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Latest PBOC Rate Cuts to Have Limited Impact on Real Estate Market

October 28, 2015
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On October 23, 2015 the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced a 25 bps cut to the benchmark lending rate – the sixth reduction in a row since November 2014 – as well as a 50 bps cut to the Reserve Requirement Ratio (RRR). The PBOC also took what it described as a “core reform” by abolishing the cap on deposit rates for all commercial banks, marking a further step towards the liberalisation of interest rates.

This latest round of easing measures was announced shortly after China published economic data for Q3 2015, during which quarterly GDP growth beat consensus estimates to reach 6.9%. Macro indicators suggest manufacturing and industrial production continued to struggle. However, this was largely offset by a resilient services industry, which now accounts for over half of the economy. Nevertheless, CBRE believes the timing of the latest cut indicates that downward pressure on the economy is likely to persist in the coming quarters.


Implications for real estate:

Residential: Since the beginning of 2015, conditions in the housing market have improved following a series of interest rate cuts together with the lifting of Home Purchase Restrictions (HPRs) in most tier II cities. The latest interest rate cut will further improve housing affordability by lowering the cost of mortgages. However, it is unlikely to provide the housing market with a significant boost due to the diminishing marginal effect and ongoing concern over the economic slowdown.

Office: Leasing demand in the office market is currently being driven by domestic SMEs and TMT companies. The increase in money supply resulting from the rate cut is expected to fuel economic activity, although this hinges on whether commercial banks will be willing to lend to domestic SMEs. On the supply side, the supply glut in many tier II cities will continue to depress these markets.

Retail: The retail property sector continues to suffer from the growth of e-commerce, which now accounts for more than 10% of total nationwide retail sales. At the same time, macroeconomic volatility including the fall in the local stock market has had a strongly negative impact on retail sales in the mid-to-high-end sector. This sector will continue to struggle.

Investment: Slower economic growth is impacting real estate market sentiment and some more risk-adverse investors may soon adopt a ‘wait-and-see’ strategy. The trend of flight-to-quality is expected to persist as investors opt for the relative safety of core assets in tier I cities.

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