CHINA’S PROPERTY SECTOR BOTTOMING OUT?

BEIJING - China’s harsh property control measures since 2010 successfully reined in real estate prices, but recent prices in most of the cities tracked have risen again following two interest rate cuts in early June and July. ANZ Bank says it believes China’s property market has bottomed, but that the rebound is still in its early stage. Monthly increases are marginal, and prices are still declining yearly. The ANZ China Property Price Index shows that momentum has picked up as more cities experience consecutive months of price increases.