Heilongjiang cuts land sales, offers buyers subsidies
Hong Kong
THE government of China's northernmost province Heilongjiang said it aims to reduce a housing glut to a "reasonable level" by 2018 through restricting land sales and offering subsidies to rural folk looking to buy homes in urban areas.
Heilongjiang, a traditional heavy industry powerhouse that shares a border with Russia, is one of the many Chinese provinces hit by huge housing overhangs as economic growth slows. China's government has set destocking as its main goal for the real estate sector this year.
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