Sept 18 — Zhang Xuetao, director of the Real Estate Market Supervision
Department at the Ministry of Housing and Urban‑Rural Development, told a State
Council press briefing that during the 15th Five‑Year Plan period China
broadened housing provident fund withdrawal conditions from six to nine, adding
routine items such as home renovation and property‑management fees. The ministry
said it will further deploy the housing provident fund to support renting, home
purchases, repairs and housing maintenance to serve housing consumption across
the life cycle.