Current Monthly Statistics

The statistics generally relate to land transactions executed up to four weeks prior to their submission for registration, as there is usually a time lag between the execution of deeds and their lodgement for registration.

Consolidated Monthly Statistics in respect of deeds received for registration in the Land Registry

Month : October 2008

[Table summary]
Item Nature of Deeds Number of Deeds received for registration Consideration
(nearest $ million)
Urban New Territories Total Urban New Territories Total
1. Agreements for Sale and
Purchase of Building Units		 2,447
( 2,685 )		 3,607
( 3,821 )		 6,054
( 6,506 )		 11,239 7,698 18,937
2. Agreements for Sale and Purchase of Land 11 120 131 607 309 916
Sub-total (1)+(2) 2,458 3,727 6,185 11,846 8,007 19,853
3. Assignments of Building Units 4,676
( 5,412 )		 4,869
( 5,169 )		 9,545
( 10,581 )		 20,568 9,322 29,890
4. Assignments of Land 21 513 534 3,176 798 3,974
Sub-total (3)+(4) 4,697 5,382 10,079 23,744 10,120 33,864
5. Building Mortgages/Building
Legal Charges		 2 9 11 - - -
6. Other Mortgages/Legal Charges 4,338 4,484 8,822 - - -
Sub-total (5)+(6) 4,340 4,493 8,833 - - -
7. Receipts/Discharges/Releases 5,049 5,901 10,950 - - -
8. Leases/Tenancy Agreements 261 141 402 - - -
9. Exclusion Orders 0 0 0 - - -
10. Others 6,086 4,202 10,288 - - -
Total 22,891 23,846 46,737 - - -
Note:Figures in brackets denote number of units involved

Comparison of Monthly Statistics

Month : October 2008

[Table summary]

Item 2008 October 2008 September 2007 October October 2008
Increase(+) or Decrease (-)as compared with
September 2008 October 2007
No. or Consideration % No. or Consideration %
1. Agreements for Sale and Purchase of Building Units
(a) No. 6,054 7,369 13,227 -1,315 -17.8 -7,173 -54.2
(b) Consideration 18,937 23,559 50,678 -4,622 -19.6 -31,741 -62.6
2. Agreements for Sale and Purchase of Land
(a) No. 131 147 200 -16 -10.9 -69 -34.5
(b) Consideration 916 1,390 2,157 -474 -34.1 -1,241 -57.5
Sub-total of (1)+(2)
(a) No. 6,185 7,516 13,427 -1,331 -17.7 -7,242 -53.9
(b) Consideration 19,853 24,949 52,835 -5,096 -20.4 -32,982 -62.4
3. Assignments of Building Units
(a) No. 9,545 10,700 13,818 -1,155 -10.8 -4,273 -30.9
(b) Consideration 29,890 34,212 43,687 -4,322 -12.6 -13,797 -31.6
4. Assignments of Land
(a) No. 534 494 511 +40 +8.1 +23 +4.5
(b) Consideration 3,974 1,788 3,106 +2,186 +122.3 +868 +27.9
Sub-total of (3)+(4)
(a) No. 10,079 11,194 14,329 -1,115 -10.0 -4,250 -29.7
(b) Consideration 33,864 36,000 46,793 -2,136 -5.9 -12,929 -27.6
5. No. of Building Mortgages/Building Legal Charges 11 8 12 +3 +37.5 -1 -8.3
6. No. of Other Mortgages/Legal Charges 8,822 9,891 12,048 -1,069 -10.8 -3,226 -26.8
Sub-total of (5)+(6)
 8,833 9,899 12,060 -1,066 -10.8 -3,227 -26.8
7. No. of Receipts/ Discharges/Releases 10,950 12,331 12,799 -1,381 -11.2 -1,849 -14.4
Note:Consideration rounded to the nearest million Hong Kong dollars.

Number of Sale and Purchase Agreements (ASP) of building units

Chart showing the number of sale and purchase agreements of residential and non-residentail building units for 13 months
Year 2007 2008
Month Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
ASP for all building units 13,227 18,105 15,592 16,984 14,384 10,993 10,945 10,138 11,876 8,930 6,402 7,369 6,054
ASP for residential building units 11,271 15,759 13,503 14,786 12,581 9,550 9,047 8,281 10,205 7,433 5,284 6,075 4,719
12-month moving average
for all ASP		 10,759 11,557 12,141 12,822 13,255 13,382 13,380 13,134 13,125 12,943 12,338 12,079 11,481
Note:Sales of residential units refer to sale and purchase agreements with payment of stamp duty. These statistics do not include sales of units under the Home Ownership Scheme, the Private Sector Participation Scheme and the Tenants Purchase Scheme except those after payment of premium.

Year-on-year Rate of Change in the Number of
Sale and Purchase Agreements

year-on-year rate of change in the number of sale and purchase agreements

Number of Sale and Purchase Agreements of residential and non-residential building units
Year/Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2006 5,855 6,413 9,208 8,598 9,332 8,508 6,661 8,634 11,206 7,554 8,539 8,579
2007 8,807 9,188 9,470 10,973 13,090 11,979 11,121 13,664 10,475 13,227 18,105 15,592
2008 16,984 14,384 10,993 10,945 10,138 11,876 8,930 6,402 7,369 6,054    

Number of Sale and Purchase Agreements of residential building units
and total consideration from October 2007 to October 2008

Year Month Range of Consideration ($ million) Total
Less than 1 1 to less than 2 2 to less than 3 3 to less than 5 5 to less than 10 10 or over No. Consideration
($ million)
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2007 10 1,649 15 3,988 35 2,094 19 1,725 15 1,135 10 680 6 11,271 43,830
11 1,691 11 5,065 32 2,789 18 2,751 17 2,161 14 1,302 8 15,759 70,116
12 1,554 12 4,716 35 2,530 19 2,348 17 1,530 11 825 6 13,503 52,511
2008 1 1,533 10 5,226 35 2,600 18 2,955 20 1,738 12 734 5 14,786 56,527
2 1,292 10 4,817 38 2,411 19 2,336 19 1,155 9 570 5 12,581 43,765
3 861 9 2,981 31 1,431 15 2,475 26 1,446 15 356 4 9,550 37,442
4 1,202 13 3,731 41 1,576 17 1,442 16 757 8 339 4 9,047 27,564
5 1,026 12 3,362 41 1,601 19 1,322 16 631 8 339 4 8,281 26,304
6 1,096 11 3,532 35 1,640 16 1,627 16 1,207 12 1,103 11 10,205 50,431
7 893 12 3,085 42 1,363 18 1,128 15 642 9 322 4 7,433 25,139
8 644 12 2,387 45 1,013 19 736 14 352 7 152 3 5,284 14,974
9 701 12 2,379 39 1,350 22 1,043 17 434 7 168 3 6,075 18,733
10 612 13 1,937 41 933 20 617 13 471 10 149 3 4,719 16,279

Note: Figures in percentage for individual items may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Monthly Statistics in respect of Sale & Purchase Agreements of building units received for registration on regional basis

Month : October 2008

[Table summary]

Item District Sale and Purchase Agreements of Building Units
No. of Transactions Consideration (nearest $million)
1. Hong Kong 942 7,038
2. Kowloon 1,505 4,201
3. Islands 204 655
4. North 215 304
5. Sai Kung 849 1,152
6. Shatin 451 1,012
7. Tai Po 238 425
8. Tsuen Wan 728 2,047
9. Tuen Mun 410 531
10. Yuen Long 512 1,572
Total 6,054 18,937

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