PropertyGrowing REITs offer China way to deal with excess real estate inventory
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Singapore's CapitaLand investment is set to list a real estate investment trust in China focused on shopping centers. (CapitaLand Investment)
TAKAHISA TODA
September 23, 2025 06:00 JST
HONG KONG -- Publicly traded real estate investment trusts are gaining momentum in China with government encouragement, drawing parallels with Japan after its economic bubble, when REITs spurred a shift in property investment that targets yields rather than rising prices.