China’s securities regulator fast tracks rented-flat-backed securities
Poly Real Estate granted US$754 million quota for the sale of securities backed by its rented flats portfolio, by Shanghai Stock Exchange
China’s securities regulator looks like accelerating its approval of rented-flat-backed securities, with a new product by a major developer given the go-ahead on Monday just 10 days after another by a leading flat operator was shown the green light.
Poly Real Estate, the mainland’s fourth largest developer by sale value, has been offered a 5 billion yuan (US$754 million) quota for the sale of securities backed by its rented flats portfolio by the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
It’s the first asset-backed security (ABS) issued by a major developer since Beijing condominium operator CYPA won approval for a 270-million-yuan issuance on October 13.
Over the past two years, The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved a number of similar asset-based securities, which offer firms an alternative financing method to bank loans or bond sales – but residential property-linked products are rare.
“The CYPA deal was largely symbolic because condo operators hold small amounts of rental properties. The Poly product is really something, because such developers have large quantities of leasable properties,” said Jin Wei, an investment banker with Huafu Securities, who specialises in ABS.