Property

27: The average age of Chinese homebuyers

China Housing: Unsustainable performance

China Housing & Land Development (CHLN.NASDAQ) reports strong second-quarter results, but look out for weakness ahead

Beijing has no desire to bust the property bubble

A degree of property tightening is likely, but nothing drastic. Developers will still be able to rely on bank funding and sustained demand in top-tier cities

China Overseas H1 profit up 66.7%

China Overseas Land & Investment (0688.HK) announced today that profits in the first half of 2010

Property prices rise 10.3% in July

China's property prices rose year-on-year in July for the 14th consecutive month, but remained unchang

Evergrande expects stable prices through end-of-year

Evergrande Real Estate (3333.HK) said that it expected to exceed its full-year contract sales forecast

CBRC: Stress tests not an indication of property market trends

China's banking regulator said Thursday that the stress tests it required for Chinese banks' property

CIC in talks with Harvard on real estate funds

China's US$300 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) is in advanced talks w

Beijing continues crack down on idle land

Beijing's policymakers have identified 1,457 unused plots of land, many which could be repossessed by

Away from Shanghai and Beijing, the property market is cooling gently

A new report by Standard Chartered shows Tier 2 and 3 cities are not seeing the same sharp falls in property sales as Shanghai and Beijing

MoHURD: Government will maintain property measures

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MoHURD) said on Monday that China will not relax

China's property loan growth slows in second quarter

Outstanding property loans on the books of China's major financial institutions grew 40.2% year-on-yea

China may implement a property tax in 2-3 years

Chinese officials may instate a property tax on a trial basis in the next two or three years,

800%: The increase in real, constant-quality land values in China since 2003.

Source: National Bureau

25: The ratio of the average price for a 90sqm apartment in Beijing to the average family's annual income.

Source: Sohu Business

Government insists property regulations will stay

China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development reiterated that it would "strictly" enforce ex

Property price growth slows in June

Property price growth in China slowed for a second consecutive month, following a government crackdown

MOHURD: Real estate agents pushing up rents

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has blamed real estate agents for the rise in apar

Housing prices to see 'comprehensive' correction in 4Q

Falling sales volumes and stagnant prices could lead to a slump in prices,

65.4 million sets: The number of houses in vacancy showed in an investigation in 660 cities.

Source: Finance.i

72.5%: The proportion of residents who consider current property prices to be unaffordable

Source: Money.163.com

Oliver Williamson, Novel Prize winner, on China's real estate:

Oliver Williamson, Nobel Prize winner,

16: Beijing's international ranking according to cost of living

Source: Xinhua

New home prices up 0.81% m/m in May

Commercial home prices in 36 major Chinese cities rose 0.81% in May from the month before,

Uncertainty clouds China Housing

Sales are slow at China Housing’s (CHLN.NASDAQ) main development in Xi’an, the Puhua project. The prospects of it meeting shareholders' expectations are minimal