Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Historically, the "housing market" in China largely meant the market for the development of new homes, with the secondary market playing a much smaller role</li>
<li>But this has changed in the past 2 years, with a greater shift of demand to secondary, given the risks of developers not delivering, and the lower prices in secondary</li>
<li>Based on the data for both segments, for 10 major cities, we illuminate in this note the 'primary vs secondary' dynamics and its implications</li>
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Historically, the "housing market" in China largely meant the market for the development of new homes, with the secondary market playing a much smaller role
But this has changed in the past 2 years, with a greater shift of demand to secondary, given the risks of developers not delivering, and the lower prices in secondary
Based on the data for both segments, for 10 major cities, we illuminate in this note the 'primary vs secondary' dynamics and its implications


China Housing: Primary Vs Secondary Markets (2019-2024) - An Increasingly Important Distinction

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<li>This note is a weekly (select weeks on SK) curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on developers in distress</li>
<li>We look for their deals, updates, specific project progress news ('local signals'), as well as relevant local research commentaries about the market</li>
<li>We do not verify the underlying data or provide any opinion, we only select and summarize the information; See direct links to the sources</li>
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This note is a weekly (select weeks on SK) curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on developers in distress
We look for their deals, updates, specific project progress news ('local signals'), as well as relevant local research commentaries about the market
We do not verify the underlying data or provide any opinion, we only select and summarize the information; See direct links to the sources


China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | Jan 17-23, 2025

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Interest rate / Cover Story: Where best to invest in China’s low-interest-rate era</li><li>Citadel /: Citadel files application for foreign-owned China brokerage after short delay</li><li>Telecom scams: More than 60 university students in Hong Kong, mostly first-year Chinese mainland newcomers, have fallen victim to telecom scams in recent months, losing HK$60 million ($7.7 million) between them</li></ul>

Interest rate / Cover Story: Where best to invest in China’s low-interest-rate eraCitadel /: Citadel files application for foreign-owned China brokerage after short delayTelecom scams: More than 60 university students in Hong Kong, mostly first-year Chinese mainland newcomers, have fallen victim to telecom scams in recent months, losing HK$60 million ($7.7 million) between them

CX Daily: Where Best to Invest in China’s Low-Interest-Rate Era 

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<li>The average of the y/y growth rates of new home prices across 70 cities in December 2024 turned less negative -5.7% vs -6.1% for November, continuing the recent trend</li>
<li>What lies beneath - a more complex picture across cities, with a continued gap between the new and secondary home prices</li>
<li>In this note, we present the REF Data Update on NBS House Prices for December 2024 data released last Friday</li>
</ul>


The average of the y/y growth rates of new home prices across 70 cities in December 2024 turned less negative -5.7% vs -6.1% for November, continuing the recent trend
What lies beneath - a more complex picture across cities, with a continued gap between the new and secondary home prices
In this note, we present the REF Data Update on NBS House Prices for December 2024 data released last Friday


China Property: A Closer Look At The House Price Dynamics Across 70 Cities (Dec 2024 Data)

Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Sunac faces financial distress as China Cinda files new wind-up petition due to inability to repay debt.</li><li>Country Garden plans to reduce $11.6B offshore debt as home sales decline in current market conditions.</li><li>UOL from Singapore successfully invests $285M in Sydney office amid market revival, showcasing confidence in growth.</li></ul>

Sunac faces financial distress as China Cinda files new wind-up petition due to inability to repay debt.Country Garden plans to reduce $11.6B offshore debt as home sales decline in current market conditions.UOL from Singapore successfully invests $285M in Sydney office amid market revival, showcasing confidence in growth.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (12-Jan-2025): Sunac unable to repay debt on time due to new petition.

China

Country Garden Holdings Company Limited is a real estate developer.  The Company builds villas, townhouses and apartments in Mainland China. Country Gardens also develops large-scale community facilities such as schools, hotels, hospitals, and theme parks.

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Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK)

China Housing: Primary Vs Secondary Markets (2019-2024) - An Increasingly Important Distinction

China Property: We point out an important distinction between the Primary and Secondary Housing Markets and the implications; based on the data for...

Robert Ciemniak

China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | Jan 17-23, 2025

This note is a weekly (Jan 17-23, 2025; select weeks on SK) curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on...

Robert Ciemniak

CX Daily: Where Best to Invest in China’s Low-Interest-Rate Era

Interest rate / Cover Story: Where best to invest in China’s low-interest-rate era When Li Zhen went to renew the 50,000 yuan ($6,824) she had...

Caixin Global

China Property: A Closer Look At The House Price Dynamics Across 70 Cities (Dec 2024 Data)

In this note, we present the Real Estate Foresight's Data Update on NBS House Prices for December 2024 data released last Friday.

Robert Ciemniak

Asia Real Estate Tracker (12-Jan-2025): Sunac unable to repay debt on time due to new petition.

China's Sunac faces financial struggles, while Country Garden and UOL make strategic moves in the real estate market to navigate economic challenges.

Asia Real Estate Tracker

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