Shanghai residents who plan to buy new houses need to calculate their scores first and check whether they are eligible for a lottery system. The seemingly complicated rules rolled out in Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
What we know about ‘DisneylandForward’: Disney starting plans with city for possible new development
Disneyland is beginning planning efforts with the city to add or renovate retail options, parking and the theme park within the park's bounds. ( read original story ...)
Economic Watch: China’s first-tier cities tighten real estate policies
Shanghai residents who plan to buy new houses need to calculate their scores first and check whether they are eligible for a lott ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Chinese government’s warning on property speculation has so few listeners
China’s President Xi Jinping says ‘homes are for people to live in, not for speculation’, but authorities must address institutional structures creating distortions. ( read original story ...)
China’s property price declines in lower-tier cities take heavy toll on middle class
Yan Yuejin, director of the Shanghai-based real estate think tank E-House China R&D Institute, also flagged the property market risks in China’s smaller cities, as most have implemented aggressive ... ( read original story ...)
China’s crackdown on housing speculators buying property with consumer loans cools down prices
The nationwide crackdown to stem the flow of such funds into the red-hot property sector since the start of this year has proved to be effective, as home prices have started to stabilise in major ... ( read original story ...)
China’s property market abuzz as authorities walk tightrope to recall illegal loans
China’s property market was abuzz last week after a photo distributed online showed a bank letter demanding early repayment of a personal loan of nearly 300 million yuan (US$46 million). The letter, ... ( read original story ...)