# property market
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China’s Housing Market Shows Broad Weakness in December, but Shanghai Stands Out
December 2025 data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics show nationwide declines in both new and second‑hand residential prices across most cities, with year‑on‑year falls widening. Shanghai is an outlier with rising new-home prices, while Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen registered notable drops, especially in the resale market.
Beijing Lowers Down‑Payment Floor for Commercial Property to 30% — A Targeted Stimulus for a Stalled Market
China's central bank and national financial regulator have lowered the minimum down payment for commercial property purchases to 30%, allowing provincial regulators to set higher city‑level floors. The measure aims to ease inventory pressures in the commercial sector but faces limits given structural demand weakness and potential risk to bank balance sheets.