Chinese families turn to cash and cautious stock bets as real estate avenues narrow
- Source
- South China Morning Post - Business
- Source link
- https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3362203/chinese-families-turn-cash-and-cautious-stock-bets-real-estate-avenues-narrow?utm_source=rss_feed
- Published
- 2026-08-01 01:00:08
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-01 02:00:59
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- China
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Chinese families are fast retreating from real estate, with many holding large cash reserves now cautiously weighing stock investments, marking a stark contrast with South Korea, where retail investors are aggressively using leverage to fuel equity bets at home and abroad. Property’s share of household assets dropped to 52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 from 67 per cent in mid-2021, while cash and bank deposits rose to 25 per cent from 16 per cent in the same period, according to a...
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