Kong mixed-use property.

The sample runs from HK$4,212,000 to HK$6,318,000 and shows about 55 days on market. Condition appears to affect the room for negotiation, while service charges may account for part of the price spread. Before treating either explanation as decisive, I’d separate whole buildings from individual units, then divide completed transactions, active adverts and withdrawals. If others have comparable examples, could you include the neighbourhood, precise property format and the timing of any asking-price reduction?
 
I would not read much into 2.7% until you separate completed sales, active listings and withdrawn stock. Fifty-five days can include sellers who test the market and then disappear rather than accept a lower offer. Also, are these entire mixed-use buildings, commercial units with residential above, or individual units in mixed-use blocks? That distinction could overwhelm the service-charge effect.
 
What period does the 2.7% cover, and is it based on the same listings you tracked for 55 days? A price reduction after six weeks tells a different story from a newly listed property entering below older stock. Seller motivation and the timing of the first cut would be useful columns to add.
 
Neighbourhood boundaries may be distorting this too. A listing described as Sheung Wan can be compared with a very different cluster depending on where the boundary is drawn. I would group by a small walkable area rather than the advertised neighbourhood name, then split by condition and permitted mix of use before comparing days or discounts.
 
I’m less convinced that service charges are the main driver. They matter to the buyer’s total outlay, but poor condition can also mean uncertain renovation costs, while buyer financing may differ by the actual use and property details. In Wan Chai, for example, I would not combine every mixed-use listing into one set merely because the headline price falls inside your range.
 
That’s fair. A practical table could have: precise location, whole building versus unit, current use, condition, service charge, first listing date, first price-cut date, current status and any completed-sale evidence. Keep withdrawn listings visible rather than deleting them. After that, see whether the 55-day figure still holds within comparable groups.
 
I’d add new-listing volume by week. If fresh stock keeps arriving while older listings are withdrawn, the active inventory can look stable even though sellers are changing. Conversely, few new listings could make one motivated seller’s cut appear more representative than it is. The 2.7% figure needs that context before it can be called a market move.
 
The useful next step is probably to select one tightly defined neighbourhood and one exact mixed-use format, then track every listing outcome for a fixed period. Record cuts, withdrawals and completed sales separately. If service charges still line up with negotiated discounts after controlling for condition and seller timing, the original theory becomes much stronger; otherwise it is likely a mix-composition effect.
 
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