BEIJING, April 17 Real estate investment in China rose 9.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed, as the pace of new construction starts quickened despite intensified government cooling measures.…
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China's Hainan latest to impose new curbs on real estate investment
SHANGHAI, April 14 China’s southern island province of Hainan has drawn up measures to clamp down on real estate speculation, the official Hainan Daily newspaper reported, the latest in a flurry of steps to tame…
Beijing bans property ads promising high returns and good feng shui
The property market contributes to around 20% of China’s gross domestic product and there are fears a crash would severely damage the economy. China releases its first-quarter growth figures next week. ( read original story…
If The China Property Bubble Bursts, Banks And Individual Wealth Likely More Impacted
The risk of the China property bubble bursting and impacting the macroeconomic environment “has become more pronounced,” Moody’s analysis observes. In fact, if a property bubble does burst, its impact would be more diffuse, impacting…
Xiongan district becomes hot property in China
These are external links and will open in a new window A sleepy district in Hebei province has suddenly become the centre of China’s latest property craze and the talk of the country. Over the…
China stops individuals from buying Beijing commercial property
SHANGHAI China’s regulators have introduced rules to curb the purchase of new commercial property in Beijing by individuals in the latest step by authorities to cool the market. New commercial plots can now only be…
China’s overseas property dream becomes nightmare
This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on March 21, 2017. HONG KONG: Middle-class mainlander Laura Zhang found the idea of owning a home overseas irresistible after being bombarded by commercials for an…
METALS-Copper eases in thin trade, traders eye fresh China property curbs
MELBOURNE, March 20 London copper slipped on Monday on jitters that Beijing would set down tougher measures to cool its housing sector, although trade was thin as markets digested the results of a meeting of…
Property demand in China to continue: Swire CEO
Guy Bradley, chief executive of Swire Properties, weighs in on the demand for retail and commercial real estate in the Chinese and Hong Kong markets. ( read original story …)
Breaking Down China's Property Market
Mar.19 — Tao dong, senior adviser for private banking in APAC for Credit Suisse, discusses China’s rising home prices, how the prices are impacting property developers and what he thinks the PBOC can do to…
China to control excessive credit flow into property sector
China will continue to implement policies aimed at preventing a property bubble in its cities. With the red-hot property market picking up pace in February, China revealed plans to curb the rapid flow of bank…
China stocks wobble on worries about fresh property curbs
SHANGHAI: China stocks struggled for traction on Monday as fears of fresh property cooling measures and broader monetary policy tightening hit shares of developers The Beijing municipal government announced new steps to rein in its…
China property sales surge despite government efforts to cool market
BEIJING China’s property sales surged in the first two months of the year despite government measures to cool the market, though growth in real estate investment showed signs of easing, according to official data on…
