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China's Divergent Housing Markets Pose Challenges, Minister Says
- Housing minister says unsold stock mainly in smaller cities
- Migrants have ‘huge potential’ to buy homes, minister says
Housing and Urban-rural Development Minister Chen Zhenggao.
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China’s top housing official has warned that the nation’s severely divergent housing markets are posing challenges to government regulations, after stimulus intended to boost sluggish real estate investment led to a home-buying frenzy in first-tier cities.