CaixinAs China property crisis deepens, price falls spark delisting fear
Lack of access to equity capital limits financing and sullies reputations
An apartment complex under construction in Beijing: Some listed developers carry debt burdens so large they are doomed to delist. © Reuters
WANG JUANJUAN, CHEN BO and ZHANG YUKUN, Caixin
A number of property developers listed on the Chinese mainland are scrambling to conduct share buybacks or issue more equity through private placements after a plunge in their stock prices put them at risk of being kicked off the country's bourses. For some, it's already too late.