https://www.scmp.com/rss/523488/feed The latest news and top stories on E-House China Real Estate Research Institute. A prominent Shanghai-based research institute, the E-House China Real Estate Research Institute is dedicated to providing expert analysis and insights into real estate market trends and policy needs. Its main areas of focus include comprehensive real-estate market research and data consulting services, leveraging its proprietary CRIC database. The institute is recognised for its significant contributions to real... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Cao Li Cao Li Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the seventh entry in a series examining the complex economic recalibration driving China’s growth philosophy and its wide-ranging implications for local governments, financial investors and private enterprises. Investors and policy watchers will be looking to this week’s meetings of China’s national legislature and top political advisory body – also known as the “two sessions” – for... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3345261/investors-watch-chinas-two-sessions-clues-property-overhaul?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3345261/investors-watch-chinas-two-sessions-clues-property-overhaul?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:30:07 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li Shanghai has further relaxed home purchase rules just six months after the last adjustment, in its latest attempt to stem a multi-year property downturn. Non-residents who have made social security contributions or paid individual income tax for one year will be eligible to buy one home in the city, Shanghai authorities said in a joint statement. Previously, non-residents had to wait three years based on a policy announcement last August, easing a five-year mandate introduced in 2016 to cool an... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3344606/shanghai-eases-residency-requirements-homebuyers-spark-property-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3344606/shanghai-eases-residency-requirements-homebuyers-spark-property-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:47:59 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li 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... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342060/bleak-start-2026-chinas-property-sector-sales-declines-accelerate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342060/bleak-start-2026-chinas-property-sector-sales-declines-accelerate?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:30:07 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li China’s top real estate developers continue to shrink, according to industry data. The number of mainland property developers achieving annual contracted sales of at least 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) dropped to just 10 in 2025 from a peak of 43 in 2020, research firm China Real Estate Information Corporation (CRIC) said in a report on Sunday. Among the top 10 developers, only one, China Jinmao Holdings, reported year-on-year growth in sales, according to CRIC. The ranks of developers in the... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3338893/chinas-developers-diminish-further-amid-unending-property-downturn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3338893/chinas-developers-diminish-further-amid-unending-property-downturn?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:30:11 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat Shanghai has launched a crackdown on online content that talks down the property market, as the sector remains mired in a prolonged downturn and two leading data providers pull back on releasing updated sales figures for China’s top developers. The Shanghai branch of the Cyberspace Administration of China said it had instructed platforms including RedNote and Bilibili – often dubbed China’s answer to Instagram and YouTube – to remove content deemed to be spreading misleading or alarmist... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335083/shanghai-launches-clampdown-property-market-doom-mongering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335083/shanghai-launches-clampdown-property-market-doom-mongering?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li Mainland China’s falling property prices and a weak economy could lead to rising loan defaults, adding to a surfeit of foreclosed homes and further extending the years-long slump, according to UBS. The number of apartments seized by banks from small businesses could reach more than 2.4 million by 2027, said John Lam, head of China property research at the Swiss bank, on Tuesday. Most small businesses on the mainland pledge property as collateral for loans. The sale of these foreclosed properties... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334940/china-property-crisis-ubs-predicts-24-million-foreclosures-2027-loan-defaults-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334940/china-property-crisis-ubs-predicts-24-million-foreclosures-2027-loan-defaults-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:30:16 +0000 Peggy Ye Peggy Ye Mainland China’s property market will remain under pressure in the first quarter of next year as weak monthly sales show few signs of a turnaround, according to Morgan Stanley. Sales at the country’s top 100 developers fell 36 per cent in November from a year earlier to 184 billion yuan (US$26 billion), according to Morgan Stanley, which used data compiled by China Real Estate Information Corp (CRIC). In the first 11 months, developers recorded 2.71 trillion yuan in sales, a decrease of 19 per... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3334898/morgan-stanley-sees-mainland-china-property-market-slump-extending-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3334898/morgan-stanley-sees-mainland-china-property-market-slump-extending-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:22:53 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li When the Hong Kong stock market closes at 4pm on Thursday, Joy City Property, the company behind the shopping malls bearing the same name across China, will quietly end its 12-year run as a listed company in the city. The company – the commercial property arm of one of China’s largest state-owned conglomerates, Cofco – will join more than 30 Chinese property firms that have exited Hong Kong and mainland exchanges since 2022, as a prolonged market downturn has strained their liquidity and pushed... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334246/joy-citys-hong-kong-farewell-throws-chinas-property-strains-sharp-relief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3334246/joy-citys-hong-kong-farewell-throws-chinas-property-strains-sharp-relief?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:30:09 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li The decline in China’s home prices is accelerating, with new home prices in October – traditionally a peak month for sales – falling at the fastest pace in 12 months across the country despite government support, as the economy slows and job prospects remain uncertain. New home prices fell 0.5 per cent month on month on average across 70 sampled cities, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released on Friday. It was the steepest drop since the 0.7 per cent fall in September last year.... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3332746/chinas-housing-slide-deepens-october-prices-fall-fastest-pace-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3332746/chinas-housing-slide-deepens-october-prices-fall-fastest-pace-year?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 04:18:32 +0000 Salina Li Salina Li China’s new home prices fell at the fastest pace in 11 months in September across 70 major cities despite easing policies, as high inventories, concerns over job security and economic uncertainty continued to hurt confidence in the property market, analysts said. New home prices fell 0.4 per cent month on month, following a 0.3 per cent decline in August, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data released on Monday. It was the biggest monthly decline since last October’s 0.5 per cent... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3329662/chinas-new-home-prices-slump-fastest-pace-11-months-amid-dented-buyer-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3329662/chinas-new-home-prices-slump-fastest-pace-11-months-amid-dented-buyer-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:06:44 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li China’s years-long real estate downturn is slowing growth and forcing China’s property managers to look for new sources of income, from accompanying the elderly to doctor appointments to walking dogs. Recently, a property manager in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province, looked after a family’s pet chickens while they were away, according to a post from the sprawling city’s property management association. The manager fed them, moved them to an air-conditioned room following signs of... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3328536/chinas-property-managers-pivot-elderly-services-and-pet-care-amid-real-estate-woes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3328536/chinas-property-managers-pivot-elderly-services-and-pet-care-amid-real-estate-woes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 03:00:09 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks jumped on Thursday after a one-day break, led by technology giants including Alibaba Group Holding, as investors bet on the domestic artificial intelligence narrative while signs of stabilisation in the property sector boosted sentiment. The Hang Seng Index shot up 1.6 per cent to 27,287.12 at the close. The Hang Seng Tech Index surged 3.4 per cent. Mainland stock exchanges are closed for the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays from Wednesday through October... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3327569/hong-kong-stocks-shoot-china-home-sales-tech-enthusiasm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3327569/hong-kong-stocks-shoot-china-home-sales-tech-enthusiasm?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 02:14:03 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren The luxury home market in Shanghai, China’s commercial and financial hub, has displayed some signs of fatigue as owners of some flats had to roll out price cuts of more than 30 per cent to woo buyers. A correction, following nearly two years of growth, was a warning to wealthy local investors who believed that homes worth at least 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million) would always be good buys. “The luxury housing segment, particularly lived-in homes, should have run out of steam because some buyers... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3325417/shanghai-luxury-home-market-shows-signs-losing-steam-price-cuts-fail-woo-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3325417/shanghai-luxury-home-market-shows-signs-losing-steam-price-cuts-fail-woo-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:19 +0000 Salina Li Salina Li New home prices across major cities in mainland China made the biggest decline in eight months in June, exacerbating the weak sentiment in the economy and renewing calls for stimulus measures to resume growth. A price gauge of newly completed homes in 70 major cities fell 0.3 per cent last month from May, faster than the 0.2 per cent decline the previous month, according to data published by the government’s statistics bureau on Tuesday. That was the worst monthly drop in eight months. June’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3318235/chinas-june-new-home-prices-fall-most-8-months-weak-sentiment-grips-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3318235/chinas-june-new-home-prices-fall-most-8-months-weak-sentiment-grips-market?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:00:22 +0000