Evergrande homes in on smaller citiesEvergrande Real Estate (3333) expects stable sales growth this year on strong demand for homes in second-tier cities in the mainland.
The developer yesterday said contracted sales jumped 402 percent to 30.3 billion yuan (HK$34.42 billion) last year. The gross floor area sold, 5.64 million square meters, was nearly five times more than in 2008.
Projects under construction amounted to 16.89 million square meters, while presale permits have been received for 7.79 million square meters.
Chief executive James Xia Haijun
expects prices to fluctuate by 10 percent this year because of measures to cool the sector.
Amid reports Evergrande forfeited a 130 million yuan deposit it paid in an auction for a Guangzhou site, Xia said it is in talks to change the land use to commercial.
Evergrande shares fell 2.4 percent to HK$4.06 yesterday.
Source: MANDY LO, The Standard HK
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