"Supply and demand disequilibrium remains an outstanding issue for the market for the rest of 2025. However, demand from the IT support and consulting, interactive media, and gaming sectors should provide a new impetus for demand growth, facilitating an upgrade of the city’s office tenant profile in the long run."

"Consumers will still have to keep their purses tight but are still willing to spend and invest in retail products with quality and price excellence, emotional value, and self-entertaining experience."

"Structured by the “good houses” strategy, four residential land plots with a floor area ratio (FAR) below 2.0 were sold in 1H/2025, hitting a four-year high. Thus, more quality low-density houses are expected to launch in the next few years."

"In H1/2025, the market experienced weak demand. Despite alleviated destocking pressure from supply decline, insufficient demand hindered a full market recovery, and rents continued to fall. Professional services and the financial sectors were the main demand contributors."

"As a result of several waves of supply peak in the past ten years, Chongqing‘s shopping malls stock has been consistently rising. Despite the diversification of retail projects, competition between existing projects has intensified, and the absorption of retail space is becoming a major challenge for the market."

"In Q2/2025, Tianjin’s housing market showed stabilized sales volume and price, but regional divergence intensified. The land auctions saw significantly increased activities, with multiple quality plots sold in 1H/2025, and the total transaction levelled last year’s volume. Underpinned by quality land supply and supporting policies, Tianjin’s real estate market is expected to remain stable."

"In 1H/2025, first-hand commodity housing transactions in the Primary Ring increased by 10.6%, reaching 3.29 million sq m. This surge, driven by strong demand and rapid inventory reduction, pushed the average price up by 6.5% YoY. Meanwhile, the land market in this area remained active, while the Secondary Ring faced price pressure."

"While the overall leasing market was relatively calm, some Tech Giants’ office relocation brought about disruptions to the market and, together with the impacts of new completions, the citywide average vacancy rate increased."

"HPF policy ease and quality supply with premium locations should help unleash some residential property purchasing power to the market in the coming Q3/2025."

"While overall market sentiment remained subdued in Q2/2025, prime locations continued to attract interest, both in terms of project launches and land bidding. This reflects growing polarisation in buyer demand and developer focus."