Woes of Chinese property developers multiply

Many see monthly sales decline by more than half from 2021 level

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Chinese homebuyers are increasingly wary that developers may not be able to complete construction on presold apartments. © AP

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Chinese developer Zhenro Properties Group had a lousy January.

Contracted sales for the Shanghai-based homebuilder tumbled just under 30% that month from the year before, on par with the drop recorded by many of its peers in recent months.

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