Chart of the Week: Completed investment in China’s real estate Chart of the Week: Completed investment in China’s real estate Chart of the Week: Completed investment in China’s real estate

Chart of the Week: Completed investment in China’s real estate

Macro 4 minutes to read
Christopher Dembik

Head of Macroeconomic Research

Summary:  The Chinese government's attempts to re-engineer the economy involves both a massive stimulus programme and looser credit conditions, which, in turn, are making a significant impact on the housing market.


As part of China's massive stimulus programme and due to looser credit conditions, the targeted housing policy in the country continues to have a positive impact on the real estate sector. Completed investment in real estate, which is a key driver of growth, surged in the two first months of 2019 and reached 11.6% YTD Y/Y in February, which is the highest level since November 2014. 

Other more recent data confirm the positive momentum: the prices of new homes rose by 10.6% YoY in March across 70 cities monitored by the government, and property sales by floor area, which are considered a reliable indicator of demand, grew by 1.8% YoY over the same period. As was the case in previous economic downturns, China is focusing strongly on the real estate sector since it represents roughly 80% of Chinese people’s wealth. As such, it is a key pillar of the country’s economic stability that cannot cope with a marked slowdown.


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