Ban on foreign buyers seen poor answer to New Zealand's housing shortage

Many foreigners will be banned from buying homes in New Zealand from Monday (22 October), unless they are newly built apartments, as the Labour-led government fulfils an election promise that critics say...

Montreal real estate: Growing demand in China for local properties

Real estate professionals have been noticing an increase in the number of buyers from China in the past year or so. New analysis indicates these observations are not just anecdotal. Enquiries on...

Foreign buyers 'rush to beat property purchase ban'

A rush of foreign buyers snapped up New Zealand homes, trying to get in to the market before a law change made it impossible to do so, new data suggests. Chinese international...

Mainland investors still seeking overseas investments

Chinese mainland capital control measures may have damped the desires of domestic enterprises for overseas property investments but they are still seeking deals in alternative property markets. Juwai expects Chinese commercial and...