Shanghai Banks Raise Rates for First-Time Homebuyers

and Bank of Communications — most lenders in Shanghai have lowered their discounts on the central bank’s long-term benchmark lending rate from 10% to 5%. The rate currently is 4.9% for loans with a maturity of more than five years, a banker responsible ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai steps up supervision of red-hot property market

... Shanghai's housing authority has stepped up supervision over its property market, continuing to rein in a sector plagued by irregularities and rampant speculation. Property prices have soared in China's biggest cities such as financial hub Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)