China’s foreign investment slump mirrors Covid lows; housing rescue efforts falter.

China’s big housing rescue aims to build on smaller efforts that are already under way – and struggling to get traction.

The People’s Bank of China this month unveiled $42 billion of funding to help local governments buy excess inventory from developers. Pilot programs on similar lines have been operating last year in eight cities, but they’ve had limited effect in stabilizing property markets, and apparently managed to deploy only a fraction of the allocated funds.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-26/china-s-housing-rescue-has-a-poor-track-record-in-pilot-cities