Apple plans to open its 12th Apple Store in mainland China early next month, in Jiangu’s province’s Wuxi. This latest expansion of the US device maker’s retail network comes as other luxury brands have slowed the opening of new stores… Read More>>
Mortgage Discounts Expected as China Home Sales Continue Slide
A survey this month of economists and analysts tracking China’s real estate sector found that nearly three-quarters of the market experts expect a return of preferential mortgage rates for first-time buyers in the coming months. The shift in credit policy… Read More>>
Buyers Now Abandoning Homes in Wenzhou as Prices Slide
The city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province has long been known as a centre for entrepreneurial zeal, but after nearly three years of sliding home prices it is becoming known for something else innovative in China – walking away from your… Read More>>
Shanghai Office Rents Stable as New Towers Debut
Grade A office rentals in Shanghai held fast during the second quarter, despite three major new buildings coming on the market. However, the outlook for 2015 and beyond could hold trouble for some projects as the city now has more… Read More>>
China Allows Mortgage-Backed Securities as Funding Channel
China moved to prop up funding for individual homebuyers today by allowing the country’s first offering of mortgage-backed debt sales, after banning the financial products in 2007 after they helped bring about the meltdown of the US economy.
According to… Read More>>
Half of China’s Real Estate Royalty Drop Out of 100 Richest Families
While China’s real estate downturn has yet to create the kind of distress seen in the US in 2008, it still is taking a toll on the fortunes of the country’s commercial kings and queens, according to Fortune magazine.
In… Read More>>
Apple to Open Latest China Retail Store in Chongqing
Apple will open its eleventh store in China on Saturday as the US electronics firm continues to enjoy mad popularity in the world’s second-largest economy, despite recent criticism from local media.
The latest official outlet for Apple will be at… Read More>>
China Housing Prices Fall in 55 Out of 70 Cities
China’s housing market is now sliding nationwide, as government statistics released on Friday show falling home prices have spread to 55 of 70 cities surveyed. The drop in housing sales and average prices comes as developers struggle with a glut… Read More>>
National Auditors Allege RMB9.37B Fraud and Abuse in Public Housing
China recently set aside RMB 119.3 billion ($19.2 billion) to provide affordable housing for its middle-class, but the program seems to first be creating opportunities for massive fraud and abuse of funds.
The country’s National Audit Office issued a statement… Read More>>
Lust for Real Estate (and Porn) Fells Chinese Officials
Details of the downfall of another set of local officials felled by the Xi Jinping government’s anti-corruption campaign were released last week, and once again the misbehaving bureaucrats were accused of accumulating vast real estate holdings. (As well as a… Read More>>
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