Market

A Mixed Picture in a Tier-3 Market Jinhua, a tier-3 city in Zhejiang Province, provides a snapshot of the pressures facing smaller Chinese urban markets: new commercial housing transactions fell 27.1% year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to

A Strong First Half for Beijing Beijing recorded 93,500 second-hand home transactions in the first half of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics confirmed — the highest H1 figure since 2021 and a 5.7% year-on-year increase. The data confirms

A Contrarian Outperformer Shenzhen's luxury second-hand home resale prices rose 5.7% month-on-month in July 2026, according to market data cited by local research firms — a striking counterpoint to the 0.44% national MoM decline and a sign

A Tale of Two Markets China's 100-city property market sent a nuanced signal in July 2026, according to the China Index Academy's monthly price report released August 1. New-home prices edged up 0.26% month-on-month to

A Landmark Day for Shanghai Real Estate Shanghai's property market notched a new single-day record on August 10, 2026, with 267 new homes and 381 second-hand properties changing hands, according to market monitoring data cited by local media.

China's secondary housing market remained under pressure in July 2026, with 92 out of 100 monitored cities recording month-on-month price declines, according to data from the China Index Academy. However, a small cohort of eight cities bucked the

Shanghai's new residential property market delivered a robust performance in July 2026, defying the traditional slow summer season with 2,796 new homes sold — excluding government-subsidized affordable housing — and reclaiming its position as the nation's top-performing

China's national housing market showed renewed vigor in July 2026, with 94.3% of the country's 70 major cities recording month-on-month increases in new residential property prices, according to the latest official data — the highest proportion