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Chinese Property News

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Big, but failed

Evergrande on the verge of state-led restructuring
Dec 10, 2021 (WiC 567)

The Evergrande debacle has been a drama of many acts as the company stumbles from one crisis to the next, weighed down by more than $300 billion of debt. But are we reaching the final scenes in the story of its decline? The last few weeks have ...

The heart of the matter

Henderson Land goes all-in on Hong Kong property with a record bet
Nov 12, 2021 (WiC 563)

Sitting at the heart of some of the world’s most expensive real estate, World-Wide House (WWH) has been a bit of an outsider for years. Amid a sparkling cluster of grade-A office and luxury retail space in Hong Kong’s Central district, the 40 ...

Xi calls for flat tax

Long discussed levy on property owners looks set to be launched
Oct 29, 2021 (WiC 561)

The Communist Party of China (CPC) was created with a core mission of redistributing the means of production. On taking power in 1949 it started to do that with gusto. Within a few years landlords were all but eliminated as a social class, for ...

Private property

Real estate firms in delisting moves. Why now?
Oct 15, 2021 (WiC 559)

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau first became linked to Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin when they became card buddies in the “Big Dee Club”, which included some of the city’s top tycoons. Members of the club have backed the varied ventures ...

Failure to close

Blackstone’s deal for SOHO China collapses
Sep 17, 2021 (WiC 556)

Anyone for tennis? At the women’s final of the US Open last weekend the cameras zoomed in on well-heeled spectators in the premium seats. Sitting alongside former player Andy Roddick and TV personality Gayle King, state broadcaster CCTV picked ...

Evergrande in frenetic race to avoid default
Sep 10, 2021 (WiC 555)

The advice from Alcoholics Anonymous is that admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery. Evergrande, one of China’s biggest home builders, is battling a different addiction, after admitting for the first time that it will ...

Race for survival

Evergrande founder steps down from China unit
Aug 20, 2021 (WiC 552)

Five years ago the speculation was that China Evergrande was readying a hostile takeover bid for Vanke, a rival Guangdong-based developer. Stock exchange filings showed that the property conglomerate had built up a 14% stake by snapping up Vanke ...

Confidence crisis?

Fears over property giant Evergrande worsen
Jul 23, 2021 (WiC 550)

According to a Chinese idiom, ‘good fortune doesn’t come twice but bad luck rarely hits once’. Shareholders of China Evergrande have found that out again this week. The week began with news of Chen Feng, deputy general manager of the ...

Ping An makes year’s biggest property purchase
Jul 9, 2021 (WiC 548)

“New leaders should burn three fires,” proclaims the Chinese idiom, advising clear and decisive action when taking on a new role. In that context it should come as less of a surprise that just a few months after Ping An Insurance hired Lu ...

Air-con giant rewards top staff with houses
Jul 2, 2021 (WiC 547)

Because of soaring prices, homes in parts of San Francisco’s Bay Area have moved beyond the reach of low-to-middle-income families. Silicon Valley often gets the blame for minting a new generation of wealthier buyers. Tech giants have responded ...

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