News: china property investment

The most recent china property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

Hainan Island Set To Challenge Phuket And Bali

China’s Hawaii-style island is gearing up to become a major beach destination in the Asian region.

China housing inflation up 4.2% in June

BEIJING: China’s annual housing inflation ticked higher in June for the first time this year, official data showed yesterday, keeping up pressure on the government to rein in the red-hot property sector. Many economists have warned that a bursting of a property bubble is the biggest risk facing the world’s second-largest economy in the medium [...]

More green buildings needed

Green city: To become a world class city, Kuala Lumpur must also be sustainable. One way of doing that is by building and designing buildings with minimal environmental degradation, in other words, building green buildings. Building by-laws should compel developers to provide green features in their projects While green solutions have long been adapted by [...]

Aberdeen aims up to US$400mil for new fund

A view of the waterfront facing Singapore’s financial district. Aberdeen’s latest property fund will be offered to investors seeking to gain exposure to real estate in the Asia-Pacific. — AP SINGAPORE: Aberdeen Asset Management Asia has launched a property fund of funds aimed at institutional investors seeking to gain exposure to real estate in the [...]

Aberdeen aims up to US$400mil for new fund

A view of the waterfront facing Singapore’s financial district. Aberdeen’s latest property fund will be offered to investors seeking to gain exposure to real estate in the Asia-Pacific. — AP SINGAPORE: Aberdeen Asset Management Asia has launched a property fund of funds aimed at institutional investors seeking to gain exposure to real estate in the [...]

China H1 residential land cost 13% lower

BEIJING: China’s land market cooled in the first half, with transactions and prices falling after a spate of government measures to curb housing inflation, a private data provider said yesterday. Average land cost for residential use in 130 cities dropped 13% in the January-June period from a year earlier to 1,451 yuan (US$225) per sq [...]

Kata Boathouse Auction Off Hotel Furniture

While the boutique Boathouse hotel in Kata is currently under extensive renovation, a selection of hotel and restaurant furniture and chinaware are being disposed of.

Taking a cue from CapitaLand

Johor Baru city skyline and the city which is located within Iskandar Malaysia economic growth corriodr will benefit from the influx of local and foreign investments. EARLY last year, UEM Land Holdings Bhd CEO and MD Datuk Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim brought up the high aspirations he has for the company and Iskandar Malaysia. He [...]

Chinese Interest in U.S. Real Estate Grows

Homebuyers from China are making large investments in the U.S. housing market and are credited with 9% of sales in a yearly period ending March 2011, according to the National Association of Realtors. Many Chinese are seeking foreign real estate investments due to purchasing restrictions China is implementing…

Chinese Real Estate Sees Nationwide Surge

The spike in Chinese real estate sales and prices is not just limited to larger cities like Shanghai and Beijing, analysts say. As the government attempts to curb rising prices in large urban areas with purchase restrictions, developers are moving to make a profit in smaller cities. Vanke, China’s…