Number of people who could be housed in currently empty apartments in China: 90 million
Area of purchased but unbuilt properties in China: 500-600 million square meters:
Number of Manhattans this figure adds up to: 10
Estimated cost of finishing these projects: $300 billion
(Source: “Real estate will defeat Beijing, again,” by Pete Sweeney, Breaking Views, Reuters, July 21, 2022, https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/real-estate-will-defeat-beijing-again-2022-07-21/)