Graduates struggle to gain foothold in capital

Shared apartments are becoming more popular due to steep rents. Wang Xiaoyu reports.

Rents finally stopped rising in Beijing in August, falling by 0.28 percent from July, and they have continued to drop in the months since.

Apartment rental app Ziroom reported month-on-month falls in average rents of between 3 and 5 percent in September and October, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.