What's led to China's property-market woes and what does that mean for the world?
Concerns over China’s property sector persist as several of the country’s largest developers report staggering losses and struggle to cover their debt service.
Concerns over China’s property sector persist as several of the country’s largest developers report staggering losses and struggle to cover their debt service.
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Office occupancy rates in North America – the rate at which people actually occupy the building versus how much space is leased – gradually reached 47.5% in September 2022. While this is ...
The world was already experiencing an acute housing shortage, both in the rental and sales markets , prior to the pandemic. COVID-19 accelerated the dearth of available housing as supply ...
Typically, problems come before solutions and the real estate sector certainly has a number of problems.
This article was updated on 26 October 2021.
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