The China Index Academy releases an annual report on the attractiveness of urban development investment. This report is an excerpt

Recently, the China Index Academy released the “2025 Research Report on the Attractiveness of Real Estate Development and Investment in China’s Prefecture-level and Above Cities”. Through in-depth analysis and summary of multi-dimensional data, it has constructed and formed an “Evaluation Model for the Attractiveness of Real Estate Development and Investment in Cities”, which includes 2 major dimensions, 10 aspects, and over 40 specific indicators. Based on this model, An investment attractiveness evaluation was conducted on 297 prefecture-level and above cities in 31 provinces (municipalities directly under the Central Government and autonomous regions, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions) across the country.

Population aggregation is the most direct manifestation of a city’s competitiveness. As a key supporting element of the real estate market, the size, flow direction and age structure of the population deeply influence the housing demand potential of different cities. Against the backdrop of a decline in the total population and a slowdown in urbanization, the continuous net inflow of population has become a key indicator for measuring the resilience of urban development and market vitality. On the one hand, the continuous inflow of population provides a stable housing foundation for cities. On the other hand, the aggregation of high-quality talents will also drive the release of demand for improved housing, providing support for the long-term development of the market.