Analysts expect Evergrande to post steep losses for 2021 and 2022, in which its contracted sales fell to 443 billion yuan ($61.8bn) and 31.7bn yuan ($4.4bn) respectively, versus 723bn yuan ($101bn) in 2020

Prices were the same as the previous year, retreating from the 0.1% increase in May, according official data on Saturday. All eyes are now on a Politburo meeting later this month

The city has set up a company to bail out its cash-strapped local government funding vehicles, sources say, after Xi ordered local officials to curb hidden debt

But some analysts warned the move that sparked the share price rebound won’t be enough to turn around the country’s crippled property sector

China’s securities watchdog has loosened restrictions on the sector's equity fundraising in a bid to improve liquidity

Young Chinese face the "most difficult employment market in generations" and need to brace for tougher times as the situation could get worse before things improve, a top economist has warned

China's property sector has over the past two years been thrust into a severe debt crisis with many developers defaulting on payments

State banks cut rates on yuan deposits by 5bps on Thursday, and 3-year and 5-year time deposits by 15bps. The move could cut lending costs and ease pressure on profit margins

The Economic Daily commentary comes with some property investors clamouring for more supportive measures for the sector from Beijing

Study of municipal finances shows 102 cities made payments accounting for 10% or more of their resources in 2022; debt obligations are so high it is limiting state capacity to boost the economy

A heavy influx of immigrants and a trend among young professionals to move out of multi-generational family homes were key drivers behind Singapore's sharp rise in rents and home prices

Sluggish demand and shrinking land banks are hampering plans of developers restructuring after defaulting on their debts; some wonder if they will face a second round of restructuring