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Real estate curbs begin to hit China's market

NewlyintroducedrestrictionshelpcurbmarketduringpeaksalesseasonPropertysalesinthecountry'smajorcitiesdroppedtoathree-yearlowduringtherecentNationalDayholiday,ast

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Online stores not virtual properties as they are a source of real income

AShanghairesidentsurnamedZhaooperatesanonlinestoreonTaobaothatsheregisteredunderhermother'snameseveralyearsago.Afterhermotherdiedlastyear,Zhaodecidedtotransfert

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China's property market is a major source of financial risk: official

China’spropertymarkethasbecomeamajorsourceoffinancialriskandBeijingcannotrelyonadjustmentstomonetarypolicyalonetoresolvethe“serious”problemscausedbythesector,ac

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China: A novel way of cooling the housing market

PresidentXiJinpinghassaid"housesarebuilttobelivedin,notforspeculation".Inthiscontext,thepilotforjointpropertyrightshousingimplementedbyBeijingMunicipalCommissio

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Can China’s new policy in support of renting drive down house prices?

ForChineseconsumers–particularlythoselivinginbigcities–affordingahouseisoneofthebiggestchallenges,asthepropertymarketintheworld’ssecondlargesteconomyteetersbetw

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Revenue of China’s top 100 property developers drops 40 percent in July

DuetoasalespeakinJuneandthegovernment’stighteningpolicies,ChineserealestatedeveloperssawasignificantrevenuedropinJulybuttheindustrystillexpectstohitanewsalesrec

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Hong Kong firm beats Brexit blues with record London skyscraper deal

Hong Kong-based Lee Kum Kee (LKK), a sauces and condiments group best known for its oyster sauce, said on Thursday it would buy London’s landmark “Walkie Talkie” skyscraper in a record-breaking transaction for a single building in the UK.

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Thailand's king given full control of crown property

Thailand has amended a royal property law to formally give King Maha Vajiralongkorn full control of the agency which manages the multi-billion dollar holdings of the monarchy.

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Thailand's king given full control of crown property

ThailandhasamendedaroyalpropertylawtoformallygiveKingMahaVajiralongkornfullcontroloftheagencywhichmanagesthemulti-billiondollarholdingsofthemonarchy.Thenewlyame

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RICS: UK election jitters push house sales to 11-month low

British house price inflation slowed last month to its weakest since just after last year's Brexit vote, but this time domestic political worries played the greatest role, a property industry body said on Thursday.

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EU's report on counterfeit goods simply reveals its bias

A74-pagereportbyEurope'spoliceagencyandtheEUIntelligencePropertyOfficeclaimstheChinesemainlandandtheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion"weretheprovenanceof86per

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Many Chinese couples want name on property ownership before wedding

AccordingtoanewreportfromtheChinaYouthOnlineDaily,manyChinesecouplesprefertohavetheirnamesonpropertyownershipcertificatesbeforemarrying.Thesurveyresultsreleased

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Japan passes law to address accommodation shortages for tourists

PeopleowningpropertyacrossJapanwillbeallowedtorentoutvacanthomesorroomstotouristsafterbeinggrantedapprovalfromlocalauthorities,followingalawenactedbytheDietonFr

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China levels the property rights playing field

Compared with the state sector, China's private businesses are vulnerable in terms of property rights, but that may change as new policy expands the safety net.

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Beijing vows to cement residential property rights

State Council promises law-based protections to raise confidence in the safety of real-estate assets

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China releases guideline on protection of property rights

China on Sunday released a guideline on better protection of property rights in an effort to shore up social confidence and promote social justice.

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Underground down payment loans cast a shadow over government’s efforts to curb property lending

P2P lenders still more than willing to stump up deposit loans, at hefty rates of interest