Aerial photo taken on August 29, 2023, 2019 shows the Evergrande Yuelongtai residential complex in Longgang District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.
China's property market is in a crisis.
  • China's property troubles may slow the economy down, Nicholas Lardy, a China economy expert, told CNN.
  • However, the issues will not create a financial crisis, he added.
  • There may even be a bright spot. The over-capacity in the property market could be absorbed in the years ahead, he said.

The financial markets have been sounding alarm bells on China's dismal post-pandemic growth, pointing to flagging investor confidence in the world's second-largest economy.