Economics

Over 100 Builders Go Bust in China as Virus Strains Deepen

  • Smaller real estate firms are most susceptible as sales dry up
  • Large firms, distressed asset managers see buying opportunity
Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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The coronavirus epidemic is accelerating a shakeout in China’s property sector as a cash crunch forces distressed developers to throw in the towel.