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In Depth: China’s Developers Try to Modernize After Surge in Subpar Homes

By Wang Jing and Jonathan Breen
2025年12月16日 13:36
Since May, around 40 provinces and cities have issued detailed rules on housing projects, triggering a broad wave of quality-focused upgrades
China is pushing a nationwide campaign to increase the quality of homes after years of shortcuts by developers. Photo: AI generated

China’s housing market is undergoing a reckoning in quality. Two-thirds of new homes delivered in 2025 were rated “poor” quality, a sixfold surge in just three years. In response, Beijing is pushing a nationwide campaign for “good houses” — raising standards, enforcing mandatory specifications, and pressuring developers to rebuild trust after years of shortcuts.

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