Property Valuation

Hong Kong’s low interest rate continue to favor for investment in office properties. On the other hand, the effective pandemic containment gave rise to the expectation of re-opening of Hong Kong-Sino border, which hopefully will further support the recovery of property market and Hong Kong’s economy. In this publication, AVISTA Property Valuation team analysed the performance of HK office market in 2021 Q3 and the rise of CBD2 in Kowloon East as well as the latest plan for the Northern Metropolis. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q3_2021_EN_564525aa5c.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to learn more. <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q3_2021_EN_564525aa5c.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/EN_cover_2b4eee4747.png" alt="" width="300" height="424" /></a>

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MHKIS, MRICS, RICS Registered Valuer Sarah is responsible for property and fixed assets valuations for financial reporting and advisory purposes. Sarah has over 8 years of experience in providing valuation and M&amp;A advisory services. She has led several local and overseas property valuation and advisory projects for transaction, feasibility studies and financial reporting purposes across a wide variety of property types, including residential, office, retail, hotel, industrial and resort properties. She was also involved in providing valuation services in numerous projects for HK listed or pre-IPO listing companies. Prior to joining AVISTA, Sarah worked with Cushman &amp; Wakefield in the Valuation and Advisory Services Department.

SARAH LEE

Associate Director 

Stable Recovery in Property Investment Market with Expectation of Re-Opening of Hong Kong-Sino Border—AVISTA HK Office Market Insights (Nov 2021)

Fifth wave of COVID-19 outbreak, geo-political tension between Russia and Ukraine as well as the commencement of U.S. interest rate hike placed tremendous pressure on Hong Kong’s office market, yet It is the worst and best time for investors to plan ahead for their next acquisition. Amid the uncertain times, the new arrangements for charging land premium greatly reduce the time and cost needed for lease modification application and release the largest potential of rural land in the Northern Metropolis Area. In this publication, AVISTA Property Valuation team forecasted the office sales market to reach a short-term bottom in Q2 2022 despite shrinking rental, factoring in the uncertainty presented by the pandemic. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q1_2022_EN_51534a8c68.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to read the full insights. <img src="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q1_2022_EN_16d60dc631.png" alt="" width="300" height="3508" />

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Pandemic Continues to Rattle Office Market—AVISTA HK Office Market Insights (May 2022)

On 18 March 2022, Aquila Acquisition Corporation has been successfully listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the first IPO of a SPAC under HKEX’s latest listing regime. AVISTA Group is honored to be engaged in offering valuation services to Aquila Acquisition Corporation on the first SPAC listing in Hong Kong. Some retail investors may view the SPACs’ financial statements are similar to those of traditionally listed companies, yet the SPACs’ financial instruments are much more complicated. The structure of each SPAC warrant may differ and it is hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison. Therefore it is challenging to perform valuation for SPAC warrants, which requires proper evaluation by professionals and valuation specialists. Read the <a href="../../../../../uploads/SPAC_Warrants_Valuation_Guide_2022_EN_2_12fd4d21b3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SPAC Warrants Valuation Guide</a> now to discover more. 
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)  Warrants Valuation Guide

The buzzwords “Web 3.0” and “Metaverse” have successfully captured a lot of media and public attention, provoking a worldwide metaverse frenzy since 2021. Web3, with blockchain as its backbone, has redefined the way we execute transactions via the Internet, for instance, creators selling content as NFT in OpenSea. There is no doubt that the metaverse will forever change the way people conduct social and business interactions in the future, but in what form will it take and which areas will be benefited most in the initial stage of its master plan? Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/Explore_the_real_world_opportunities_in_the_metaverse_EN_836b8d1c03.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to read on. <a href="../../../../../uploads/Explore_the_real_world_opportunities_in_the_metaverse_EN_836b8d1c03.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/Explore_EN_87f5d97b85.png" alt="" width="300" height="424" /></a>