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☆ China's property shares rally after Beijing pledges economic support
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, July 25 (Reuters) - Shares of China's property developers surged on Tuesday following a sharp selloff in the previous session, after policymakers said they would step up support for the embattled sector. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index (.HSMPI) jumped 12%, while Chinese CSI 300 Real Estate (.CSI000952) gained 7%. "Most important, (Beijing) sent a signal of further easing property restrictions by dropping the phrase...and mentioning streaming property policies," Nomura chief China economist Ting Lu said. Lu, however, maintained the view that there is no quick fix for the property sector, and the central government would only marginally ease some existing restrictive measures in large cities. In recent weeks, investors were wary of a deepening debt crisis in the property sector as new signs of trouble emerged among state-backed property developers Sino-Ocean Group (3377.HK) and Greenland Holdings (600606.SS), as well as property giants Country Garden (2007.HK) and Dalian Wanda Group.

Persons: Nomura, Ting Lu, Lu, Morgan Stanley, Clare Jim, Sherry Jacob, Phillips, Sam Holmes Organizations: Mainland Properties, CSI, HK, Longfor, Seazen, KWG, Communist Party, Ocean Group, Greenland Holdings, Country, Dalian Wanda Group, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Hang, Hong Kong, China, HK, Beijing

☆ China economy: Leaders promise more support for 'tortuous' recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hong Kong CNN —China’s top leadership has vowed to do more to support a “tortuous” economic recovery, which has lost steam after an initial burst of activity early in the year. The assurances, made by the Communist Party’s 24-member Politburo — a top decision making body — boosted stocks in China-related companies on Tuesday. Shares in China’s property developers, currently mired in the industry’s worst slump on record, have soared in response. They added at a meeting chaired by leader Xi Jinping that the current economic recovery was making “tortuous” progress. Last week, official data showed economic recovery in China continued to lose momentum in the April to June months, prompting urgent calls for more help from the central government.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, —, China’s, Xi Jinping, Stephen Innes, ”, ” Innes Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Communist, Mainland Properties, Longfor Group, Sunac China Holdings, Management, “ Investors Locations: Hong Kong, China, Hong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing

☆ China developer Country Garden shares extend losses on debt worries; others fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Shares and bonds in Chinese property developer Country Garden (2007.HK) and its property service arm Country Garden Services Holdings (6098.HK) tumbled on Monday, extending losses from the previous week on debt concerns. More liquidity troubles surfaced in China's property sector last week, sending down shares and bonds of the country's biggest developers. Country Garden Services Holdings shares slumped more than 10% on Monday, while Country Garden fell more than 5%, with both down to their lowest level since last November. Two onshore-traded bonds of Country Garden , plunged roughly 20% each, and some of its offshore-listed bonds also declined. Shares in other developers, including Longfor Group (0960.HK), China Overseas Land & Investment (0688.HK) and Sunac China Holdings (1918.HK), also slumped on Monday.

Persons: Jason Xue, Tom Westbrook, Kim Coghill, Jamie Freed Organizations: HK, Garden Services Holdings, Country Garden Services Holdings, Mainland Properties, CSI, Longfor, China Overseas Land & Investment, Sunac China Holdings, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, China, Shanghai, Singapore

☆ China property shares rise on financial support policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, July 11 (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese property developers rose on Tuesday after regulators extended some policies in a rescue package introduced in November to shore up liquidity in the embattled sector. Analysts said while the extended policy could ease the short-term financial pressure on property developers and ensure their home project completions, new measures would be needed to tackle the cash crunch in the sector. The sector has been hit by many company defaults amid a debt crisis since mid-2021, triggered by non-repayments of China Evergrande Group (3333.HK), the world's most indebted property developer. Sunac China (1918.HK), Logan Group (3380.HK) and KWG Group (1813.HK) listed in Hong Kong were among the top gainers, rising 4%-5%. Nomura said the "band-aid-style" policy support on Monday is unlikely to revive property sales, which have been weak for months, as it does little to restore home buyers' confidence.

Persons: Nomura, Clare Jim, Himani Sarkar, Sonali Paul Organizations: Analysts, China Evergrande, HK, Mainland Properties, CSI, Logan Group, KWG, People's Bank of China, CIMB Securities, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Hang, Hong Kong

That could necessitate a second round of debt restructuring eventually at some of the developers, they said. Private developers have been in turmoil since mid-2021 following a crackdown on debt levels by Beijing that ensnared China Evergrande Group (3333.HK), then the No.2 developer, and eventually spread in the sector. Evergrande and Sunac China (1918.HK) are the most prominent among the handful of companies that have announced their offshore debt restructuring terms so far. More are expected to do so in the coming months, which will also include terms such as longer maturity extensions, lower coupons, and converting some debt into equity, developers and advisers said. Moreover, the private developers are staring at lower potential future revenues as they are unable to build on their land banks due to their precarious financial positions.

☆ China developer Sunac shares plunge after year-long suspension ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, April 13 (Reuters) - Chinese property developer Sunac China Holdings Ltd's (1918.HK) shares fell 45% on Thursday morning after resuming trade following a suspension of more than a year as it looks to restructure its debt after a default. The share slump comes a day after the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that it was to resume trading and was implementing a debt restructuring plan. Shares were down by nearly 60% in pre-market trading but trimmed losses after the market opened. Sunac is among many Chinese developers that defaulted last year as the property sector reeled under a debt crisis. Earlier this month, the Hong Kong stock exchange cancelled the listing of Chinese developer Cinic Holdings after it failed to meet trading resumption requirements in the time allotted.

☆ Tech drags Hong Kong stocks, dollar squeezed as US inflation slows
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Tom Westbrook | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - Asian stocks struggled on Thursday, dragged by selling in Hong Kong tech shares, while the dollar was under pressure and short-dated bonds were firm as softening U.S. inflation seemed to suggest the U.S. rate hike cycle was nearing its end. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) slid 0.3%, largely pressured by a 1.5% drop in Hong Kong tech stocks (.HSTECH) in the wake of the Financial Times reporting SoftBank was selling down its Alibaba stake. Alibaba shares (9988.HK) were down 3% in early trade and SoftBank (9434.T) shares flat and neither immediately responded to Reuters enquiries. Elsewhere oil prices held sharp gains made in the wake of the inflation data, with Brent crude futures steady at $87.22 a barrel. Shares of embattled Chinese property developer Sunac China (1918.HK) resumed trade after a more than year-long suspension in Hong Kong, with the company in the midst of a debt restructure.

☆ Chinese property developer Sunac posts $2 billion core loss in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters) - Major property developer Sunac China (1918.HK) on Friday logged a net narrowing core loss of 13.86 billion yuan ($2.02 billion) in 2022, as the debt-laden firm slowed its project construction and incurred higher interest expenses. Last year's core net loss, which excludes the revaluation of assets and financial instruments and foreign exchange loss, compares to a 25.30 billion yuan loss reported in 2021. Sunac also published its overdue 2022 interim results on Friday, posting a core loss of 11.06 billion yuan. Sunac is among the many Chinese developers that defaulted last year as the sector reeled under a debt crisis. "The Group will strive to complete the necessary legal procedures for the offshore debt restructuring within 2023," Hongbin said in a statement.

HONG KONG, March 13 (Reuters) - Top Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings (2007.HK) said on Monday it expected to post its first net loss since listing in 2007 due to a sluggish property market and flagged a worse-than-feared drop in core profit. Country Garden said in a filing its estimated net loss would be between 5.5 billion yuan to 7.5 billion yuan ($799 million to $1.09 billion), down from a 26.8 billion yuan profit in 2021. It said core net profit was expected to be in the range of 1 billion yuan to 3 billion yuan, still positive but down sharply from 26.9 billion yuan in 2021 and well below analysts' forecasts for core profit around 9.3 billion yuan, according to SmartEstimate. Smaller developer Logan Group Co Ltd 3380.HK also said it expected to record a net loss of 7 billion yuan to 9 billion yuan for 2022. "We expect to see more profit warnings for both China property and property management ahead," said Raymond Cheng, head of China research at CGS-CIMB Securities Ltd.

☆ They Poured Their Savings Into Homes That Were Never Built
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Isabelle Qian | Agnes Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

We talked to four people who emptied their life savings and took out huge loans for homes that have not been completed. “It was a simple dream — to have a home, a family,” Mr. Tang said. Mr. Tang, who works in a restaurant, sold a small place he had out in the countryside. “When I think about the unfinished apartment, it’s as if I’m falling from heaven to hell, ” Mr. Tang said. Homeowners atop one of the unfinished apartment towers call for construction to fully resume.

☆ Developer Sunac China Offers Up a Dollar-Debt Restructuring Plan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Rebecca Feng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sunac China , a large Chinese property developer that defaulted on its dollar debt earlier this year, offered a preliminary restructuring plan to its international bond investors and said it hopes to return to healthy development next year. The Tianjin-based company on Friday outlined how it intends to restructure the bulk of its roughly $11 billion in international debt. Sunac said it has proposed converting $3 billion to $4 billion of it into shares or equity-linked instruments, and exchanging some other existing obligations into new dollar notes with maturities ranging from two to eight years.

☆ Auditor exodus at embattled China property firms triggers governance concerns
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

HONG KONG, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Auditors of at least 14 Hong Kong-listed Chinese property firms have exited this year, securities filings showed, raising governance concerns about the debt-ridden developers several of whom are yet to publish long-pending financial results. Embattled developers including Sunac China (1918.HK), Shimao Group (0813.HK) and Kaisa Group (1638.HK) are among those whose auditors have parted ways in recent months. In many cases, firms outside the Big-Four accounting firms have been roped in as replacements. The trend, which accelerated earlier this year, has seen auditors, including the world's top auditing firms PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Deloitte, resigning from their roles. Deloitte in Hong Kong declined to comment on the reasons for ending their auditing mandates for some Chinese property developers.

☆ Asia bond funds dump China in favour of cash after high-yield rout
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Summer Zhen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Many holders of China high yield bonds have seen them trading below 20 cents on the dollar. The in-default bonds of property company Sunac China (1918.HK) maturing in 2025 trade at 6 cents to a dollar. The average return of the top 10 Asia high yield bonds is down more than 30% this year, Morningstar data shows, of which Fidelity Funds' Asian High Yield Fund and UBS's SICAV - Asian High Yield (USD) had shed more than 40% as of Oct. 27. Value Partners’ Greater China High Yield Income Fund was down 37% as of the end of September. While there are select bonds that have upside, China high yield as an asset class is currently “uninvestable", she said.

☆ Analysis: Chinese property developers on tenterhooks ahead of Communist Party Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

HONG KONG, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Chinese real estate developers are delaying their debt restructuring moves until after the upcoming Communist Party Congress, hoping the crucial gathering offers clues on how Beijing plans to stabilise the embattled sector. Smaller peers, which have done bond exchanges to extend the maturities of their debt, are also considering restructuring, the developers told Reuters. China's gigantic real estate debt China's gigantic real estate debtChina's twice-a-decade party congress kicks off on Oct. 16, during which President Xi Jinping is poised to secure a precedent-breaking third leadership term as general secretary. Echoing that apprehension ahead of the party congress, some fund managers and brokers have been told to avoid big share sales, two sources told Reuters. For some stakeholders, the stalling of the debt restructuring ahead of the party congress is frustrating.

☆ Developer Sunac China seeks to extend payment for 4 bln yuan bond for the 3rd time-sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAn advertisement of property developer Sunac China Holdings is seen at a residential complex in Shanghai, China March 25, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer ASHANGHAI, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Struggling Chinese property developer Sunac China (1918.HK) is seeking to extend the repayment for a 4 billion yuan ($558.35 million) bond for the third time by pushing out the deadline by another 6 months, two sources with knowledge said on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Beijing-based developer is struggling to repay its creditors and it is undergoing an offshore debt restructuring after defaulting some dollar bonds this year. The payment extension for the onshore bond in question will require bondholders approval, the sources said. In April, Sunac extended the principal payment by 18 months, and then in June reduced amortization payments due in June and September.

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