China property: FT takes a closer look
Chinese real estate is crucial for the health of the entire global economy. This map shows how the price of property has risen across China from 2000 to 2010.
FT published many stories about Chinese real estate the last few days.Below are the links to the stories.
China land price fall threatens local finances
Beijing’s efforts to cool the country’s sizzling residential property market may be working too well. Local authorities are struggling to find ways to fund infrastructure projects - Jun 1 2011
Index of 100 cities gains ground
After China’s statistics agency abandoned the 70-cities property index this year, SouFun, a leading property web portal, has started to fill the gap - Jun 1 2011
Fate of China property is global concern
While official figures show 89% home ownership in the cities analysts argue that Chinese property constitutes the single most important sector for the health of the global economy - May 31 2011
Beijing’s ‘new deal’: subsidised housing
Beijing is embarking on a subsidised housing programme that is being described as the country’s ‘new deal’, designed to both ease social unrest and also maintain the rapid investment and construction-led growth of the past decade - Jun 1 2011
City races to meet clamour for public housing
The 3,000 families that moved into new government-subsidised flats in a suburb of Chongqing in May are the first beneficiaries of China’s largest public housing programme - May 31 2011