China’s property sector has been grappling with a liquidity crisis since mid-2021, with major developers defaulting on or delaying debt payments following a regulatory crackdown on high leverage.
Industry giant China Evergrande Group was wound up in January and competitor Country Garden Holdings is facing a liquidation petition in Hong Kong.
Many others, including China Vanke, the country’s second-biggest real estate firm, struggle to sell flats and raise funds, weighing on the growth of the world’s second-biggest economy.
“It also needs to be emphasised that for real estate companies that…