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  "id": 2932544,
  "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-2932544",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436270/chinas-property-crisis-grinds-on-after-evergrande-sentencing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China's property crisis continues six years after regulatory crackdown, as its founder Hui Ka Yan was sentenced to life in prison. The struggling sector remains a burden on the second-largest economy, impacting millions of households and trade dynamics. Many homeowners and creditors protested Hui's light sentence, asking for the death penalty for his crimes. Despite new-home prices in major cities stagnating and land sales declining, the economic slowdown persists. With 4.3% growth in the quarter ending June, China is increasingly reliant on exports, causing trade frictions with the EU and the US. Experts say systemic issues make fixing the crisis difficult, and it could take 18 months for home inventory clearance and a further decade for equilibrium. While the worst may be over, lower home prices could still take time to stabilize the market.",
  "summary": "The one-time billionaire who came to personify the boom and bust of China’s property market was sentenced to life in prison last week by a Chinese court. But the collapse of the sector, entering its sixth year, remains a drag on the world’s second-biggest economy, a pain point for millions of households and a force for export-reliant growth and trade friction for China. Many angry homeowners and…",
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        "published": "2026-08-23T23:12:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "China’s property crisis grinds on after Evergrande sentencing",
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        "published": "2026-08-23T23:50:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T00:49:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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