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  "id": 2911277,
  "title": "China’s property crisis grinds on after Evergrande sentencing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chinas-property-crisis-grinds-on-after-evergrande-sentencing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T00:49:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/24/china-s-property-crisis-grinds-on-after-evergrande-sentencing"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China's property market continues to struggle six years after authorities cracked down on the heavily leveraged sector, with the fallout impacting millions of households and causing trade tensions. Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, once Asia's wealthiest person, was sentenced to life in prison for crimes including misuse of funds and bribery. The collapse of the property industry, currently in its sixth year, has left millions of partially built properties abandoned, stalled home price recoveries in major cities, and plunged land sales. Smaller cities are experiencing a 24% drop in second-hand home prices from 2020 levels, slowing consumption. China's economy grew 4.3% in the three months to June, the weakest pace in over three years. State-owned property developers now dominate the market, with banks largely refusing to lend to private developers. While some analysts believe the worst may be over, the property sector faces a lengthy, potentially decade-long correction in prices to clear the market and stimulate growth.",
  "summary": "One-time billionaire Hui Ka Yan was sentenced to life in prison as China's property crisis enters its sixth year, weighing on the economy and millions of households.",
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        "title": "China’s property crisis grinds on after Evergrande sentencing",
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        "title": "China’s property crisis grinds on after Evergrande sentencing",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T00:49:51.000Z"
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        "title": "China's property crisis grinds on after Evergrande sentencing",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T03:03:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "China's property crisis grinds on after Evergrande sentencing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chinas-property-crisis-grinds-on-after-evergrande-sentencing-2952131",
        "published": "2026-08-24T05:47:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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