Midland Realty

Midland Realty is a giant amongst the estate agent world in Hong Kong. They have a huge number of branches, covering every square-​foot of the island, the mainland, and outlying islands. Their reach is quite impressive.
However, I want to highlight one store and one agent in particular. If you are ever looking for a property in Tin Hau, I would suggest visiting the Electric Road branch and asking for Simon. Simon is a lovely, good-​natured agent, who works incredibly hard to find suitable properties for you, but is never pushy. His English is also excellent.
What I particularly like about using a large agency like Midland Realty, is that they have access to properties beyond the area that the branch, and you, are perhaps looking in. On a recent property scouting trip to Tin Hau, I was not sure if I would eventually want to move to this area. As such, Simon hunted out properties in different areas of HK Island and Kowloon, that suited my needs, but where perhaps not in the specific area that I had originally requested. There in fact proved to be quite a few gems.
What Simon also specialises in, is the new developments. He seems to have access to, and again this is perhaps due to being part of a large agency, a number of developments being built, that can only be bought off plan. If you are able to wait, and happy to buy off plan, you can get some real bargains in these brand-​new buildings, before they are released to the general public.
Sure, if you are looking for something very specific, in a very specific area, the local mom and pop agencies may suit you better. However if you’re search is a little more general, or you are interested in brand-​new developments, try some of these bigger agencies. As Simon has proved they’re not all huge and anonymous.