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Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty

PolyMatter · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

PolyMatter explains China's housing bubble and why around 50 million homes sit empty. It covers cultural and economic reasons behind the overbuilding and the government's bind.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a clear, compact explainer on China's empty homes, ghost cities and property troubles.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I watched a really nice 12 mins video[0] on this topic only yesterday.”

    Nice 12-minute explainer on China's empty homes.

    itchyjunk, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “A Fifth of China’s Homes Are Empty (2018)”

  2. “You might be surprised to learn why there's excess housing.”

    Explains cultural reasons behind excess Chinese housing.

    Fjolsvith, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “China to inject $174B of liquidity on Monday as markets reopen”

  3. “it explains clearly (for a complex situation) what's been going on in China's real estate, the 'ghost cities' and the demolitions.”

    Clear explanation of China's property situation and ghost cities.

    8bitsrule, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Loan woes: China's troubled property market hits banks”

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Topics: china, real estate, ghost cities, housing, economics

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