China property

Asia-Pacific real estate net buying intentions hit 4-year high, survey shows

Singapore ties Seoul for third as Tokyo tops the most preferred markets for cross-border real estate investment

A recent run of upbeat news has helped lift shares in China's property market, with the CSI 300 Real Estate Index climbing 5% in the year to date.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Hopeful signs in China’s property market? Not really, say developers

Continued declining home sales point to a market that hasn’t stabilised

The three red lines were introduced in 2020 as a key part of Beijing’s attempt to clamp down on a housing boom that fuelled mountains of debt.

China developers ceased reporting ‘three red lines’ for years

The move signals how dramatically the authorities have changed their position on the real estate sector

Vanke has been at the centre of the country’s protracted property sector crisis, during which many of its rivals, big and small, have defaulted on their debt repayments.

Vanke gets approval for more bond repayment deferrals as China is seen stepping in to avert immediate default

Beijing has rolled out a number of measures aimed at supporting the property market

China’s property market downturn, which started in 2021, is the longest and deepest in its history, and has been the biggest drag on the US$19 trillion economy, with few signs of a turnaround in the near future.

China’s rural banks struggle to sell seized properties despite hefty discounts

Failure to find buyers adds pressure to weak home prices, sales

Resale home values, which are subject to less government intervention, slid 0.7 per cent, the most in 15 months. 

China home prices fall again as calls grow for more action

China’s property downturn has weighed on the economy for more than four years

Lowering the downpayment ratio is part of efforts to help reduce excess inventory in the commercial real-estate market.

China lowers downpayment ratio for commercial property to 30%

[BEIJING] The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has lowered the minimum downpayment ratio for commercial property purchases to 30 per cent, the central bank said in a statement on Saturday (Jan 17).

While many defaulted Chinese developers are wrapping up their restructurings, others are still facing liquidation risks as creditors grow weary of drawn-out debt talks.

Chinese builder Jingrui ordered to liquidate by Hong Kong court

The liquidation order underscores the perils developers continue to face as China remains mired in a deep property slump

China Vanke’s executive director and former chairman, Yu Liang, resigned after reaching retirement age.

Vanke’s former chairman Yu Liang resigns from struggling developer

The change comes as Vanke races to win support from investors to delay some of its bond repayments

The deferred interest payments win breathing room for Vanke as it negotiates repayments on a slew of debt instruments.

China Vanke wins nod from lenders to defer interest payments: sources

The new payment arrangement comes after the developer missed a quarterly loan interest payment due last month