The Globe And Mail
/ The Globe and Mail

Foreign-buyer tax to spur Vancouver housing correction, TD warns

Canada's new foreign buyer tax in British Columbia could lead to a price drop of 10 percent by the end of next year in Vancouver, reports The Globe and Mail... Read more >


Your Investment Property
/ Your Investment Property Magazine

Chinese buyers unlikely to turn away from Aussie real estate anytime soon

Opinions regarding the potential impact of the new foreign buyer taxes are varied in Australia, reports Your Investment Property Magazine (19 August 2016). While some industry experts think it will turn... Read more >


news.com.au
/ News.com

Why Chinese buyers are winning at auctions

Chinese buyers have acquired expert-level knowledge about how to bid successfully at real estate auctions in Australia, reports News.com.au (17 August 2016). Today's Chinese buyers are among the most sophisticated... Read more >


The South China Morning Post
/ South China Morning Post

Heat's on foreigners

The British Columbia's new tax on foreign buyers may deter Chinese buyers from Vancouver, reports the South China Morning Post (17 August 2016). According to the BC government's data, Chinese... Read more >


Financial Review
/ Australian Financial Review

Devaluation won't halt investment

The Australian real estate market could benefit from the recent devaluation of the Chinese yuan, as the first devaluation of the yuan since 1994 may further spur Chinese outbound investment,... Read more >


Forbes
/ Forbes

China's house hunters taking their sights off Brazil

Chinese international property buyers are taking their sight off Brazil, reports Forbes (12 August 2016). The main selling point of Brazil, a healthy and natural lifestyle, has been undermined by... Read more >


inman
/ Inman

Is the EB-5 investment visa really dead?

Chinese citizens account for 70 percent of the United States EB-5 visa program, reports Inman (12 August 2016). For the past ten years, Chinese have brought about $9.5 billion –... Read more >


CNBC
/ CNBC

FACTBOX – The biggest Chinese investments in Britain

Chinese companies have invested more in Britain during the last five years than in Germany, France and Italy combined, reports CNBC (9 August 2016). However, this may change after PM... Read more >


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