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

Macroeconomics

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<li>We've been tracking the data on approved financing for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-property-the-red-hot-whitelists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">projects on the 'whitelist'</a> for over a year now, considering it a major factor in addressing the 'sold-not-completed' problem</li>
<li>New data released in January shows the approved loans for the 'whitelist' projects exceeded the target in 2024</li>
<li>There was a big acceleration in approvals in Q4 2024</li>
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We've been tracking the data on approved financing for the projects on the 'whitelist' for over a year now, considering it a major factor in addressing the 'sold-not-completed' problem
New data released in January shows the approved loans for the 'whitelist' projects exceeded the target in 2024
There was a big acceleration in approvals in Q4 2024


China Housing: Progress On The "Whitelist" Project Financing Approvals

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<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>
</ul>


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

<ul>
<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)

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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>
</ul>


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 3-9, 2025

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

Central China Real Estate / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>CPPIB is set to sell a China mall to Dajia Insurance for $163M, showcasing a significant real estate deal in Asia.</li><li>GDS announces rebranding of its international unit as DayOne, reflecting a strategic shift within the company.</li><li>Henderson Land plans expansion in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong, while Schroders markets Kowloon Complex floor after canceled auction. Singapore private home prices surge in Q4 with 3-5% growth predicted for 2025.</li></ul>

CPPIB is set to sell a China mall to Dajia Insurance for $163M, showcasing a significant real estate deal in Asia.GDS announces rebranding of its international unit as DayOne, reflecting a strategic shift within the company.Henderson Land plans expansion in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong, while Schroders markets Kowloon Complex floor after canceled auction. Singapore private home prices surge in Q4 with 3-5% growth predicted for 2025.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (06-Jan-2025): Asia Real Estate News 2025-01-06

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China Housing: Progress On The "Whitelist" Project Financing Approvals

China Housing: New data released in January shows the approved loans for the 'whitelist' projects exceeded the target in 2024.

Robert Ciemniak

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: 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

China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | Jan 3-9, 2025

This note is a weekly (Jan 3-9, 2025; select weeks on SK) curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on...

Robert Ciemniak

Asia Real Estate Tracker (06-Jan-2025): Asia Real Estate News 2025-01-06

CPPIB sells China mall to Dajia Insurance, GDS rebrands international unit, Henderson Land expanding in Mid-Levels, Schroders markets Kowloon...

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