China real estate policy grip tightens

• Published 22 Apr 2010

China's real estate market is set to cool in coming months as policy curbs start to take effect.

Two issues ago (CC Mar 25 Capital Intensive China), we forecast that the property market would start to cool from its red hot phase in Q4 2009. Since then, transaction volume and price data has been mixed, with some cities continuing to show robust demand and price rises while others signal a slowing trend. We reaffirm our call that the cooling process is set to gather pace in coming months following indications of Beijing's clear determination to inhibit speculative activity.

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