China’s Home Sales Slump Persisted in May During Lockdowns
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China’s home sales slump persisted in May as Covid outbreaks in key cities overshadowed efforts to revive buyer confidence.
The 100 biggest real estate developers saw new-home sales plummet 59% in May from a year earlier, according to preliminary data from China Real Estate Information Corp. The drop matched April’s decline as the biggest this year.