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As of end-June 2026, RMB real estate loans outstanding stood at 50.74 trillion yuan, down 4.9% year-on-year, with a net reduction of 1.23 trillion yuan in the first half. Development loans fell 8.5% to 12.65 trillion yuan, decreasing by 540.2 billion yuan, while personal housing loans dropped 3.8% to 36.29 trillion yuan, down 716.3 billion yuan.
China's population aged 60 and above reached 320 million by end-2025, with over 60% of healthy retirees aged 60-69 traveling more than three times annually. Hainan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Jilin have rolled out measures to develop health and tourism living industries. The 2026 Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference revealed a severe supply-demand mismatch in migratory living, warning against blind investment in large-scale health real estate projects leading to low occupancy and unfinished developments.
Mainland Chinese buyers purchased 9,776 private residential units in Hong Kong in the first half of 2026, with total transaction value reaching a record 107.1 billion HKD. The number of transactions rose 25% from the second half of 2025. Per transaction averaged about 10.97 million HKD. In the primary market, 4,704 units were bought for 61.45 billion HKD, up 25% and 22% year-on-year respectively. Secondary market transactions totaled 5,072 units worth 45.65 billion HKD, up 24% and 31% year-on-year.
On July 28, 2026, the four first-tier Chinese cities—Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen—held simultaneous land auctions, with multiple parcels transacting at high premiums. Shanghai's sixth batch of concentrated land supply saw three residential plots sell for a total of about RMB 235.14 billion, led by a Poly Developments-China Resources Land joint venture that won a Yangpu district plot at RMB 161.2 billion, a 35.83% premium. Beijing's Chaoyang district plot was won by China Overseas Land & Investment at RMB 46.814 billion, a 25.84% premium. Guangzhou's Liwan district plot attracted a 40.97% premium, won by Greentown China. Shenzhen's Guangming district plot changed hands at a 18.88% premium. In the first half of 2026, land sales across 300 cities declined but first-tier average premium reached 19.8%.
China Overseas Land & Investment won a residential land plot in Beijing's Chaoyang district for RMB 4.68 billion, after 248 rounds of bidding. The plot, with a planned floor area of 57,750 square meters, drew six bidders and six online offers before the auction. The final floor price reached RMB 81,063 per square meter, a 25.84% premium over the starting price of RMB 64,416 per square meter.
China Index Academy reported that total bond financing in the real estate sector reached RMB 315.88 billion in the first half of 2026, up 21.7% from a year earlier. Credit bonds accounted for RMB 176.61 billion, up 11.8% and representing 55.9% of the total. Overseas bonds surged 199.4% to RMB 17.17 billion, a 5.4% share, while asset-backed securities rose 27.5% to RMB 122.10 billion, comprising 38.7%.
China's bulk asset transaction volume reached 121.2 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, up 76.2% from a year earlier, with first-tier cities accounting for 65.3% of the total. Domestic buyers dominated, contributing 97% of purchases, while foreign investors made up just 3%. The recovery was selective, driven by discounts on high-quality, cash-flow-generating assets, as buyers focused on rental yields and long-term returns rather than price appreciation.
Sun Hung Kai Properties has sold 299 units at its Qian Yu residential project in Yuen Long within about two weeks of launch, generating over HK$1.6 billion in proceeds. Nearly 90 per cent of the price-list units have been sold. Over the past weekend, 40 transactions raised more than HK$220 million, including purchases by two bulk buyers. The project also recorded five tender transactions, with the top price reaching HK$19,630 per sq ft.
CK Asset Holdings sold seven units at its 21 Borrett Road project in Hong Kong's Mid-Levels Central within a month, generating nearly HK$1.5 billion. A top-floor penthouse in phase II, Yingtian, fetched HK$380 million, setting a new record per-square-foot price of HK$126,000 for the city's primary residential market in 2026. The sales also helped clear two units from phase I.
New World Development has released the final three two-bedroom units at its Aoyun project in Rose Street, Kowloon Tong, for sale starting next Tuesday. The units, sized 515 to 561 square feet, are priced between HK$18.03 million and HK$18.97 million. The project has sold 64 units, raising over HK$2.7 billion, setting a new single-day sales record for 2026. A four-bedroom rooftop special unit previously sold for HK$91.44 million at HK$56,866 per square foot, a record for luxury presale properties in 2026.