Hong Kong's Land Registry reported on August 4, 2026, that 6,715 sale and purchase agreements for all building units were received for registration in July. That was 28.8 per cent below June 2026 and 6.9 per cent below July 2025. The 12-month moving average for July was 7,776, 0.5 per cent lower than June's figure but 30.2 per cent higher than a year earlier.

Total consideration for building-unit agreements was $51.7 billion, down 37.5 per cent month on month and 5.3 per cent year on year. Residential agreements numbered 4,462, down 41.7 per cent from June and 22.6 per cent from July 2025, with consideration of $41.9 billion, down 44.6 per cent and 9.6 per cent respectively. The residential figures exclude agreements for units under schemes such as the Home Ownership Scheme unless the premium has been paid after the sale restriction period.

Public searches of land registers reached 1,466,737 in July, up 190.2 per cent from June and 246.0 per cent from July 2025. The Registry noted that deeds may be lodged up to 30 days after a transaction, so the statistics generally relate to land transactions in the previous month.