Over 20 Chinese Cities Implement Existing-Home Sales Rules for New Housing Projects
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As of November 5, more than 20 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have issued implementation rules for existing-home sales of commercial housing, while Hubei Jingmen set August 28 as the cutoff for new land-supplied projects. Jingmen requires a down payment of at least 50 percent of the land price, with the balance payable within two years, and introduces a project-company system and a lead-bank system. Reports say the overhaul aims to reshape development, financing and sales across the full chain.
Written with AI from the reporting · updated 11/5/2026
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20余城落地商品房现房销售制
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- Subject：
- 中国商品住房销售制度
- Action：
- 多地出台改革细则并推行现房销售
- Object：
- 商品房预售与现房销售管理
- Occurred (fact side)：
- not recorded
- Published (valid side)：
- Nov 5, 18:31
- First seen (known side)：
- Nov 5, 19:08
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- China News Service · FinanceRelated fact: single sourceFact occurrence time unverifiedSource report revisedMore than 20 Chinese cities implement existing-home sales system as housing sales reform accelerates
Report first recorded Nov 5, 19:08
China is accelerating commodity housing sales system reform, with over 20 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen issuing implementation rules as of November 5. Hubei Jingmen requires new land-supply residential projects after August 28 to sell existing homes in principle, with land price down payment no less than 50% and balance payable within two years. The reform also introduces project company and host bank systems to reshape development, financing and sales.
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