Future Land forecasts continued growth in homes sales next year, even as government bolsters austerity measures
The Jiangsu-based developer its sales of partially built homes will grow 30 per cent in 2017 on year
Future Land’s sales of these units, dubbed housing contracts, are expected to top 60 billion yuan this year, a year-on-year jump of at least 88 per cent, according to company vice-president Ouyang Jie. A 30 per cent rise in sales, as forecast for next year, will translate into total sales of about 80 billion yuan.
“Growth will inevitably slow in 2017 as austerity measures around the country take effect,” he said. “But we believe an overall weak market could still offer opportunities for developers to grow.”
In the first 10 months of this year, Future Land reported housing contract sales of 54.9 billion yuan, up 130 per cent from the same period in 2015, beating national growth of 42.6 per cent.
It set a full-year sales target of 52 billion yuan in the middle of this year.
Hong Kong-listed Future Land envisions 100 billion yuan in sales of housing contracts in 2020.