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Local governments attempt to cool overheated property market

​China's local governments are introducing new policies to rein in soaring housing prices by preventing property speculation.

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Unified real estate registration reform accelerated

​After drawing strong complaints about inefficiency, real estate registration authorities in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, have resolved to simplify procedures.

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Nanjing "land lottery" a first for China's soaring property market

City forced to find novel way to auction off plots as developers engage in bidding war

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China Vanke profits up; takeover battle hits normal operation

China Vanke Co. Ltd., the country's leading property developer, reported decent net profits in the first half of this year while admitting that the heated takeover battle has hit its normal operation.

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Effects of new foreign homebuyer tax remain to be seen: experts

The effects of an extra property tax on foreign homebuyers remain to be seen although the government wanted to cool Vancouver's extremely hot housing market, said experts on Thursday.

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Effects of new foreign homebuyer tax remain to be seen: experts

The effects of an extra property tax on foreign homebuyers remain to be seen although the government wanted to cool Vancouver's extremely hot housing market, said experts on Thursday.

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Uneven property recovery tests Chinese policy makers

The recovery in China's property market helped support the economy in the first half, but diverse market situations in different parts of the country are making life difficult for policy makers.

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More U.K. property funds suspend trading

The number of British property funds suspended after the country’s vote to leave the EU more than doubled on Wednesday, leaving over £18 billion ($23 billion) frozen in the biggest seizing up of investment funds since the 2008 financial crisis.

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Australia's largest financial services group changes loan criteria for foreign investors

Australia's largest financial services group AMP announced changes to its lending practices on Monday.

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Chinese property buyers look to U.S. instead of Australia

A number of Chinese property investors have been leaving the Australian real estate market in favor of the U.S. property market, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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Why Hong Kong career women marry men from China ... and where to divorce them

The number of Hong Kong women marrying Chinese men has risen fivefold in barely 20 years, but divorces are up too. What are the pros and cons of a Hong Kong divorce versus a China divorce?

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HK investors just not prepared to miss out

​Hong Kong property investors are seeking higher returns by purchasing apartments in cities around Shenzhen where homes prices have gone through the roof, particularly in the past year.

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China's property market in big cities gets frothy amid leveraged purchase

​Wang Xin was close to buying an apartment in downtown Beijing for 3.3 million yuan (500,000 U.S. dollars), but the home owner raised the price by 20,000 yuan at the last minute.

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Time to ease property curbs, say Singaporean developers

The head of the property developers' body here says it is time to wind back property cooling measures given an oversupply of housing and a fragile economy.

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The difficult balancing act of China's housing market

​The central government is facing a daunting challenge: While there is a glut of property stock in small cities, there is also limited land and high housing prices in metropolitan areas, posing major headwinds for the slowing economy.

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"Land kings" highlight China's dual-track property market

The return of "land kings" -- as plots sold at record prices are dubbed in China -- has highlighted duality in the property market.