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Realtor ranks shrink in wake of tighter property rules

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Golden Globes 2017: Red carpet

Despite a stormy forecast earlier in the week, the weather obliged just in time for the 2017 Golden Globes, where the biggest stars in movies and TV are gathering to be celebrated all at once to mark the real beginning of the most wonderful time of the year in Hollywood.

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Efforts in regulating housing market keep intensifying in recent 9 months

Shanghai and Tianjin unexpectedly raised down payment requirements for home buyers on Nov. 28 evening, believed as a continuation of previous round of regulations. These new policies signal great significance. Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen’s moves in raising credit threshold might mean that credit policies will be widely tightened up.

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Sell Hong Kong property stocks on Trump win: Dutch fund manager

Investors should dump Hong Kong real estate stocks if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November, according to a Dutch pension fund manager who oversees almost US$13.5 billion of property equities globally.

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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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China's unmanned metro to launch in 2017

The line connects Yanshan, a suburb built around a petroleum and chemical enterprise, to Fangshan, where passengers can transfer to trains bound for the center of Beijing.

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Draft of real estate tax law expected to unveil in 2017, tax rate a concern

Legislation on real estate tax once again becomes a highlight on the market. This issue was proposed by the finance minister Lou Jiwei this time.

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Chinese real estate reaches for new highs, top think tank warns for correction

A period of cooling home prices is expected in second half of year, think tank report says. Official at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says:"those who are using high leverage should watch out".

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Apple just patented a device to stop you recording live shows

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Asian investors alter skyline of Los Angeles, enter retail businesses

Asian investment, including billions of dollars from China, is changing the skyline of downtown Los Angeles. Investors have begun to diversify away from low-risk properties and into sectors such as retail and development projects, expanding their search outside gateway cities.

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Real name required for further use of Alipay and WeChat payment

Customers who want to continue using payment services via Alipay and WeChat have to authenticate themselves with real names before July 1, otherwise the payment services will be unavailable, Chongqing Evening News reported.

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China's real estate land use plunges in 2015

​China's supply of state-owned construction land declined in 2015, with land used for real estate development dropping the most, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR).

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Japan's household spending drop in 2015 confirms broader consumption lapse

Average monthly household spending in Japan dropped 2.7 percent in 2015 from a year earlier to 247, 126 yen (2,154 U.S. dollars) in price-adjusted real terms, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said in a report on Tuesday.

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Milan has greatest appeal in Italy for int'l investments in real estate

A number of historic buildings have attracted foreign investments in business capital Milan on the strength of low rates, international liquidity and structural reforms on the way in Italy.

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S. Africa's trade conditions approach desperate levels: survey

​Trade conditions in South Africa are approaching the desperate levels experienced towards the middle of 2009 following the 2008 recession, according to a survey released on Thursday.