Chinese cities lift curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites 

This picture shows residential buildings under construction by Chinese real estate developer Vanke in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province on May 9, 2024. A boat sails across the Huangpu river in Shanghai on May 7, 2024.

Two of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday they would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.