The Landlord and I
What do you do when your landlord hates you but you just love her house? A tale of renting in Shanghai.China Rantshousingreal estateChina
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IN THE 'HOOD going 'round the block part 1
Where should I live? Yulin, Zongnan, Zongbei, Ximianqiao, Moziqiao, Jiuyanqiao? After a few years as a renter in Chengdu, you're sure to be an expert on at least a...
View ArticleChina firm sells Taiwan property to mainlanders in cross-strait first
The first real estate development project undertaken by a mainland Chinese group has received warm responses from potential apartment buyers in large cities of Shanghai and Beijing. The Beijing...
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Finding a Flat in Chengdu: thirteen frustrating steps + a bit of key vocabulary
We're not going to lie—apartment hunting is no more fun here than it is anywhere else in the world. Between grubby bathrooms, odd configurations, window cages, unattractive, oversized furniture,...
View ArticleIs China's property bubble about to burst?
In an interview with the New York Times last year, leading hedge fund manager Jim Chanos described China's property market as "Dubai times a thousand." In another interview with Bloomberg...China...
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Premium Housing & Chengdu's Come Up
We chuckled at the "foreigner only" Tianfu International Complex when it was first announced, but now that the complex is coming online and filling homes, we wonder who gets...
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Trust me, I'm a laowai: Canadian scam man in Shanghai disappears with 300K
A new year and a new douche bag to add to our "Bad Laowai" category. Ryan Fedoruk, a 40-year-old former part-time English teacher from Canada, sublet about 30 apartments...
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Hong Kong's Cage people
Hong Kong, one of the world's richest cities, is abuzz with a luxury property boom that has seen homes exchanged for record sums. But the wealth of the city has...China Pictureshousingreal...
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Six Tips to Help You Adjust to Chengdu
If you're in Chengdu or thinking about coming to Chengdu, there are a few preparations you should make. Brendan spells out the details after a year of integrating into the...China...
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Apartment hunting in China: the condensed version
House hunting is not about how much sweaty time you spend prowling the streets in search of the perfect place. It's about two things: How high of rent you...
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The Rising Cost of Chengdu Living
The cheap, comfy Chengdu we once knew is on its way out. In its place emerges an economic powerhouse in the making, putting a pinch on wallets across the...
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Where is all the Space in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, a city (pardon me, Special Administration Region) of 1,104 square kilometer but with a population of over 7 million, has long been considered as a place where every...Hong Kong Newshong...
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Awesome Mops of China
Not so much a story as one amongst a whole bunch of stories. About mops. Chinese mops. And there are hundreds of them, apparently. Oddly topical, this one deals with...Arts & Entertainmentoff...
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Video: China's real estate bubble
China's economy has become the second largest in the world, but its rapid growth may have created the largest housing bubble in history. Lesley Stahl reports.China Newsvideosreal-estateChinese...
View ArticleChina’s Housing Least Affordable in the World
Beijing’s notorious housing prices have been skyrocketing over the past few years, with seemingly unstoppable momentum. In a recent report by the International Monetary Fund, Beijing tops the list...
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Chinese Weibo users are salivating over Detroit’s bankruptcy
The bad news for Detroiters is that the city’s bankruptcy will likely only deepen the decay of its housing market. That might deter most prospective home buyers. But some look...China...
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China's Ghost Cities Like Zhengzhou, Wenzhou, Ordos May Not Be as Empty as...
China's "ghost cities" may be a lot less ghostly than previously thought. The phenomenon of eerie shopping malls and completed apartment blocks completely devoid of stirrings of Chinese life has been...
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The Curious Phenomenon of Chinese Housing Blocking Roads
This image shows a Xi'an apartment building jutting into a highway, forcing drivers to go around. The reason? The building, which houses residents forced to relocate from their previous homes, was...
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Last House Standing
钉子户 (dīngzi hù) refers to householders who refuse to move despite their houses being all-set for the demolition gang. Like a nail hammered deep into a wall, a dingzihu just won’t budge, sometimes...
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A Chinese Company 3D Printed 10 Houses In A Day
The pieces are made using recycled construction materials and industrial waste to form a concrete aggregate, Gizmodo reports. The 3D printer used to build the houses is 500 feet long, 33 feet wide and...
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