Property Valuation

Hong Kong Chief Executive unveiled the Northern Metropolis Development Strategy in the 2021 Policy Address speech. The proposed Northern Metropolis will become the most vibrant area where massive urban development and major population growth will take place in the next 2 decades. Various initiatives and infrastructure projects present ample opportunities for the younger generation of Hong Kong to shine whilst Hong Kong entrepreneurs and companies can take advantage of the supportive regulatory momentum and integration of the Greater Bay Area cities. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/Northern_Metropolis_692318de00.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to read the full insights.  <a href="../../../../../uploads/Northern_Metropolis_692318de00.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/0001_5e2cc3b1c7.jpg" alt="" width="354" height="500" /></a>

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CFA, FCPA, FCPA (Aust.), MRICS, RICS Registered Valuer
Vincent is the Founder and Managing Director of AVISTA Group, who leads the firm’s Valuation Advisory, Risk Management Advisory, ESG Advisory and Corporate Advisory services in Hong Kong and the PRC.
Vincent has 20 years of experiences in valuation advisory, M&amp;A advisory, business consulting and corporate investment, advising clients in a range of industries, including TMT, financial services, pharmaceutical and energy etc. Hence, He has been leading the firm to make breakthroughs in these areas.
Before founding AVISTA, Vincent served as an Associate Director of PwC and was in charge of the valuation division in Beijing. He has advised numerous large M&amp;A deals in both China and overseas for multinational corporations and Chinese state-owned enterprises. He also has extensive experiences in providing valuation services for US and HK IPO listing.

VINCENT PANG

Managing Director

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

Northern Metropolis—A Once-in-a-generation Opportunity for Hong Kong Youth

Taper, rate hike and new virus variants looms in, Hong Kong’s ultra-low interest rate is set to rise in 2022 and the direction for office market will polarize into two camps, centralized and decentralized markets. Investors and developers will favor trophy assets like core CBD offices in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s COVID Zero Strategy laid the groundwork for border reopening and provided an extra catalyst for a stable recovery in the office market. In this publication, AVISTA Property Valuation team forecasted the Hong Kong prime office rental and price in 2022 and analyzed the core CBDs’ attractiveness on the sales and leasing fronts. Click <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q4_2021_EN_4be26e7130.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here </a>to read the full insights.  <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q4_2021_EN_4be26e7130.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/EN_cover_56abb245d5.png" alt="" width="354" height="500" /></a>

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2022 Office Market Outlook and Forecasts—AVISTA HK Office Market Insights (Jan 2022)

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. <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q3_2021_EN_5831c97a4d.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to read the full insights. <a href="../../../../../uploads/AVISTA_HK_Office_Market_Insights_Q3_2021_EN_5831c97a4d.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/EN_cover_7f240c4690.png" alt="" width="425" height="600" /></a>

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

Under the new “Comply or Explain” disclosure requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide, issuers are expected to emphasize the company’s roadmap towards sustainable growth through environmental, social and governance (ESG) target-setting. ESG is also being incorporated into the investment strategies of investors throughout the world, demonstrating its growing importance. Setting meaningful ESG performance targets with clear roadmaps can create value in growth and investment for companies.  Click the image in below to read the full article. <a href="../../../../../uploads/Creating_Value_through_ESG_Target_Setting_EN_0f11e7fea3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="../../../../../uploads/Cover_EN_a108e058c4.png" width="300" /></a>