The Gold Coast Bulletin
/ Gold Coast Bulletin

Gold Coast agents use 'eight' as their lucky number

A property in Gold Coast, Australia has been priced at A$888,888 as a marketing gimmick to appeal to Chinese buyers, reports the Gold Coast Bulletin (9 September 2016). The number... Read more >


PR Newswire
/ PR Newswire

Sotheby's International Realty® brand to target China's wealthy with new Juwai.com alliance

Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC and Juwai.com have partnered to bring the luxury real estate brand to Chinese buyers, reports PR Newswire (8 September 2016). Juwai.com is one of the... Read more >


The National
/ The National

Use Dubai's advantage as education hub to target Chinese property investors, developers told

Dubai's developers would reap better success with Chinese by capitalising on the high-class education facilities in Dubai, reports The National (7 September 2016). Despite the local Chinese population growing 53... Read more >


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 >


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