Faced with skyrocketing housing prices in 2016, during the first half of this year, China implemented a fresh round of measures aimed at suppressing demand for housing, including a clampdown on financing for the real estate sector, and direct controls… Read More>>
Shanghai Retreats From Commercial-Titled Apartment Ban After Protests
The Shanghai government today announced modifications to its rules punishing owners and developers of commercial-titled apartments after hundreds of homebuyers protested the policy measures over the weekend.
In a statement posted on the city’s Housing and Urban-Rural Development office website… Read More>>
Shanghai Homebuyers Protest Govt Ban of Commercial-Titled Homes
Hundreds of chanting protesters took to the streets to voice their displeasure with new housing regulations in Shanghai on Saturday night, with video surfacing on social media of a large crowd marching in a busy downtown shopping district and ultimately… Read More>>