China land sales tumbled by more than a third in first half of 2024

Loss of land auction revenue leaves provinces reliant on government transfer payments

20240711 China land sales Caixin

Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, sold only four residential land lots in the first half of 2024.

WANG JING and DENISE JIA, Caixin

Plummeting home sales and a reluctance by developers to start new projects led to a 35% drop in land sales in China in the first half of this year, according to a report by Huatai Securities.

Land transactions dropped by more than a third in terms of value and 29% in terms of area in the first six months, the report said.

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