China's property market chilled by fear of buying new homes

Economy takes hit as pre-owned housing draws demand instead

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Buyers of units at this Beijing condominium project went on a "mortgage strike" in response to delays in construction. (Photo by Iori Kawate)

IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- In a Chinese real estate market where selling not-yet-built homes has been the norm, a plague of unfinished construction projects has turned off buyers and harmed the wider economy.

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