China pledges $42 billion in a slew of measures to support the struggling property sector
2024-05-18 07:46:26 source：CNBC
May 17, 2024
BEIJING — Chinese authorities on Friday pledged new support for state-owned enterprises to enable them to buy unsold apartments, in an effort that could help developers get more funding to finish construction on pre-sold properties.
These and other measures announced Friday marked Beijing’s latest efforts to address issues in the massive real estate sector.
“I think it is encouraging that the policy is taking a turn of direction trying to support the housing market,” said Zhu Ning, a professor of finance at Tsinghua University and author of the book “China’s Guaranteed Bubble.”
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