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 >


REB Real Estate Business
/ Real Estate Business

How to get your share of China's A$98.5bn

The Australian property market could stand to gain as much as A$98.5 billion worth of increased Chinese real estate investment, thanks to the Chinese government’s plans to further ease restrictions... Read more >


The Daily Telegraph
/ The Daily Telegraph

Interest rate cuts: real estate experts disagree over impact on foreign investment

Australia’s Reserve Bank’s latest rate cut to 1.5 percent could potentially offset the 4 percent stamp duty surcharge on foreign property buyers in New South Wales, reports the Daily Telegraph... Read more >


The Daily Telegraph UK
/ The Daily Telegraph

The weekly roundup

Chinese buyer interest in UK properties have surged post-Brexit, reports The Daily Telegraph in its real estate weekly roundup (30 July 2016). According to Juwai.com, China’s biggest international property portal,... Read more >


OPP Connect
/ OPP Connect

Tourism fuels Australia's A$20b Chinese property boost

According to Juwai.com, an impetus that spurs Chinese property investment in Australia is Chinese tourism, reports OPP Connect (29 July 2014). This comes hot on the heels of news that... Read more >


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