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Delay Closed: Oct 9, 15:00:00Venture capital leads Apac private-market returns in Q2: MSCI
Businesstimes News·- MSCI reported that venture capital led Apac private market returns with a 6.7% gain in Q2 2026, driven by late-stage startups and the artificial intelligence sector. - Apac infrastructure also showed strong performance with a 2.7% return in Q2 2026, bolstered by traditional assets and new sectors like AI data centers. - Apac private credit demonstrated resilience with a 1.9% return in Q2 2026, avoiding the severe redemption pressures seen in North America, while real estate performance remained subdued at 1%.China new home prices fall for third straight month as prolonged property slump weighs on economy
Businesstimes News·- China's new home prices fell by 0.1 % in August, marking the third consecutive monthly decline amid a prolonged property slump. - Government measures, such as extending mortgage terms to 40 years, were introduced in August to boost buyer confidence and reform development financing. - Analysts warn that persistent weak domestic demand and declining household loans will continue to weigh on economic growth through the current five-year plan.China Moves to Ease Property Financing in Hopes of Boosting Sector — Update
MorningStar·- Chinese regulators unveiled a broad package of measures to ease property financing to combat the housing downturn weighing on economic growth. - The new rules allow homeowners to refinance existing mortgages, extend maximum new home mortgage terms to 40 years, and encourage commercial banks to offer property mortgages up to 15 years. - Beijing also eased capital-market financing and extended long-term bank loans for property developers while tightening oversight on urban renewal project loans.China's property stocks fall on new mortgage rules
Businesstimes News·Shanghai Optimizes Personal Housing Credit Policies, Introdues Phased Home Purchase Subsidy Policies
AASTOCKS News·- Several departments in Shanghai jointly issued a notice on optimizing real estate policy measures, which will take effect on August 21. - The policy reduces the minimum down payment for second-home commercial loans outside the outer ring road to 15%, and introduces trade-in housing loan subsidies along with cash subsidies totaling up to 80000 RMB. - Furthermore, the city expands the scope of housing provident fund withdrawals for down payments to include newly completed commercial housing and relaxes withdrawal limits and frequencies.
