It is spreading like wildfire. Homebuyers in China are refusing to pay mortgage on properties their distressed developers can’t deliver.
This disobedience is something China is not prepared for.
My latest for @opinion
Shuli Ren
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Shuli Ren
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Joined August 2013
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- It’s not easy being a landlord during the pandemic, especially in Hong Kong. And, soon, property owners will earn negative carry for the first time since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. My latest for @bopinion
- It’s a clean sweep for President Xi, who stuffed the Communist Party’s top decision body with his allies. He will need them, to execute his untested, vague, theoretical new development model. My latest for @opinion
- From real estate to stocks to the yuan, assets that make up the bulk of Chinese households’ wealth are being battered ahead of the party congress during which President Xi will advocate for his Party’s right to rule. My latest for @opinion
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