{"id":122730,"date":"2021-10-21T19:12:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/beike-zhaofang-chinas-biggest-online-property-agency-axes-staff-as-housing-sector-heads-into-a-bleak-winter\/"},"modified":"2021-10-21T20:03:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:03:45","slug":"beike-zhaofang-chinas-biggest-online-property-agency-axes-staff-as-housing-sector-heads-into-a-bleak-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/beike-zhaofang-chinas-biggest-online-property-agency-axes-staff-as-housing-sector-heads-into-a-bleak-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Beike Zhaofang, China\u2019s biggest online property agency, axes staff as housing sector heads into a bleak winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nKe Holdings, China\u2019s biggest online property agency, also known as Beike Zhaofang, has started laying off staff across the country as the housing sector slides into the doldrums.A former Beike employee in Chengdu, who chose only to give her last name, Xue, told the Post her manager started to summon her team members one by one in July to talk about the difficulties faced by the company and the wider industry.\u201cWe all knew it was just a way to persuade us to leave the company,\u201d said Xue, who was\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/companies\/article\/3153197\/beike-zhaofang-chinas-biggest-online-property-agency-axes-staff?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beike Zhaofang, China\u2019s biggest online property agency, axes staff as housing sector heads into a bleak winter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; 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