The ghost cities (overbuilt residential areas in lower-tier Chinese cities) that were previously seen as evidence of wasteful property speculation are being 'revived by the youth in China' through Gen Z migration, potentially solving the shadow property supply problem (estimated at 100 million overbuilt units by Goldman Sachs) through demographic absorption.
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“the ghost cities being revived by the youth in China...shadow supply so the overbuild of apartments uh it's apparently around 100 million units”
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China Just Dropped Its Jobs Target for the First Time in Decades | China Decode— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:40:15 PM
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