2026-01-19 01:34:12

December's property market snapshot is pretty telling—70 Chinese cities saw home prices decline month-over-month, and the year-on-year contraction is only getting steeper. This kind of asset deflation ripples across markets. When traditional real estate, a store of wealth for decades, starts cooling this hard, investors naturally look elsewhere for returns. It's worth watching because macro shifts like these reshape portfolio strategies. Risk assets, including crypto, often move in response to these broader economic signals. The deeper the property downturn, the more pressure mounts on alternative allocation strategies.

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MetaverseLandlord

· 9h ago

70 cities see falling home prices, this wave definitely needs attention --- Traditional assets have collapsed, funds are flowing into crypto, and that's it --- The housing market is cooling so much, how else can alternative allocations be played? --- NGL, that's why I've already gone all in on risk assets --- With the macro cycle turning, it's time to adjust the portfolio --- With such strong downward pressure on home prices, where will capital go?

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ApeWithAPlan

· 11h ago

The house is left unfinished, while the crypto world takes off. The cycle just keeps turning. --- The real estate market has cooled down, now it's our turn, right? --- 70 cities are falling together; this time, it's truly different. --- Only when traditional assets die can we see the true value of crypto. --- Where should the funds flow to... don't you have a sense of it? --- Another great wealth transfer—see who can pick the right bottom. --- Can't hold on anymore, the real estate is doomed. Do you still dare to go all in on houses?

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InfraVibes

· 14h ago

The real estate market is cooling down, where is the money flowing? This is the opportunity for btc to rise.

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HashRateHustler

· 01-19 02:04

The housing market is so disappointing, no wonder everyone wants to move into the crypto space. --- 70 cities are declining, now funds really need to find a new outlet. --- Traditional assets are collapsing, is this the wave where alternative allocation takes off? --- Indeed, with real estate cooling down, crypto will become even more popular. --- Deep recession ≈ institutional entry and increased positions, just watch. --- Asset rotation, money always needs to find a place to go. --- Once real estate dies, risk assets are the way to go, right? --- That's why I’m fully committed to altcoins. --- Macro signals are pointing this way, those still hoarding property are in trouble. --- Once the deflation spiral starts, it can't be stopped. Everyone who understands knows this.

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GasFeeTherapist

· 01-19 01:58

The recent downturn in the housing market is really fierce. We need to think about where to move our money. --- 70 cities are declining simultaneously. Traditional savings accounts are no longer attractive, no wonder everyone is eyeing the crypto market. --- When the real estate market cools down, funds need to find an exit. This logic makes sense. --- The real test is coming—see who can survive until next year. --- It's indeed a signal of portfolio rebalancing, but the problem is most people simply can't react in time. --- Where should the money flow to? That's the question. --- Every time the housing market shakes, you can see who truly understands investing.

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not_your_keys

· 01-19 01:53

The way real estate is crashing this time, I really can't understand it... 70 cities all declining, how are we supposed to play this? --- Where should the capital flow to now? Everyone's eyeing the crypto world. --- Wait a minute, if traditional assets are so weak, can they really boost crypto? Feels like the opposite is happening. --- This is truly outrageous. Decades of wealth storage just evaporated overnight. What era are we in? --- Regarding portfolio rebalancing, how should we small investors handle this... --- When the housing market collapses, do risk assets have to take over? The logic is a bit forced. --- Year-over-year decline every year—that's the truly frightening trend. --- As I always say, if traditional finance collapses, it's our turn next. --- 70 cities—this data is a bit shocking... --- This macro shift really calls for reconfiguration. Can't keep clinging to real estate anymore.

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quietly_staking

· 01-19 01:47

With housing prices falling so much, do traditional assets also lose their safe-haven properties?

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Anon4461

· 01-19 01:46

Housing prices have fallen so much, big funds need to find a place to go --- 70 cities all dropping? Traditional safe-haven assets are going to cool off --- Wait, is this implying liquidity is flowing into crypto? --- When real estate crashes, other assets follow suit. Is that really the case? --- Funds always need to go somewhere, now it's our turn, right? --- Year-over-year decline is still expanding... Investors are panicking now --- The word deflation just sounds uncomfortable, money is losing value --- So essentially, it's still about funds seeking an exit, right?

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