China: News Archive

APRIL 2008

• China property won't turn bearish in 08 according to a report - Reuters
• India and China housing markets on the bubble - NuWire Investor
• Developer works on a future for Beijing's high end housing market - IHT
• New rules for expats in China - IHT

MARCH 2008

• Chinese real estate feels power of brand (commentary) - Financial Times

FEBRUARY 2008

• Discounts mark China property price slide - Asia Times
• China sees risk in lending to developers, polluters - Reuters
• Asia Pacific property digest (pdf - requires free registration) - Jones Lang LaSalle

JANUARY 2008

• When a slowdown is a welcome relief - FT
• Real estate agency risks - China daily
• China real estate brokers face slowdown - AP
• Non residents in China face ban on property purchase - People's Daily
• Hot property in China - China daily
• Outlook is bright for Beijing - HK Standard
• Qingdao city report (pdf-requires free registration) - Jones Lang LaSalle

DECEMBER 2007

• City opens more land for housing - Shanghai Daily
• China's red-hot property market is showing signs of flagging - IHT
• Dizzying house prices - China Daily

OCTOBER 2007

• Foreigners still hungry for Chinese real estate - China Daily
• China sees big jump in asset investment so far this year - Economic Times
• Investing in China - Telegraph UK

SEPTEMBER 2007

• China Tightens Rules To Cool Property Market - Forbes
• Beijing’s housing market bubbles - IHT
• China to allow government to seize private homes - Turkish Daily News

AUGUST 2007

• China vice premier urges continued action to stabilize property prices - Forbes
• Interest rate hikes an effective economic tool - China Daily
• Reframing the debate about the Chinese Remnimbi - VOX
• July sees record housing price rises in major Chinese cities - Peoples Daily online
• China to amend real estate management law in line with Property Law (2) - Peoples Daily online
• Housing Market Gets Hotter In China - Forbes
• China tightens rules on foreign property investors - Reuters

JULY 2007

• Charges add fuel to house prices - China Daily
• China raises interest rate, slashes interest income tax - Xinhua English
• China hikes interest rates again ? - CNN
• China’s economy: Another blazing quarter - Business Week
• Das (Wasted) Kapital - Is China investing too much? - VOX
• Broken China - Business Week
• Guangzhou property prices hit new high in June - China Daily
• Housing prices far exceed citizens’ expectations - China Daily

JUNE 2007

• Property prices continue to rise - CHINA.ORG.CN
• Residential Luxury - Asia Property Report
• China tightens real estate rules for foreigners - IHT
• Approval of foreign property investment tightened - CHINA.ORG.CN
• No place to call home - The Economist

MAY 2007

• Central bank raises rates, reserve ratio - China Daily
• Investment growth in China - Asia Property Report
• Chinese cities in danger of housing bubble - Xinhua

APRIL 2007

• China may raise rates twice this year to cool economy - Economic Times India
• Chinese investors set for moves to rein in economy - Taipei Times
• Greater China office and residential market overview (pdf) - Colliers Internation
• Shanghai luxury residential market (pdf) - Colliers Internation
• Greater China (Quarter 1, 2007) (pdf) - Knight Frank

MARCH 2007

• Reins on foreign investment to remain - Peoples Daily online
• Interest rate up to check lending rise - China Daily
• China’s interest rate hikes to hurt residential property market-analysts - Forbes
• Most people want interest rate to increase - Xinhua
• China announces new property law - BBC News
• New property law shakes up China - BBC News
• China’s next revolution - Economist.com
• Overseas firms increase investment in real estate sector on Chinese mainland - Xinhua
• Overseas Firms Increase Investment in Real Estate - Xinhua

FEBRUARY 2007

• ’House-buying limits’ in Beijing - BBC News
• China market to stagnate: Report - Asia Property Report
• Finland planning large eco-city near Chinese capital - Helsingin Sanomat

JANUARY 2007

• Another chill for China’s property sector - Asia Times Online
• Beijing house prices stoked by small group of rich people - China Daily
• Investment in Chinese real estate (pdf) - Ernst & Young
• Greater China (Quarter 4, 2006) (pdf) - Knight Frank

DECEMBER 2006

• Rein in house prices - China Daily
• Property developers fuel up with foreign cash - The Standard

NOVEMBER 2006

• Foreign direct investment in China?s real estate sector soars - Property Report
• China?s investment in property development jumps - Property Report
• Investors home in on booming Macau - The Standard

OCTOBER 2006

• Mainland remains popular with HK homebuyers - China Daily
• Foreign investment in real estate soars - Xinhua
• Booming China : ), Gloomy London : ( - Overseas Property Bl
• Booming China : Gloomy London - Overseas Property Bl
• Greater China (Quarter 3, 2006) (pdf) - Knight Frank

SEPTEMBER 2006

• Property market shows signs of cooling - China Broadcast

AUGUST 2006

• China: There is still a need for higher interest rates and a stronger renminbi - FX Street
• China raises interest rates to cool economy - VOA News
• Policy impacts on property sector - China Daily
• Foreigners lose their grip on Chinese luxury - IHT
• Tax levied on home deals to curb speculation - China Daily
• Law to expose illegal land deal - China Daily
• Taxes proposed to ward off real estate crisis - Xinhua

JULY 2006

• China sets limits for foreign buyers - IHT
• Foreign acquisitions of Chinese property surge as gov’t moves in to intervene - China View
• Welcome to Fantasyland: Housing’s "Soft Landing" - oftwominds.com News
• City to face oversupply in real estate - Overseas Property Bl
• Greater China (Quarter 2, 2006) (pdf) - Knight Frank

JUNE 2006

• Growth of commodity house prices slows in China - Asia Pulse
• Buying abroad: Risk and reward in China - IHT
• Buying abroad: Risk and reward in China - IHT
• House prices climb 5.8% in China’s 70 cities in May - SINA
• Maverick businessman takes on property prices - Asia Times
• Welcome to Shangri-la. By order of the state council of the Chinese government - Guardian Unlimited

MAY 2006

• New is where it’s at as Beijing builds its future - IHT
• New is where it’s at as Beijing builds its future - IHT
• New measures expected to curb house prices - China Daily

APRIL 2006

• Beijing residential property market (Q1 2006) (pdf) - Colliers Internation

MARCH 2006

• Investing: China real estate is hot property - IHT
• China’s hot housing market may cool off - China Daily

JANUARY 2006

• Shanghai property bubble burst: UBS - Xinhua
• Luxury rental market likely to pick up - Xinhua
• Housing expenditure grows by 60 times in Zhejiang - Xinhua
• China’s economy likely one of world’s top five after strong 2005 - Forbes
• Real estate industry set to make soft landing - China Daily
• Shanghai’s housing prices grow more slowly in 2005 - Xinhua
• Beijing sees big increase in housing sales - Xinhua

DECEMBER 2005

• The Political Economy of Shanghai?s Real Estate Bubble (pdf) - Wenhui Zhu
• Mao Slept Here: Western Execs Scramble for Beijing Homes - Real Estate Journal

NOVEMBER 2005

• China: Not one, but several real estate markets - IRED

JUNE 2005

• Global House Price Boom: The greatest BUBBLE in history - Finfacts Ireland
• Shanghai’s real estate prices fall significantly with close to 50% drop in some areas - Abacus

JANUARY 2005

• Buying a piece of Shanghai’s lavish history - IHT
• Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Wangjianshuo’s

NOVEMBER 1999

• Macau and Zuhai property market monitor ( pdf - requires free registration) - Jones Lang LaSalle