Hong Kong rises in property market transparency rankings, but trails Singapore and Japan

South China Morning Post - Sep 23, 2026

Hong Kong has climbed one place in a list of the world’s most transparent real estate markets by property consultancy JLL and subsidiary LaSalle Investment Management, though it still trails regional peers Singapore and Japan in the rankings. The city secured 14th place in the latest edition of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index, a report released every two years. The new report covers 146 city markets in 88 countries and territories worldwide. The ranking was the highest of any market in...

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