The South China Morning Post
/ South China Morning Post

Living wild: South African luxury villas offer heady mix of safaris, royalty and philanthropy

Luxury villas built on land belonging to the king of South Africa's Zulu nation are actively courting buyers, reports the South China Morning Post (15 November 2017). Two Chinese families... Read more >


RNZ
/ RNZ

New Zealand housing 14 Nov 2017 Foreign buyers set for rush to beat cutoff

The New Zealand government's plan to stop foreign speculators buying existing Kiwi homes next year could lead to Chinese buyers fast-tracking their plans, reports RNZ (14 November 2017). "For the... Read more >


Newshub
/ Newshub

China property website launching last-minute NZ campaign

Juwai.com is encouraging customers to snap up Kiwi property before the new Government imposes the foreign buyer clampdown, reports Newshub (14 November 2017). The Chinese property website will run a... Read more >


Buzz Buzz Home
/ BuzzBuzzNews

How many foreign-buyers are shifting focus from Vancouver to Seattle?

Chinese buyer enquiries for Vancouver on Juwai.com remain flat 15 months after the foreign buyer tax was implemented in British Columbia, reports BuzzBuzzNews (14 November 2017). According to Byron Burley,... Read more >


Global News
/ Global News

Seattle is drawing Chinese homebuyers because it has something Vancouver doesn't

Seattle has become more attractive than Vancouver to Chinese buyers because it;s more affordable, reports Global News (13 Novemebr 2017). Vancouver also has a foreign buyer tax that increase property... Read more >


CBC
/ CBC News

Chinese real estate portal says investment in Vancouver 'flat as a pancake'

Data from Juwai.com have revealed that real estate sales to Chinese buyers in Vancouver are at the same level as before, reports CBC News (13 November 2017). "Chinese buyer demand... Read more >


Malay Mail Online
/ Malay Mail Online

Malaysia a hotspot with buyers from China eyeing properties up to RM3m

Malaysia is favoured by Chinese buyers seeking properties between RM1.2–3 million per unit, according to Juwai.com CEO Georg Chmiel, reports the Malay Mail Online (10 November 2017). Chmiel was a... Read more >


Buzz Buzz Home
/ BuzzBuzzHome

Over half of Chinese buyers consider this factor when buying a Canadian property

Property rentability is a major factor for 51 percent of Chinese buyers in Canada, according to a new report from Juwai.com and Sotheby’s International Realty, reports BuzzBuzzHome (2 November 2017).... Read more >


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