The use of government-backed credit support rather than the purchase of fire-sale assets is becoming the preferred policy option for reducing risk in Chinese real estate sector

From a year earlier, new home prices rose 2.0%, the slowest pace since December 2015, and also easing from the 2.3% growth in January

China stocks slumped to 21-month lows, while mainland firms listed in Hong Kong sank to levels not seen since 2008.

Chinese state-owned firms are expected to buy more assets from cash-strapped private developers, analysts said, as Beijing steps up efforts to stabilise a crisis-hit sector

Rebound was helped by the easing of property curbs to relieve a liquidity crisis faced by developers and stoke buying interest

Total value of the nation’s 10.8 million homes grew by $2 trillion to a record $9.9 trillion last year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ residential property prices index report

China's industry regulator has given China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group approval to start sales of its inaugural electric car, the Hengchi 5 sport utility vehicle

The UK investment management firm has appointed former JP Morgan Asset Management executive Keisuke Kusano as its head of real estate for Japan

Tuesday's legislative plan did refer to a pilot real estate tax in some regions, which was first announced in October, but did not disclose specifics

Chinese property companies outperformed the market on Monday after Premier Li Keqiang confirmed expectations that more easing in the sector is coming

China's higher-than-expected growth target, still the lowest in more than three decades, indicates plans for more fiscal and monetary policy easing to bolster expansion.

At least two large state-owned insurance firms have been asked by regulators to conduct internal checks on their business and investment