 "China property market, Home owners")
China's property downturn is expected to continue into the first half of 2022, with home prices and sales falling as tight credit policies and a looming property tax dampen demand, a Reuters poll showed.
The property sector, a key driver of growth in the world's second-largest economy, has slowed sharply in recent months, with sentiment shaken by tight regulations and a growing liquidity crisis that has engulfed some of the country's largest and most indebted developers.
Forecasts for home prices and property investment were gloomier than the last poll in August.
Average home prices are estimated to fall 1.0% in
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