Category Archives: China housing

Chinese Housing: Another Popping Sound?

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

From ft.com’s beyondbrics China Vanke – the country’s biggest property developer is slashing prices for its new properties by 20 per cent, according to reports in China Business News and the Shanghai Morning Post. The reports, brought to our attention … Continue reading →

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China Home Prices Up 12.4% in May

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

Home prices in 70 large and medium-sized Chinese cities rose by 12.4 percent year on year in May, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement Thursday. The growth rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than that of … Continue reading →

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QUICK READS

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

Franc Hits Record High Against Euro The Swiss franc leapt to a new record high against the euro, while the pound slumped after a warning from Fitch Ratings on the U.K.’s finances. (WSJ) Honda Hit by Second Strike in Southern … Continue reading →

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China Vanke Sales Drop in May

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

China Vanke Co, the country’s largest property developer by market value, announced on Sunday that its sales revenue in May decreased 20.2 percent from a year earlier amid the government’s tightening moves. In a statement filed to the Shenzhen Stock … Continue reading →

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China May Property Sales Drop in Shanghai, Beijing

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

Property sales in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen fell as much as 70 percent in May as developers delay sales following government tightening measures. (…) China has restricted pre-sales by developers, curbed loans for third-home purchases, raised minimum mortgage rates and … Continue reading →

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China Housing Market Risk Worse Than US

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

The problems in China’s housing market are more severe than those in the US before the financial crisis because they combine a potential bubble with the risk of social discontent, according to an adviser to the Chinese central bank.(…) “The … Continue reading →

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China’s Property Market Braces for the Bear

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

(…)  After the Chinese government enacted a raft of measures to cool real-estate speculation, sales volume is slowing markedly. (…) Beijing is "hitting the market really hard, coming in with double barrels," Ronnie Chan, chairman of Hang Lung Properties(ticker: 0101.Hong … Continue reading →

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China’s Housing Prices Up 12.8% in April

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

Housing prices rose 12.8 percent in April from a year earlier in China’s 70 large and medium-sized cities. That was 1.1 percentage points higher than March’s housing price rise. Prices of new houses rose 15.4 percent from the same month … Continue reading →

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China Property Transactions Plummet On May Day

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

To add to an earlier post (CHINA: COOLING OR OVERHEATING?), here is more evidence that housing demand is declining rapidly. Property transactions in China’s major cities plummeted during the May Day holiday – traditionally a hot season for home sales, … Continue reading →

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CHINA: COOLING OR OVERHEATING?

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

FT’s China Confidential thinks the odds are better for a soft cooling off. For continuous monitoring of China’s economy, hit CHINA WATCH in the Spotlights section top left on the main page of my blog. (…) According to our research, … Continue reading →

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China Real Estate Sales Plunge

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

First sign that the property market is cooling off following the numerous government measures implemented since January. Investors will likely extrapolate and fear a major slowdown in China’s economy. (…) property sales in major cities tumbled. Data from the China … Continue reading →

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CHINA WATCH: MORE MEASURES ON HOUSING

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

Beijing is turning off most money spigots tied to housing. Here is the latest from Reuters via the NYT. China is expected to impose a moratorium on share issues by real estate companies in mainland markets as part of a … Continue reading →

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