The one bright spot is sales, which are now up year on year. Price follows volume, so this is good news for developers, even if they don't believe the good times will last. The Chinese media has often quoted developers saying they do not believe the current pick up will last more than three months. A NYTimes article out today reflects this sentiment.
Idle Builders Hold China’s Economy Back
“Real estate developers are speeding up destocking but not starting new projects,” said Haibin Zhu, the chief China economist at JPMorgan in Hong Kong.
“The implications are also twofold,” Mr. Zhu said. “The rebound in transactions and stabilized house prices suggest that financial risk related to the housing market is mitigated, but weak real estate investment suggests that the drag on economic growth continues.”
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