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Collateral requirements limit lending support for whitelisted property projects

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The recently announced loan extension program will do little to help distressed property developers. Some context: In January 2024, regulators launched the property “whitelist” scheme – an initiative which allows local governments to flag housing projects facing funding shortfalls, making them eligi...



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