Insight - Property crisis traps China in a market paradox


Mortgage boycott: A woman and child stop by a canal in front of apartment building project in Qidong, Jiangsu province. Capital Economics estimates that construction has been halted on around 13 million apartments in the past year, potentially affecting more than four trillion yuan (RM2.6 trillion) in mortgage debt. —Bloomberg

HERE’S a scenario.

You buy a pre-construction apartment and start paying the mortgage before it’s complete.

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Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM9.73 only

Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

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