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[–] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The value of the property has to be greater than the bill though, right?

[–] Joncash2@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

No, and that's the problem. Ever since Covid, people are leaving major cities and moving to more affordable locations. This is largely due to this new work from home culture. Thus, a lot of these grand skyscraper projects are falling apart globally, the news just likes to focus on China, which in fairness is the largest failure of all the nations.

It's also important to note that while there is an abandoned skyscraper by a Chinese developer in LA, there are also abandoned skyscrapers in NYC and SF that has nothing to do with China. It's just a bad market for new buildings since people are leaving cities.

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Of the finished property, probably. A property with a giant, abandoned project on it isn't worth nearly as much.