Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>This note is a weekly curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on developers in distress</li>
<li>We look for their deals, updates, specific project progress news ('local signals'), as well as relevant local research commentaries about the market</li>
<li>We do not verify the underlying data or provide any opinion, we only select and summarize the information; See direct links to sources</li>
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This note is a weekly curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on developers in distress
We look for their deals, updates, specific project progress news ('local signals'), as well as relevant local research commentaries about the market
We do not verify the underlying data or provide any opinion, we only select and summarize the information; See direct links to sources


China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | July 4-11, 2024

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<li>The policy easing and the change in the base effect started to show some impact on new home sales y/y metrics turning '"less negative".</li>
<li>We highlight points from our Weekly New Home Sales Data Update Report, which looks at 16 major cities and the latest data for the week ending June 30.</li>
<li>Certain weekly metrics on a small sample of cities serve as a good gauge for what to expect directionally in the national NBS data released later.</li>
</ul>


The policy easing and the change in the base effect started to show some impact on new home sales y/y metrics turning '"less negative".
We highlight points from our Weekly New Home Sales Data Update Report, which looks at 16 major cities and the latest data for the week ending June 30.
Certain weekly metrics on a small sample of cities serve as a good gauge for what to expect directionally in the national NBS data released later.


China Property - Weekly New Home Sales Data Now Clearly "Less Negative" (To June 30, 2024)

China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | May June 14-20, 2024

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<li>Chinese real estate investments fell 10.1% in the first five months of 2024 YoY. New home prices fell at the fastest pace in more than 9.5 years in May.</li>
<li>Fresh bank lending in China rebounded well expectations in May. Chinese banks issued 950B yuan (v/s 1.36T yuan issued last May) in new loans last month.</li>
<li>China's consumer inflation held flat in May amid feeble domestic demand, uneven economic recovery, and consumer confidence weakness.</li>
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Chinese real estate investments fell 10.1% in the first five months of 2024 YoY. New home prices fell at the fastest pace in more than 9.5 years in May.
Fresh bank lending in China rebounded well expectations in May. Chinese banks issued 950B yuan (v/s 1.36T yuan issued last May) in new loans last month.
China's consumer inflation held flat in May amid feeble domestic demand, uneven economic recovery, and consumer confidence weakness.


Persistent Weakness in Chinese Real Estate Will Drag Iron Ore Prices Down

China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | May 24-30, 2024

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Insights on China's Real Estate Sector

China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | July 4-11, 2024

This note is a weekly (July 4-11, 2024) curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on developers in distress.

Robert Ciemniak

China Property - Weekly New Home Sales Data Now Clearly "Less Negative" (To June 30, 2024)

China Property: The policy easing and the change in the base effect started to show some impact on new home sales y/y metrics turning '"less...

Robert Ciemniak

China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | May June 14-20, 2024

This note is a weekly (June 14-20, 2024; select weeks available on SK) curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused...

Robert Ciemniak

Persistent Weakness in Chinese Real Estate Will Drag Iron Ore Prices Down

Chinese home prices fell fastest in 9.5 years in May. Domestic loan issuances were well below lowered expectations. Inventory remains elevated....

Mint Finance

China Property Developers In Distress - Weekly News & Announcements Tracker | May 24-30, 2024

This note is a weekly (May 24-30, 2024) curated selection of Chinese news articles and company announcements focused on developers in distress.

Robert Ciemniak