Published: 11:02am, 22 Feb, 2017 Updated: 8:46pm, 20 Jul, 2018
Chinas housing bubble appears to have deflated a little , with January home prices static or declining in 14 out of 15 cities , which suggests measures to stop the bubble are beginning to work . China has begun restricting mortgage loans and second - home purchases , along with preventing developers from overbuilding on easy loans . Beijing was the only city to post a January rise , with prices up 0.6 % on December . Prices in Beijing were unchanged based on month .