Residential Foreclosures Soar Amid China’s Slumping Market

Residential Foreclosures Soar Amid China’s Slumping Market
A commercial housing community is seen under construction in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on April 15, 2022.Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images
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The number of foreclosed properties increased in the first half of 2023 amid China’s slumping housing market. Some experts believe that the highly leveraged real estate debt of local authorities and banks has been shifted onto ordinary Chinese people.

A number of institutions recently released their transaction data on foreclosed properties, or properties that are forced to be auctioned by a court, for the first half of 2023.

Kane Zhang is a reporter based in Japan. She has written on health topics for The Epoch Times since 2022, mainly focusing on Integrative Medicine. She also reports on current affairs related Japan and China.
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