Some sales are indeed jumping in Hangzhou and Wenzhou at the high end of the market, sparking big upticks in sales figures. No doubt there is some pent up demand, and it’s logical that it would be at the high end due to limited supply. The question is how deep this demand goes and if we will also see buying pick up in the middle and low end of the market. The article notes that “third parties” are not as optimistic as developers and local governments.
Another article shows:
a crowd that showed up to buy housing in Hangzhou once the buying restrictions were lifted. Vanke is selling a new property in Yuhang district of Hangzhou.