Property risk reigniting as China economy turns corner

Business is booming in Beijing’s real estate offices -- good news for property agents like Zhang Huanhuan, but a headache for China’s policymakers as worries resurface about the sustainability of investment in the sector.

“We’ve got off to a flying start this year -- transactions are picking up, so are prices,” said Zhang, a saleswoman at an outlet of Maitian Real Estate Agency Co. in the capital.

Recent sales included six high-end apartments at a condominium in Beijing’s Dongzhimen area, a neighbourhood favoured by the city’s expatriates, she said.

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