Fears rise over hidden debt of China developers
As joint ventures increase, investors worry they may have underestimated developers' off-balance sheet debt
Hong Kong
AS China's housing market faces a sharp drop in sales, investors and credit rating agencies face an uphill task trying to calculate how much debt the country's property developers actually hold.
Rising land prices in China have led to developers increasingly teaming up on construction projects in the past two years through joint ventures, with as many as six joining up to work on one development.
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