Local gov'ts move to ease home buying restrictions2014-05-06
A number of local governments across China have recently announced plans to ease restrictions on property purchases to rescue the flagging real estate market, reports the Beijing Times.

Land price growth declines in Q12014-04-16
Land prices in China rose at a slower pace for the first time in two years in the first quarter of 2014 and the trend will likely continue for another quarter, the Ministry of Land and Resources said on its website yesterday.

Li Ka-shing offloads last major mainland property2014-04-11
Despite claims by Asia's richest man that he has not offloaded his mainland investments, Hong Kong multibillionaire Li Ka-shing has got rid of over 20 billion yuan (US$3.23 billion) in Chinese property holdings since August last year.

Li Ka-shing invests HK$12.9bn in UK property market2014-04-04
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Limited, an investment holding company based in Hong Kong, has reportedly spent HK$12.9 billion (US$2.1 billion) on a real estate project in London, according to the Hong Kong Daily News.

Policy rumors spur Baoding's housing market2014-03-25
Shares of properties in Baoding, a city in northern China's Hebei province, bordering Beijing, have surged significantly over the past few days as rumors arose that a proposed government policy may considerably favor the city.

PBOC denies report on firm bailout2014-03-20
The People's Bank of China and the Fenghua city government in Zhejiang Province have both denied a Financial Times report that they held an emergency meeting on Tuesday on whether to bail out a debt-laden property developer in the province.

Top political meetings focus on housing market2014-03-07
The housing market has become a hot topic of discussion among delegates at the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which opened on March 3, the China News Service reports.

Li Ka-shing plays waiting game in property market2014-03-05
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man, recently expressed a more positive outlook for China's property market, saying that the outlook is promising in the long-term based on Chinese buying habits, although current property prices remain too high, reports the Shanghai-based China Business News.

Property promotions add to price correction concerns2014-02-26
Chinese property developers are stepping up the use of sales promotions for some suburban housing projects, an early sign that a slowdown in property prices that spooked investors this week may be spreading.

Property market cooling as banks tighten credit for buyers2014-02-25
Fewer cities saw house prices rise in January compared to December as austerity measures coupled with tightened credit continued to ease buyer sentiment.

Housing market in HK facing imminent crash2014-02-24
The Hong Kong's property market bubble may burst as Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Limited and the special administrative region's largest commercial real-estate agency Sun Hung Kai Properties have been underselling their inventory and price decline is up to 45%.

Housing speculators in Wenzhou hit by plummeting prices2014-02-14
The resale market for housing in Wenzhou was badly hit following the government's second round of cooling measures announced in September 2010, with the city having posted the country's sharpest decline in prices after recording the highest appreciation, China Central Television (CCTV) reports.

Speculators find loophole to get around house purchase restrictions2014-02-11
Speculators in China's housing market have found a way to go around house purchase restrictions imposed by the government by buying foreclosed properties, the Beijing Daily reports.

Chinese largest cities see slowing property price growth2014-02-08
China's average property prices in the country's 100 largest cities rose for 20 successive months at 0.63% in January from a month earlier and on a monthly basis gained 11.1% from a year earlier, climbing for 14 consecutive months, to 10,901 yuan (US$1,798) per square meter, but both growth rates shrank for the first time in nearly a year, according to statistics from the China Index Academy.