Financial Review
/ The Australian Financial Review

How the new stamp duty and land tax surcharges will bite

A new stamp duty for foreign investors in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, has raised concerns among real estate experts, reports the Australian Financial Review (15 june 2016). This... Read more >


BBC
/ BBC

EU referendum: half of the Chinese real estate investors are holding their purchases

As the United Kingdom nears its vote on June 23 to decide if it will remain or leave the European Union, polls show that supporters of the so-called Brexit are... Read more >


The Australian
/ The Australian

Juwai to raise $15m for online ad platform as float looms

Leading international property portal Juwai.com is planning to raise A$15 million before its planned IPO, reports The Australian (13 June 2016). The raised fund will enable the company to fund... Read more >


Financial Review
/ The Australian Financial Review

China's silicon dragons too big to ignore

Many executives from multinationals have for some time overlooked and underestimated China’s tech companies dubbed the “silicon dragons,” but they’ll need to perk up quickly as these Chinese giants shift... Read more >


REB Real Estate Business
/ Real Estate Business

'Sinister' foreign buyer tactics flouting laws

In light of The Australian's recent reporting of failed Foreign Investment Review Board ( FIRB) efforts to prosecute foreign buyers breaching foreign ownership rules, Real Estate Business examines the key... Read more >


Financial Review
/ The Australian Financial Review

Baillieu, Evans prepare Juwai raising

Brokers Baillieu Holst and Evans & Partners are slated to meet and discuss investment fundings with Juwai.com next week, reports the Australian Financial Review (10 June 2016). Juwai.com, which seeks... Read more >


The Globe And Mail
/ The Globe and Mail

Foreign buyers driving Calgary's luxury real estate market

As Vancouver and Toronto continue to mull over the positive and negatives of real estate investment from international buyers, Alberta is happily embracing Chinese buyer dollars, reports The Globe and... Read more >


Daily Telegraph
/ The Daily Telegraph

Foreign investment: new student visa rules tipped to charge up Chinese property buying

Recent data from Juwai.com reveals 60 percent of Australian property enquiries made last year from China were related to education, reports The Daily Telegraph (9 June 2016). “Anything Australia does... Read more >


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