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/ The Thaiger

Chinese investment sets new records in property purchases

Demand for property, especially in Bangkok, continues unabated. Despite a drop off in absolute tourism numbers, enquiries from Chinese real estate buyers remains strong, setting new records. According to juwai.com,... Read more >


BuyAssociation
/ Buy Association

Manchester claims its place as one of Europe's fastest growing property hotspots

Manchester City Council has published The State of the City Report and its figures confirm that Manchester not only has one of the UK's fastest growing economies, but is also... Read more >


The South China Morning Post
/ South China Morning Post

Ban on foreign buyers seen as poor answer to NZ's housing shortage

Blocking foreigners from buying homes in the country is still being questioned as the solution to affordable housing and homelessness. Chinese buyer inquiries for homes in New Zealand rose 59... Read more >


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/ The Guardian

New Zealand ban on foreign home buyers begins amid doubts it will ease crisis

Official figures suggest foreigners, mostly from China and neighbouring Australia, only account for 3% of the homes bought nationwide, though the data does not capture property purchases made through trusts... Read more >


Select Property Group
/ Select Property Group

Hong Kong property slowdown: Investors to turn to UK real estate?

Falling stock markets and weaker sentiment is fuelling the belief that the boom in the world's most expensive property market is ending – so will this prompt buyers in the... Read more >


Reuters
/ Reuters

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

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... Read more >


news.com.au
/ News.com.au

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... Read more >


Financial Review
/ Financial Review

Pressure on NZ's ban on foreign property buyers

Real estate data showed foreign buyers, particularly from China, rushing to buy property before the ban comes into effect. Chinese buyer inquiries for houses in New Zealand rose by 59... Read more >


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