Vi e w p o i n t | 15 Dec 2025 02:56:30 ET │ 15 pages China Property Nov NBS: Sharpest-ever Investment Drop; Time Needed to Stabilize CITI'S TAKE Nov NBS: weakness on all fronts; REI -30%yoy, a record-high — Nov-alone: [1] REI -30.3%yoy (Oct: -22.5%), the sharpest drop on record, with REI of Rmb0.5trn a monthly low since Apr-2012 (excl. CNY); [2] Completion -26%yoy (Oct: -28%); [3] Starts -28%yoy (Oct -29%); [4] Residential sales -28% (Oct: -25%), largest single month drop since May'24; resi GFA sold -19% ( ...