Private home prices continue to fall
Official data released by the Ratings and Valuation Department on Friday shows that private home prices in Hong Kong last month dropped five months in a row to their lowest level since April 2017.  According to the latest figures from the Ratings and Valuation Department, the prices of private flats dropped 1.7 percent in September.  Prices for small and medium-sized units were 1.74 percent lower than they were in August, and larger homes were 1.72 percent cheaper.  Private rents, meanwhile, rose by 0.65 percent.