Knight Frank opens private office in Hong Kong
Knight Frank has established a private office space in Hong Kong, the second in Asia. Tung Ho-Pin has been designated to direct the brand-new business office, advising private clients on their international real estate profiles.
Hong Kong, Singapore, along with Sydney place in the leading 10 cities for ultra-prime residential property deals in 2022. 3 hundred forty-five super-prime purchases (sales transacted for a minimum of US$ 10 million or $13 million) including 53 ultra-prime sales (transacted for at least US$ 25 million) were documented in all these urban areas. In addition, housing facilities remain the more effective property financial investments for UHNWIs in the Asia-Pacific area, particularly in Greater China, where 32% of the overall wealth of HNWIs was allocated to their main and secondary residences.
The opening of Knight Frank’s exclusive office in Hong Kong transpires a year following it set up a private office in Singapore last February. “With Singapore and also Hong Kong being central to funding flows in the Asian territory, it makes good sense to open up a Private Workplace in Hong Kong also,” states Nicholas Keong, head of exclusive office at Knight Frank Singapore.
According to Knight Frank’s newest release of The Wealth Report, 45% of Asia-Pacific HNWIs are anticipated to experience an increase in riches in 2023 contrasted to 25% in 2022. In Asia-Pacific, 16% of The Knight Frank Attitudes Survey participants stated their clients intend to purchase a home in 2023.
” We are thrilled to have Ho-Pin join the Knight Frank Private Workplace. We prepared ourselves an ambitious focus on to be the market-leading, worldwide private consumer and even home workplace expert in real estate, as well as Ho-Pin’s appointment takes us a step closer to reaching our objective. His appointment allows Knight Frank to provide fully to our customer’s needs in the region, instructing exclusive clients on all their realty deals, regardless of where in the world they are happening,” claims Paddy Dring, head of the Knight Frank Private Workplace.
In an April 14 announcement, Knight Frank claims Tung’s appointment will definitely better increase its private client base, especially amongst ultra-high-net-worth folks (UHNWIs), family workplaces and their experts in Hong Kong together with mainland China.
Knight Frank states that exclusive clients were one of the most engaged buyers in worldwide profitable property assets in 2022, that is presumed to continue this year.
Keong incorporates that the workplace has actually been developed at “remarkable moment”. “I expect working carefully with him [Tung] to service our customers who are based in the area jointly, where company, investments, real property and also lifestyles have actually been and keep on be entwined.”
