2017: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2017, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2017 all-class prices: 352.7, a +14.7% change from the previous December.
This report shows indices, not property prices or monthly rent amounts. Relative movements can be compared between categories; an index is not a flat's sale price.
Price index trend
Where available, the previous December is shown as a starting reference. Missing values are not treated as zero or estimated.
Rental index trend
Where available, the previous December is shown as a starting reference. Missing values are not treated as zero or estimated.
Year-end values and coverage
| Series | December 2016 | December 2017 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 307.4 | 352.7 | +14.7% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 338.4 | 388.9 | +14.9% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 293.8 | 334.8 | +14% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 275.3 | 314.5 | +14.2% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 276.1 | 310.2 | +12.4% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 293.2 | 319.3 | +8.9% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 173.6 | 187.5 | +8% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 190.3 | 208.1 | +9.4% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 172.9 | 186.0 | +7.6% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 151.7 | 162.2 | +6.9% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 147.2 | 155.4 | +5.6% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 141.5 | 144.4 | +2% | 12/12 |
Changes appear only when both December values exist. Provisional or low-transaction markers are retained with the values.
Monthly published records
| Month | All-class prices | Class A (under 40 m²) prices | Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | Class E (160 m² or above) prices | All-class rents | Class A (under 40 m²) rents | Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | Class E (160 m² or above) rents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | 309.7 | 340.1 | 296.6 | 277.6 | 277.2 | 296.3 | 175.4 | 192.0 | 174.8 | 154.3 | 148.7 | 141.8 |
| February 2017 | 314.0 | 344.9 | 300.9 | 280.6 | 279.9 | 298.5 | 176.6 | 193.7 | 175.8 | 154.6 | 148.7 | 142.2 |
| March 2017 | 321.2 | 354.5 | 306.5 | 287.3 | 282.7 | 299.7 | 178.4 | 195.1 | 178.2 | 155.9 | 150.1 | 143.4 |
| April 2017 | 330.0 | 365.5 | 314.6 | 292.0 | 286.9 | 300.6 | 179.7 | 197.3 | 179.0 | 157.3 | 151.7 | 143.6 |
| May 2017 | 333.6 | 369.4 | 318.1 | 293.8 | 292.2 | 303.1 | 182.1 | 200.6 | 181.0 | 159.3 | 154.4 | 144.0 |
| June 2017 | 336.1 | 370.9 | 321.5 | 296.1 | 295.1 | 303.7 | 182.8 | 200.8 | 181.9 | 160.8 | 154.4 | 144.2 |
| July 2017 | 337.5 | 372.0 | 322.8 | 297.6 | 295.1 | 305.7 | 183.6 | 201.9 | 182.6 | 160.8 | 154.5 | 145.1 |
| August 2017 | 339.7 | 375.5 | 323.3 | 301.2 | 296.4 | 310.1 | 185.7 | 204.7 | 184.9 | 161.1 | 156.6 | 145.1 |
| September 2017 | 340.8 | 377.3 | 323.3 | 302.7 | 297.2 | 312.0 | 186.0 | 205.5 | 184.9 | 162.0 | 156.6 | 145.2 |
| October 2017 | 344.2 | 379.5 | 327.4 | 306.8 | 299.3 | 310.5 | 186.7 | 206.9 | 185.4 | 162.0 | 155.2 | 144.3 |
| November 2017 | 347.2 | 381.5 | 330.5 | 312.0 | 305.1 | 313.6 | 187.2 | 207.5 | 186.0 | 162.1 | 155.3 | 143.9 |
| December 2017 | 352.7 | 388.9 | 334.8 | 314.5 | 310.2 | 319.3 | 187.5 | 208.1 | 186.0 | 162.2 | 155.4 | 144.4 |
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Source: Rating and Valuation Department Property Market Statistics, obtained through DATA.GOV.HK. The Government owns the intellectual property rights in the data; this page is not endorsed by the Government.
