China's June Existing Home Price Decline Widens
N.R. Finch
Second-hand home prices across China's top 100 cities fell 0.42% month-on-month in June, a wider drop than May, signaling that the property downturn's grip on buyer confidence is still tightening.
How much did second-hand prices fall?
China Index Academy data show average second-hand home prices across 100 cities dropped 0.42% m/m in June, up from a 0.32% decline in May.
This means → sellers are cutting prices faster, not stabilizing — and buyer wait-and-see sentiment is still spreading.
Why aren't new-home prices falling too?
New-home prices rose 0.16% m/m in June, matching May's pace — a relatively stable trend.
In plain terms = new-home prices are set by developers and backstopped by government price floors, so they don't free-fall the way the resale market can.
This reflects a widening split: one market is policy-supported, the other is sentiment-driven.
What can policy do in the second half?
China Index Academy expects real-estate policy to keep targeting both supply and demand in H2.
Yet the institute also flagged that new-home sales still face pressure — and it remains unclear whether policy tools will translate into actual transactions.
This means → the policy toolbox will stay open, but "more policy" does not equal "more sales" — the real test is whether transaction volumes recover.
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