February28,2023NewHomeSalesinChinaPickUpAfteraLongSlumpwsj.com/articles/new-home-sales-in-china-pick-up-after-a-long-slump-ed0ce83dChina’shousingmarket—amajorgrowthenginefortheworld’ssecond-largesteconomy—isshowingsignsofbottomingout.作为全球第二大经济体的主要增长引擎,中国的房地产市场正显示出触底的迹象Photo:图片来源:BloombergNews彭博新闻社NewhomesalesatChina’slargestpropertydevelopersroseonayearlybasisinFebruaryafteralongdownturn,asthecountry’spost-Covidreopeningandlowermortgagerateshelpeddrawhomebuyersbacktoitsmoribundhousingmarket.在经历了长期低迷之后,2月份中国各大房地产开发商的新房销售量同比增长,原因是新冠疫情后中国重新开放以及抵押贷款利率下降,帮助将购房者吸引回到死气沉沉的房地产市场。Monthlysalesatthecountry’stop100real-estatedevelopersincreased14.9%fromFebruary2022totheequivalentof$66.5billion,accordingtoprivatedatareleasedTuesdaybyChinaRealEstateInformationCorp.,whichtrackstheindustry.ItwasthefirsttimethatthismeasureofsalesgrewannuallysincethesectorbeganslumpinginJuly2021,whenpropertygiantChinaEvergrandeGroupbegantostrugglewithliquidityproblems.中国房地产信息集团(ChinaRealEstateInformationCorp)周二发布的私人数据显示,中国前100大房地产开发商的月销售额较2022年2月增长14.9%,达到665亿美元。这是自2021年7月房地产行业开始下滑以来,这一销售指标首次出现年度增长。2021年7月,房地产巨头中国恒大集团(ChinaEvergrandeGroup)开始面临流动性问题。China’spropertysector,amajorenginefortheworld’ssecond-largesteconomy,hasbeenmiredinalongslumpthatfollowedagovernmentcampaigntocurbexcessiveborrowingbydevelopers.ThedeleveragingpushultimatelycausedEvergrandeanddozensofitspeerstorunshortofcashanddefaultontheirinternationaldebt,leavinginvestorswithhugelosses,contractorsandsupplierswithunpaidbillsandmanyhomeownerswithunfinishedandundeliveredhomes.作为全球第二大经济体的主要引擎,中国房地产业陷入了长期低迷。此前,中国政府发起了遏制开发商过度借贷的运动。去杠杆化的努力最终导致Evergrande及其数十个国家的现金短缺,国际债务违约,投资者蒙受巨额亏损,承包商和供应商账单未付,许多房屋所...