An elderly woman looks at the price tags of houses at a local real estate office in downtown Shanghai on February 12, 2018.
Some banks in China are raising upper age limits for mortgage borrowers amid a property market slump.
  • China's trying to revive its battered real-estate market, which has been in a slump amid strict COVID restrictions.
  • Some banks in China are now extending the upper age limit for mortgage borrowers to 80.
  • Banks in cities like Beijing, Nanning, and Ningbo have raised the upper age cap. 

China's trying to revive its battered real-estate market — and it's now looking at more "creative" solutions.