China on Friday moved to further reform its commercial housing sales system, aiming to expand completed-home sales in an orderly manner while tightening rules on presales and fund supervision. The policy aims to tackle pain points in the sector by reducing information asymmetry, improving market transparency, and giving homebuyers stronger protection against delivery risks, experts noted.

New guidelines from financial regulators mark a shift away from the presale model, tighten oversight of project funds and allow mortgage terms of up to 40 years

China shifts from pre-sale to completed-home sales model, with finished properties now making up 32.5% of transactions, up from 10.4% in 2021.

New guidelines call for shift away from presales before units are built