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Residential property activity in China "has largely returned to normal" after two or three months out of lockdown, reports Savills. As lockdowns are lifted in other countries, the firm has surveyed its global network of agents about how international markets are changing: "The general sentiment is that things are looking positive, but the market hasn’t quite recovered yet."
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