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PROPERTY
No easy way out of China’s slowdown
China has grown steadily, but its structural slowdown is coming at a time when it is contending with the aftermath of a property bust and heightened trade tensions. These challenges are likely to be …
Policy backing steadies China property outlook, but full rebound still elusive
Home-price declines eased in January and policy support is building, but analysts warn oversupply continues to cloud the outlook.
China’s new home prices extend decline as weak demand hounds sector
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) – China’s new home prices extended their decline in January, as official data painted a familiar picture of a property sector unable to shake off a years-long downturn, …
Analysis-state firms in China buy foreclosed properties to slow downturn
BEIJING/HONG KONG, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned companies are buying foreclosed property projects, in a sign that long-promised government efforts to reduce massive oversupply in the …
China’s property woes likely to hurt some Hong Kong banks’ 2025 earnings: Citi
Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Bank of East Asia could be affected the most as they have the highest exposure to China’s property sector China’s commercial real estate stress will force some Hong Kong…
S&P is already predicting China’s property slump will be worse than it expected this year
S&P Global Ratings said China’s primary real estate sales will likely drop by 10% to 14% this year, steeper than the decline predicted back in October.
China’s Property Delivery Crisis Eases as Builders Hand 7.5 Million New Homes With Policy Support
In August 2022, China launched a presold home delivery initiative, asking banks to provide special loans to projects approved and whitelisted by the government to help builders complete construction …
Analysis-Hopeful signs in China’s property market? Not really, say developers
By Clare Jim HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters) – China’s embattled property market has had a recent run of positive headlines, but private real estate developers and analysts alike caution that the sector …
China reportedly drops rules that sparked property crisis, developer shares surge
By Clare Jim HONG KONG, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Chinese property developers are no longer required to report monthly data related to the country’s “three red lines” policy, local media said on Thursday, an …
China dropping ‘red lines’ policy that sent property sector into crisis, report says
HONG KONG, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Chinese property developers are no longer required to report monthly data related to the country’s “three red lines” policy, local media reported on Thursday, an apparent …
China dropping ‘red lines’ policy that sent property sector into crisis, report says
Chinese property developers are no longer required to report monthly data related to the country’s “three red lines” policy, local media reported on Thursday, an apparent end to rules which triggered …
Chinese Property Stocks Rise Sharply Amid Signs of Easing Debt Rules
Chinese property stocks surged after a state media report said Chinese authorities have eased enforcement of leverage rules, supporting investor confidence in the real-estate sector. The Hang Seng …
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