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...

The most popular suburbs in Brisbane for Chinese property buyers

Chinese buyers losing faith in their own property market are looking to Brisbane for a safer investment — and they have expensive tastes. The research by Chinese international real estate website, Juwai.com,...

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...