This Statistical Flaw Makes the Chinese Real Estate Market Look Better Than It Really Is

And the devil isn’t even in the details

A man reads a newspaper featuring the skyscrapers in Beijing April 24, 2008. LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images

Chinese real estate is at the epicenter of the economy and prices have been falling. Or rising, depending on how you look at it.

Compared to April 2014, it is still in free fall. Compared to March this year, it was flat. International think tank Stratfor thinks analysts shouldn’t be blinded by the details.

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