China’s Property Crisis: From Evergrande Collapse to Beijing’s Latest Measures

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China’s property market has been in a prolonged downturn, with falling real-estate values, financially strained households, and heavily indebted developers facing collapse. The crisis marks a deep reversal for a sector that was once a major driver of the country’s growth, while Beijing has introduced measures to address the slump.

Once one of the country’s biggest growth drivers, China’s property market has been in a downward spiral for five years. Real estate values continue to plummet, households in financial distress are being forced to sell properties, and apartment developers that racked up enormous debt on speculative projects are on the brink of collapse.