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China home prices

China home prices
The latest news, analysis and opinion on China home prices. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Blocks of high-rise flats in Shanghai. Photo: JPix/NurPhoto via Getty Images
China property

Will incentives give China’s housing market more than a short-lived rebound?

Sales of new units in cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen have risen following central government moves designed to revive buyer confidence.

China GDP

China’s worsening retail slowdown bolsters case for stimulus

China's economic recovery

China property stocks plunge as regulators tighten financing

China's economic recovery

China moves to stabilise property sector with ‘stronger-than-expected’ package

The measures aim to shift China’s vast property sector away from a presales model, as Beijing strives to stabilise market downturn.

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A man walks on an overpass near residential buildings in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
China's economic recovery

Shanghai is lowering second-home down payments. Will it aid the property market?

The megacity joins Beijing in further easing financial barriers for homebuyers, as authorities push to spark a durable recovery.

China property

Rebound in China luxury home sales divorced from rest of market: analysts

Data from a real estate consultancy shows 38 per cent rise in sales of homes priced between 30 million and 50 million yuan in first half.

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China property

China’s investors snap up prime office space, betting on a property rebound

Commercial properties are changing hands at a much faster rate in Shanghai and other major cities, as investors bet on a market rebound.

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Commercial property deals in Shanghai have risen significantly in recent months. Photo: Shutterstock
China consumption

China’s 15th five-year plan for consumption

Officials have set a target for retail sales to hit 60 trillion yuan, or US$8.9 trillion, by 2030 under a plan approved by the State Council.

China property

China’s first-tier home prices extend 4-month rebound amid market stabilisation

However, only Shanghai recorded a year-on-year increase – of 3.1 per cent – with Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen all down.

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

China’s millionaire growth lags the global average. Is the wealth boom over?

Global personal wealth rose at its fastest pace in nearly a decade last year, though China saw only modest gains, according to a new report.

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Residential buildings in Beijing on September 15, 2025. China’s property sector, once accounting for roughly a quarter of the economy, has remained sluggish since late 2020, eroding household wealth. Photo: EPA
China property

Have China home prices hit bottom? Some buyers are hunting bargains

It’s a buyer’s market as signs of recovery in first-tier cities return bargaining power to home purchasers amid policy easing.

Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, where new home prices inched 0.2 per cent higher in May and second-hand home sales hit a five-year high in March with more than 31,000 properties changing hands. Photo: Getty Images
China property

Young tech elites drive rise in Shenzhen luxury home sales

Policy relaxations in core districts boost transactions, while ‘a positive wealth effect’ leads to sell-out sales in luxury projects.

China property

China’s first-tier new home prices rise for third month as measures take hold

Price gains in tier-one cities in May suggest confidence returning as policy support steadies sentiment.

China property

China’s property market shows more positive signs with price, sales upticks

Sector has ‘weathered its most severe adjustment’, with overall market sentiment ‘turning noticeably positive’, analyst says.

A view of residential buildings in Shanghai on March 17, 2026. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
China property

Tycoon Pan Shiyi slams China property ‘Ponzi’ as Evergrande boss pleads guilty

Writing from US in a since-deleted post, Soho China founder warns that property recovery is impossible without buyer trust, as new data shows home sales still plunging.

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An abandoned Evergrande construction project is seen on Tuesday in China’s Anhui province. The founder of the Chinese property giant has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and bribery, a court said on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
China property

New home prices in China’s biggest cities record first rise in 10 months

Shanghai leads, and also records strong second-hand sales, but analysts hesitate to declare overall market stabilisation.

China property

Opinion | Reinflate the property sector? No, China wants an ambitious redesign

Beijing is attempting a difficult pivot: transforming real estate from a debt-driven growth engine into a pillar of a consumption-led economy.

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China property

Rising second-hand home sales offer signs China’s property slump is bottoming out

Increased resale activity, driven by first-time buyers and policy support, is fuelling hopes that China’s property market may be stabilising.

In Shanghai, about 22,000 second-hand homes changed hands between March 1 and 23, up 170 per cent from the same period a month earlier. Photo: Getty Images
China property

Sofa so bad: China’s home-furnishing sector hits a do-or-die stretch

Falling home prices and relentless price competition are forcing small decor firms into a battle for survival.

China property

Green shoots for China property? Maybe – but the turnaround’s still shaky

Home-price declines eased in January and policy support is building, but analysts warn oversupply continues to cloud the outlook.

China property

No floor yet: China home prices keep falling despite policy support

Monthly declines narrowed in January, yet worsening year-on-year prices suggest housing pressures persist.

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Chill wind: analysts say China’s nationwide home prices have not yet shown signs of stabilisation. Photo: EPA
China property

Why Shanghai is buying small older flats to revive its ailing housing market

Pudong, Jing’an and Xuhui districts will lead the programme, which comes amid signs of stabilisation in the secondary market.

A woman shields herself from snow in a residential area of Shanghai on January 20, 2026. Photo: AFP
China property

Mainland China’s home prices extend slide, deepening property downturn

New home prices fall again in December, with declines across most cities, as second-hand values plunge year on year.

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China economy

Opinion | China’s new property pivot is coming. Expect full stabilisation ahead

As property curbs to boost spending hit practical limits, a push to stabilise assets is now being seen as a prerequisite for consumer confidence.

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China property

China’s developers diminish further amid unending property downturn

Only 10 developers manage to break US$14 billion in 2025 sales, down from 43 in 2020.

New construction rises in a residential area in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, on January 5, 2026. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
China property

Property industry an enemy within for Beijing’s economic targets

Ripple effect from further downturn would threaten economic growth and put more developers, workers and even banks at risk, analysts warn.

A man walks in front of residential buildings in Beijing on December 15, 2025. Photo: EPA
China property

China housing market gets VAT relief on resales but demand outlook stays subdued

Policy lowering VAT to 3 per cent reduces seller costs but demand recovery is key to stabilising the housing sector, property agents say.

China property

Beijing trims property resale tax in fresh push to stabilise housing market

Under new rules, sellers will pay just 3 per cent VAT if they offload a property within two years of purchase, down from 5 per cent.

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