China on May 17 announced new policies to prop up the property market, including policies to cut minimum downpayment ratios, abolish the commercial mortgage rate floors for first and second homes, and ... ( read original story ...)
Shimao is latest developer to see sales rise since China’s property rescue package
has become the latest to report higher property sales aided by Beijing’s stimulus package aimed at reviving its crisis-hit real estate sector. The Shanghai-based company said sales in May came to 2.92 ... ( read original story ...)
China’s First-Tier Cities Have Reached Trough of Property Market Cycle, PIMCO’s President Says
(Yicai) June 7 -- Some gauges indicate that the real estate markets in China’s first-tier cities have reached the lowest point of the cycle, as activity is starting to pick up, according to Christian ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Bargain Hunters Stir in Battered Property Market
Hello, this is Allen Wan in Shanghai and I’m looking for a sweet deal on a home. After 14 years of renting in one of China's most expensive cities, I am officially on the hunt for an apartment ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai makes it easier for people to buy property there
Shanghai removed more restrictions on home buying on Monday, allowing eligible single buyers to buy pre-owned homes in the downtown area and families with more than one child to buy an extra ... ( read original story ...)
AIA eyes more property assets in mainland China to house operations as insurance business charts strong growth
AIA Group, Asia’s largest insurer, is picking an opportune time to look for office buildings in mainland China to house its operations. A two-year slump in the property market has rendered these ... ( read original story ...)
China property: ‘underwhelming’ stimulus to fall short of refloating market amid sunken buyer confidence, analysts say
Latest government measures are merely 'a drop in the ocean', economist says 'Rebuilding homebuyers' confidence in the presale system is the precondition for a revival of the housing market,' says ... ( read original story ...)