南京規定開發商買地須用自有資金

Officials in one of China’s hottest Property markets have banned developers from borrowing money to buy land, as local governments embrace increasingly drastic measures to curb soaring home prices.

中國最熱樓市之一的地方政府已禁止開發商借款購地。目前中國各地的地方政府正採取越來越嚴厲的措施來遏止房價飆升。

Prices of new residential properties in Nanjing, capital of eastern Jiangsu province, were up 40 per cent year on year in September, in line with increases in other big cities.

在華東的江蘇省首府南京，9月新建住宅價格同比上漲40%，與其他大城市樓價漲幅相仿。

Over recent months, local governments have tried to cool residential property prices by making it more difficult for people to buy homes.

近幾個月來，地方政府試圖通過加大購房難度來給房價降溫。

The unprecedented decision by officials in Nanjing to cut off developers’ access to the banking system for land purchases highlights how local governments’ policy focus is shifting to real estate companies and their funding sources.

南京官員們作出前所未有的決定，阻止開發商在購地時利用銀行體系的資金，此舉突顯地方政府的政策重點正在轉向房地產公司及其資金來源。

Highly leveraged developers, colloquially known as land kings, have driven prices to record levels in many Chinese cities over the past year.

有地王之稱、槓桿水平極高的開發商，在過去一年裏把中國許多城市的房價推高至創紀錄水平。

Local governments were initially reluctant to act, as auctions of land are an important part of their revenue base.

地方政府最初不願意採取行動，因爲土地拍賣是其重要的財政收入來源。

In September, however, the government and central bank ordered local governments to cool overheated property markets.

然而在9月份，中央政府和央行勒令地方政府給過熱的房地產市場降溫。

Bidders must use their own funds [at auctions], Nanjing’s land bureau said.

南京市國土資源局發出通知稱，競買人拿地須用自有資金。

The notice banned developers from bidding with funds from banks, trust companies and insurers.

該通知禁止開發商利用來自銀行、信託公司和保險公司的資金進行投標。

They were also banned from using money raised either on capital markets or through the issuance of wealth management products and other unregulated funds.

它們也被禁止使用在資本市場上募集的資金，或使用通過發行理財產品等募集的違規資金。

Nanjing was due yesterday to hold its first land auction since late September, when central government directives to cool markets began to take effect.

南京定於昨日舉行自9月下旬（當時中央政府有關降溫市場的指令開始生效）以來的第一次土地拍賣。

Last month China’s securities and banking regulators began to restrict real estate developers’ ability to issue new shares and bonds.

上月，中國的證券和銀行業監管機構開始限制房地產開發商發行新股和債券的能力。

All the relevant [national] regulators and government departments have intervened to curb developers’ financing, said Jonas Short at NSBO, a policy research group.

所有相關的（國家）監管機構和政府部門都進行了干預，以抑制開發商的融資，政策研究團體藍橡資本英國(NSBO)的喬納斯.肖特(Jonas Short)表示。

It is an example of the concerted action that you get when [Beijing] is convinced something must be done.

這是在（北京方面）確信必須有所作爲時，你會看到的那種協調行動的一個例子。

Corporate bond sales by real estate developers have come to a complete halt this month while their issuance of trust products fell by a quarter in October compared with September.

房地產開發商的公司債券發售本月已完全停止，而它們在10月的信託產品發行量也比9月下降了四分之一。

Trust products bundle corporate loans and other assets that are sold on to a variety of investors, including bank depositors.

信託產品把公司貸款和其他資產捆綁打包，然後出售給各類投資者，包括銀行儲戶。

Thomas Gatley at Gavekal Dragonomics said the immediate impact on many developers would be limited.

龍洲經訊(Gavekal Dragonomics)的托馬斯.加特利(Thomas Gatley)表示，對許多開發商來說，直接影響將是有限的。

Property developers are cash-rich from excellent sales this year, said Mr Gatley.

今年極佳的銷售表現使房地產開發商現金充足，加特利說。

Only the smaller ones will be affected.

只有較小的開發商會受到影響。

More broadly, it is high demand for housing in China’s top cities that drives both land and house price growth.

整體而言，推動地價和房價雙雙上漲的因素是人們對一線城市的住宅需求居高不下。