Real-estate brokers have slashed asking prices on apartments by as much as 40%, and landlords are starting to cut office rents that have risen fivefold since 2003.

• 房地产经纪商已将单元房的要价最多下调了40%25，而写字楼的业主也开始下调租金，香港的写字楼租金自2003年以来已经上涨了4倍。