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<ul><li>Chinese regulators are pressing banks to step up lending and ease financing for developers as part of efforts to boost the ailing property sector.</li><li>At a meeting with China’s most important financial institutions last Friday, regulators brought up three new requirements for banks’ real estate loans to developers and homebuyers, people from several state-owned large banks attending the meeting told Caixin.</li><li>The banks were told to keep their real estate loan growth at a level no lower than the banking sector’s average real estate loan growth, loan growth to non-state-owned developers no lower than each bank’s real estate loan growth, and mortgage growth to individuals buying housing from non-state-owned developers no lower than each bank’s mortgage growth, the people said.</li></ul>

Chinese regulators are pressing banks to step up lending and ease financing for developers as part of efforts to boost the ailing property sector.At a meeting with China’s most important financial institutions last Friday, regulators brought up three new requirements for banks’ real estate loans to developers and homebuyers, people from several state-owned large banks attending the meeting told Caixin.The banks were told to keep their real estate loan growth at a level no lower than the banking sector’s average real estate loan growth, loan growth to non-state-owned developers no lower than each bank’s real estate loan growth, and mortgage growth to individuals buying housing from non-state-owned developers no lower than each bank’s mortgage growth, the people said.

China Drafts List of Developers Eligible for Funding, Asks Banks to Boost Real Estate Lending 

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<ul><li>China’s housing sales continued to slide in October, a traditionally peak month for the real estate sector, showing that recent supportive government policies failed to boost the ailing property market.</li><li>Commercial housing sales by area in October declined 28.4% from September to 77.73 million square meters, according to data released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).</li><li>September and October are usually two months of upbeat property sales and are known as “Golden September and Silver October.</li></ul>

China’s housing sales continued to slide in October, a traditionally peak month for the real estate sector, showing that recent supportive government policies failed to boost the ailing property market.Commercial housing sales by area in October declined 28.4% from September to 77.73 million square meters, according to data released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).September and October are usually two months of upbeat property sales and are known as “Golden September and Silver October.

China Housing Market’s ‘Silver October’ Tarnishes 

<ul><li>Investment in Chinese real estate contracted 9.1% in the first nine months of 2023 from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, a bigger drop than in the first eight months of the year.</li><li>The decline means developers are spending less buying land and building housing. Construction starts measured by floor area fell 23.4% year-on-year, and total ongoing construction area dropped 7.1%, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).</li><li>The declines reflect developers’ lack of confidence amid a prolonged crisis in the sector. Property sales by floor area decreased 7.5% in January-September from a year earlier, compared with a 7.1% contraction in the first eight months.</li></ul>

Investment in Chinese real estate contracted 9.1% in the first nine months of 2023 from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, a bigger drop than in the first eight months of the year.The decline means developers are spending less buying land and building housing. Construction starts measured by floor area fell 23.4% year-on-year, and total ongoing construction area dropped 7.1%, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).The declines reflect developers’ lack of confidence amid a prolonged crisis in the sector. Property sales by floor area decreased 7.5% in January-September from a year earlier, compared with a 7.1% contraction in the first eight months.

Investment in Chinese Real Estate Dropped 9.1% in First Three Quarters

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Real estate sales in China increased in September from the previous month following efforts by some of the country’s biggest cities to spur homebuying.</li><li>Last month, new property sales by China’s 100 largest developers grew 17.9% from August to 404.3 billion yuan ($55.4 billion), following two straight month-on-month declines, according to data provided Saturday by consultancy China Real Estate Information Corp. (CRIC). </li><li>More than 60% of the developers reported month-on-month sales increases in September, with 29 registering jumps of more than 30%, the data showed.</li></ul>

Real estate sales in China increased in September from the previous month following efforts by some of the country’s biggest cities to spur homebuying.Last month, new property sales by China’s 100 largest developers grew 17.9% from August to 404.3 billion yuan ($55.4 billion), following two straight month-on-month declines, according to data provided Saturday by consultancy China Real Estate Information Corp. (CRIC). More than 60% of the developers reported month-on-month sales increases in September, with 29 registering jumps of more than 30%, the data showed.

China’s Real Estate Market Gets Some Relief in September on Policy Changes

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<ul><li>The inclusion of shopping mall into C-REITs would certainly give hope to unlock mall operators’ investment property value.</li><li>Powerlong and Seazen are the two major beneficiaries as their IP value/market cap is 14/3x which means huge upside after value unlocking.</li><li>CR Land/Longfor could also benefit but they have less community malls as described in the requirement.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

The inclusion of shopping mall into C-REITs would certainly give hope to unlock mall operators’ investment property value.Powerlong and Seazen are the two major beneficiaries as their IP value/market cap is 14/3x which means huge upside after value unlocking.CR Land/Longfor could also benefit but they have less community malls as described in the requirement.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Property Sector – C-REITs’ scope extension to unlock mall operators’ IP value

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Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding company primarily engaged in property development, investment property operation, and services. It develops and sells residential, office, and commercial properties, and leases shopping malls and rental housing. The company also provides property management, hotel operation, commercial investment, and smart construction services. Longfor Group was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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China Drafts List of Developers Eligible for Funding, Asks Banks to Boost Real Estate Lending

Chinese regulators are pressing banks to step up lending and ease financing for developers as part of efforts to boost the ailing property...

Caixin Global

China Housing Market’s ‘Silver October’ Tarnishes

China’s housing sales continued to slide in October, a traditionally peak month for the real estate sector, showing that recent supportive...

Caixin Global

Investment in Chinese Real Estate Dropped 9.1% in First Three Quarters

Investment in Chinese real estate contracted 9.1% in the first nine months of 2023 from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, a bigger...

Caixin Global

China’s Real Estate Market Gets Some Relief in September on Policy Changes

Real estate sales in China increased in September from the previous month following efforts by some of the country’s biggest cities to spur...

Caixin Global

China Property Sector – C-REITs’ scope extension to unlock mall operators’ IP value

The inclusion of shopping mall into C-REITs would certainly give hope to unlock mall operators’ investment property value.

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