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China December new home prices rise a touch faster, survey shows

The average price of new homes across 100 cities edged up 0.37% from a month earlier, compared with the 0.36% rise in November, according to data from property researcher China Index Academy.

On a year-on-year basis, the average price rose 2.68% in December, versus 2.40% growth in the previous month.

Official data for home prices will be released by China’s statistics bureau on Jan. 17.

China’s policymakers in recent months doubled down on their efforts to revive the sector, which crashed in 2021 after a government-led campaign to rein in indebted developers left them severely cash-strapped.

Since September, measures aimed at encouraging homebuying have included cutting mortgage rates and minimum down-payments, as well as tax incentives.


Source: Economy - investing.com

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