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China Curbs Loan Structure Widely Used by Distressed Developers

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China is restricting real estate firms’ use of a popular offshore loan structure used to navigate the property crisis, as oversight of overseas borrowing tightens. The change likely raises funding/rollover risk and costs for highly levered developers with offshore liabilities. This is a negative incremental development for China real estate credit, with potential for moderate single-stock moves within the sector.

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China is restricting real estate firms’ use of a popular offshore loan structure used to navigate the property crisis, as oversight of overseas borrowing tightens. The change likely raises funding/rollover risk and costs for highly levered developers with offshore liabilities. This is a negative incremental development for China real estate credit, with potential for moderate single-stock moves within the sector.

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