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The latest news and top stories on E-House China Real Estate Research Institute. A prominent Shanghai-based research institute, the E-House China Real Estate Research Institute is dedicated to providing expert analysis and insights into real estate market trends and policy needs. Its main areas of focus include comprehensive real-estate market research and data consulting services, leveraging its proprietary CRIC database. The institute is recognised for its significant contributions to real estate information and analysis in China, supporting developers and being widely cited by other research bodies.

Pinduoduo has recently signed an agreement to set up a base at an e-commerce industrial park in the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua

China property

Will China’s new tech bases in Hebei and Tianjin revive local housing demand?

The new headquarters may boost rentals, but local home sales growth is likely to be far milder than surges in previous years, analysts say.

29 Jun 2026 - 7:00AM

China property

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

1 Jun 2026 - 4:30PM

China property

Can China’s ‘two sessions’ find a strategy to fix the property rot?

4 Mar 2026 - 9:18AM

China property

Shanghai eases residency requirements for homebuyers to spark property recovery

Non-residents with three years of social security contributions or individual income taxes will be allowed to buy a second home in the city.

25 Feb 2026 - 5:47PM

Residential buildings are seen along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, June 27, 2024. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

China property

‘Bleak start’ to 2026 for China’s property sector as sales declines accelerate

China’s top developers slumped in January, with weak demand and fading policy support raising fresh concerns over debt repayment capacity.

2 Feb 2026 - 2:30PM

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.

6 Jan 2026 - 3:30PM

China property

Shanghai launches clampdown on property market doom-mongering

City’s internet regulators shut down 70,000 accounts in a ‘special campaign’ against pessimistic content as real estate jitters continue.

3 Dec 2025 - 10:20PMvideocam

Shanghai has launched a “special campaign” against online content that talks down the property market. Photo: Shutterstock

China property

UBS predicts 2.4 million China property foreclosures as loan defaults rise

Apartments seized from small businesses could reach more than 2.4 million by 2027, according to UBS’ John Lam.

3 Dec 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

China property

Morgan Stanley sees mainland China property slump extending into 2026

The US investment bank expects limited policy support from Beijing next year despite few signs of a turnaround in the sector.

2 Dec 2025 - 4:22PM

China Evergrande Group

Joy City’s Hong Kong exit throws mainland China’s property strains into relief

Cofco’s Joy City Property is quitting the Hong Kong bourse after 12 years, joining the wave of mainland developers that have already exited.

27 Nov 2025 - 7:39AM

After 12 years, Joy City Property is delisting from the Hong Kong bourse. Photo: Jelly Tse

China’s private sector

China’s housing slide deepens as October prices fall at fastest pace in a year

New home prices drop 0.5 per cent across 70 cities despite easing measures amid slowing economy and job worries.

14 Nov 2025 - 12:27PM

Primary home prices in top-tier cities, which are more economically developed and typically have higher housing demand, fell 0.3 per cent in October over September. Photo: EPA

China property

China’s new home prices slump at fastest pace in 11 months

High inventories, economic uncertainty lead to sceptical stance of homebuyers across 70 major cities in China.

20 Oct 2025 - 4:06PM

China property

China’s property managers pivot to elderly and pet care amid real estate woes

Management firms explore new income streams as homeowners demand fee cuts amid falling property prices.

12 Oct 2025 - 11:00AM

Hong Kong stock market

Alibaba leads tech-driven jump in Hong Kong stocks amid AI enthusiasm

The Hang Seng Tech Index surges and chipmakers gain amid positive analyst outlooks for domestic AI development.

2 Oct 2025 - 4:21PM

A view of Exchange Square in Central, home to the city’s bourse operator, on January 9, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse

China property

Shanghai luxury home market shows signs of losing steam

In spite of a troubled property market across the country, the luxury sector in Shanghai manages to defy the downtrend.

14 Sep 2025 - 12:00PM

People visit The Bund in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

China property

China’s June new-home prices fall 0.3% as weak sentiment ails market

A price gauge of newly completed homes in 70 major cities fell 0.3 per cent last month from May, faster than the 0.2 per cent decline the previous month.

15 Jul 2025 - 4:12PM