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15.02.26 - 02:36
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Policy backing steadies China property outlook, but full rebound still elusive (SCMP)
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Local government support has lifted sentiment in China's struggling property sector ahead of the spring sales season, but analysts remain divided on the outlook as structural pressures persist.
New and existing home prices across 70 major mainland cities fell at a slower pace month on month in January, while annual declines widened, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday.
New home prices in the four tier-one cities dropped 2.1 per cent year on year, 0.4......
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13.02.26 - 08:06
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China housing market shows no clear turning point as price declines continue (SCMP)
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Mainland China's new and existing home prices posted a smaller month-on-month decline in January, but the annual drop widened, indicating a housing market that has yet to find a clear floor, analysts said.
Commercial residential prices across 70 major cities fell at a slower pace from December on a monthly basis, while new-home prices in the four tier-one cities dropped 2.1 per cent year on year, 0.4 percentage points steeper than the previous month, according to data released by the National......
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10.02.26 - 12:30
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China′s property woes likely to hurt some Hong Kong banks′ 2025 earnings: Citi (SCMP)
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China's commercial real estate stress will force some Hong Kong banks with significant exposure to the sector to set aside additional reserves for potentially higher non-performing loans, which could weigh on their second-half 2025 earnings, according to Citi.
In a report on Tuesday, Citi Research said Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), the Hong Kong subsidiary of state-owned Bank of China, and Bank of East Asia (BEA) had the highest exposure to China's commercial real estate, which is under......
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09.02.26 - 17:18
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China′s Property Crisis (Bloomberg)
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China's property crisis may be hanging over the economy, but AIA Group CIO Mark Konyn says market confidence is "palpable", with foreign investors seeking opportunities. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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03.02.26 - 07:48
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Shanghai to buy second-hand homes for rental housing in pilot to support property market (SCMP)
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In a move to bolster the stability of the property market, Shanghai unveiled a plan to buy second-hand homes for use as public rental housing, with the move timed to coincide with the opening of the city's annual “two sessions” meetings.
With the official launch of a pilot programme on Monday, the city aims to meet rental demand from young residents including college students and new urban arrivals. The initiative will roll out first in the downtown districts of Pudong, Jing'an and Xuhui.
Backed......
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02.02.26 - 07:30
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′Bleak start′ to 2026 for China′s property sector as sales declines accelerate (SCMP)
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China's years-long property downturn has carried into 2026, with new-home sales sliding sharply and, by some measures, deteriorating at their fastest pace in recent years.
The country's top 100 developers reported combined contracted sales of 165.5 billion yuan (US$24 billion) in January, down 27 per cent from a year earlier, according to data released over the weekend by China Real Estate Information Corporation (CRIC).
Stress was particularly acute among offshore borrowers.
The combined......
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01.02.26 - 09:06
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Chinese firms are scoping out overseas property – but what is catching their eye? (SCMP)
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Chinese companies are driving a fresh wave of investment in overseas properties, with new energy industrial facilities, cross-border e-commerce logistics centres, and smart city projects becoming investment hotspots, Knight Frank has said.
Traditional residential development was on the wane, while industrial property, logistics real estate and commercial complexes were emerging as core investment priorities, according to a January report by the London-based property consultancy.
It forecast that......
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