BEIJING -- As China's property market suffers from a protracted chill, small and midsize cities are looking to revive housing demand with new discounts for group purchases aimed at workers at well-paying state-owned companies.
Cities hope to lift sales amid real estate market slump

Condominiums under construction in Wuhan, China, in July. There has been a glut of condos due to a sales slump since the summer of 2021. © Kyodo
BEIJING -- As China's property market suffers from a protracted chill, small and midsize cities are looking to revive housing demand with new discounts for group purchases aimed at workers at well-paying state-owned companies.