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Mortgage boycotts end nascent recovery in China's property market

Data reveals home sales and prices down again last month

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Mortgage strikes across China in July squashed a fragile two-month recovery in the embattled property sector, as home sales and prices fell again last month.

Concerns over whether developers can deliver homes on schedule have deepened in China, as buyers point to stalled construction at worksites across the country as reason not to pay banks.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 13, 2022, with the headline Mortgage boycotts end nascent recovery in China's property market. Subscribe