Category: PROPERTY

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 in March. (Reporting by Engen Than; Editing by Eric ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING -- Wu Jianying, a company employee in Beijing, visited her father's hometown in Hebei Province, in mid-March. In Wen'an County, a one-and-a-half-hour drive south from the capital, she heard a strange rumor: The government might soon place ... ( read original story ...)

China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter as higher government infrastructure spending and a gravity-defying property boom helped boost industrial output by the most in over two years. Growth of 6.9 per cent was the fastest in six ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING Real estate investment in China remained robust in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, as the pace of new construction quickened, despite intensified government cooling measures. Growth in property investment ... ( read original story ...)

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. The pace of investment ... ( read original story ...)

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 hot property prices. Cities across China ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 not only the ... ( read original story ...)

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 weekend, investors flocked to Xiongan in droves, while online ... ( read original story ...)

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 sold to enterprises, public entities and ... ( read original story ...)