Beijing housing market cools on heels of crackdown

The Beijing municipal government introduced more than 20 new rules to crack down on speculation in the housing market, leading to an overall decline in housing prices and sales, The Paper reported. According to the data released by Centaline Property, before the crackdown, 254,916 sets of
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The country is carrying out a global roadshow to pitch for investment in the roads, airports and power plants it needs to overhaul Southeast Asia's largest economy. Brodjonegoro, the planning minister and former finance minister, met BlackRock Inc. and pension funds on a global tour that's taken him to
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This letter from the FSB Chair was sent to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meeting in Buenos Aires on 19-20 March. The letter notes that the current backdrop of strong and balanced global growth is underpinned by a resilient global financial system that is the
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The family are among the 7 per cent who revealed in a Galaxy Poll for realestate.com.au that they wanted to sell up and move to a different area this year. “I'd like a lot more land and storage space,'' Mr Christian said. Plus he would like room for his children, 17 and 3, to be able to run around in a large
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Confectionery Packaging industry historical demand trends and future development study – the investors of Confectionery Packaging market will take their business decisions based on a historical and estimated performance of Confectionery Packaging market in terms of development trends, revenue
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English-bred gelding Silver Win Fortune showed the benefit of a drop in easier class to get off the mark at his sixth start at Kranji yesterday. The Daniel Meagher-trained chestnut did compete with the likes of Gran Torino, Crazy Dreams and Trigamy at his previous runs. Although the five-year-old did not
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The FOMC decision and Powell's news conference come on Wednesday. The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates and its asset-purchase program unchanged on Thursday. Attention is on language in the statement, while many forecast the bank could increase its key rate as soon as its
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The Grindrod Players present Murder With Orchids, a mystery comedy in three acts written by Otto Kicks, at A.L. Fortune Secondary School in Enderby April 12-15. “Once again the cast and crew of the not-for-profit theatrical group bring to the stage a show that will make you gasp, laugh with delight and
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Investors sentiment increased to 2.07 in 2017 Q3. Its up 0.77, from 1.3 in 2017Q2. It increased, as 14 investors sold Korn/Ferry International shares while 42 reduced holdings. 47 funds opened positions while 69 raised stakes. 48.29 million shares or 1.88% less from 49.22 million shares in 2017Q2 were
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Cadre, the real estate investing startup co-founded by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, was the primary beneficiary of a property-flipping investment that may have been less profitable if it had fully complied with New York City disclosure rules about rent-regulated tenants. Cadre owned about
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Jamie N. Mercadante, Jamie Santos and Derek J. Mercadante to Brian J. Perreault, 106 Channell Drive, $177,000. Joseph Kot and Valentina Kot to Richard W. Fearn and Betty J. Fearn, 26 Jasmine Lane, $398,000. NSP Residential LLP, to James M. Lewis and Lisa M. Lewis, 12 Lenox St., $211,785.
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Earlier last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its monthly housing finance data for January 2018 while the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released their quarterly ADI property exposures data for December 2017. Each of these releases provide really valuable
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Serving an international customer is no longer as difficult as it used to be. According to one study, 82 percent of shoppers made at least one purchase from an international merchant in a calendar year — despite the fact that only 1 percent of small businesses in the U.S. export goods overseas. But filling
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On Tuesday evening, after listening to a number of students talking about the current rental market and their living situation, Mayor Pro Tem Brett Lee asked his colleagues to take a pledge, given that the council has with Lincoln40 approved close to 3500 beds for student housing, to look at a broader
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Because we have created a housing market that is pricing out the current and next generation of people (while delivering a financial windfall to older Australians who just happened to be around to buy into our big cities at the right time). Research last year revealed that the “Bank of Mum and Dad” is now
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI) is a promising high-yield income vehicle to hold during a rising rate environment. The CRE company has positive interest rate sensitivity, and the dividend is covered by operating earnings. That being said, though, insiders have sold a bunch of shares
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Future of U.S.-China economic dialogue in doubt, a new Chinese central bank governor said to be named and Hong Kong's octogenarian billionaire Li Ka-shing hands reins to his son. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about.
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The Millennial move towards communal living is opening up opportunities for real estate developers and investors in Asia's busiest cities. Co-living, a term used to describe a living arrangement that is something more than shared space, in growing in Asia, especially in China and Hong Kong. Typically
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The Commonwealth bank was grilled over its use of commission structures that rewarded mortgage brokers for convincing consumers to take on high-value loans. ANZ's decision to give a $50,000 loan to a pensioner who fell victim to a scam and cannot afford the repayments will be further scrutinised
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Three companies under investigation by Indian securities regulators after their results were leaked on social media were told to consider internal audits and background checks for employees handling potentially stock-moving information, people familiar with the matter said. The Securities & Exchange
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