Beijing solicits opinion on house-renting draft2017-08-18
Beijing authorities have began soliciting public opinion on a draft house rental policy aimed at protecting the rights of tenants.

China's property development investment grows at slower pace2017-08-15
China's investment in property development expanded 7.9 percent year on year in the first seven months of this year, down from 8.5 percent for the first half, data showed Monday.

Hangzhou launches online marketplace for rented homes2017-08-11
Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, rolled out an online marketplace for rented homes on Tuesday, the first of its kind in China. The system enables the completion of every step of renting a home on the internet.

Curbing financial risk helps tame property market2017-08-11
Tight policies will continue in the real estate sector until next year

Chinese real estate giant reports robust sales in July2017-08-09
Poly Real Estate Group, one of China's leading real estate companies, on late Tuesday reported strong sales growth in July despite tight regulation of the property sector.

Beijing introduces joint ownership housing scheme2017-08-07
In a new measure to stabilize the housing market, Beijing is planning to introduce homes with joint property rights shared between the government and buyers.

Tighter regulation takes toll on housing transactions2017-08-04
Transactions in residential properties continued to decline in July as a result of tightened housing policies and financing for homebuyers, particularly in key cities in China.

Beijing introduces homes jointly owned by government, owners2017-08-04
More homes with joint property rights between the government and occupiers will come on the market in Beijing to bring down prices and meet the needs of local people without a home, the municipal government said Thursday.

Tighter regulation takes toll on housing transactions2017-08-04
Transactions in residential properties continued to decline in July as a result of tightened housing policies and financing for homebuyers, particularly in key cities in China.

Investors on shopping spree for landmarks2017-08-01
First, it was The Cheesegrater; then, The Walkie-Talkie. Now, industry analysts are asking what will be next as Chinese commercial property investors snap up London landmarks. The Gherkin? The Shard?

Ministry urges offer of more rental homes2017-07-21
China's housing authorities said cities with net population inflows need to accelerate the development of rental housing projects, including encouraging cities to increase land supplies for residential rental projects.

China moves to boost home rental market in large, medium cities2017-07-21
China is pushing development of the home rental market in large and medium cities to address rising rental demand from urban newcomers.

Chinese cities look to speed up rental market development2017-07-20
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development along with eight departments have issued a circular on speeding up the development of the rental market in growing cities, CCTV News reported.

Shanghai demands lottery for purchases of new commercial homes2017-07-20
Shanghai has published a new property market guideline, outlining plans for all buyers of commercial houses to apply to a lottery-like registration system to purchase new homes.