Will Real Estate Crash the Chinese Economy?

02/26/16 • -1 min

Despite the recent downturn in the Chinese economy, real estate prices have remained relatively stable. But there’s growing concern that the high levels of debt tied to the real estate sector could be a source of instability.

In this podcast, Nick Leung talks about this issue with Guangyu Li, Haimeng Zhang and Vera Tang. Guangyu and Haimeng are Partners who lead McKinsey’s real estate practice in China. Vera is an Associate Partner who specializes in real estate. Nick is Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice.

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In this podcast, Nick Leung speaks with Bruno Roy, David Cogman, and Wendy Liu about where pockets of opportunity can be found in China today, and the role that private equity is playing in identifying deals.

Bruno and David are Partners who lead McKinsey’s Private Equity Practice in China. Wendy is a Consultant who specializes in Private Equity. Nick is Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice.

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