{"id":2513,"date":"2017-03-22T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:33:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:33:13","slug":"beijing-attempts-curb-property-price-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/03\/22\/beijing-attempts-curb-property-price-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing attempts to curb property price growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Major cities in China have introduced yet another round of property-buying restrictions in a bid to calm the rapidly growing housing market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese government has vowed try to \u201ccontain excessive home price rises in hot markets\u201d \u2013 thereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/01\/11\/investment-expected-chinese-second-tier-cities\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping homes as affordable as possible<\/a> for as long as possible for local residents.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing, as well as the four provincial capitals of Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang Changsha and Guangzhou, has introduced cooling methods which include restrictions on purchases of both second and third homes, as well as increased deposit requirements. Similar moves are expected to be rolled out in other Chinese cities shortly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LIBcXrwvBE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/01\/26\/australian-property-market-feel-effects-chinese-restrictions\/\">Australian property market to feel effects of Chinese restrictions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Australian property market to feel effects of Chinese restrictions&#8221; &#8212; BuyAssociation Group\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/01\/26\/australian-property-market-feel-effects-chinese-restrictions\/embed\/#?secret=EBq4RU3004#?secret=LIBcXrwvBE\" data-secret=\"LIBcXrwvBE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The news came as property prices in China picked up speed in February, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/03\/13\/positive-outlook-chinese-property-market\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">slowing in the previous four months<\/a>. Sales have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/11\/30\/the-cost-of-living-in-this-city-will-make-london-seem-cheap\/\">increased dramatically<\/a>, suggesting that the effect of previous property cooling steps introduced by many Chinese cities may have been short-lived.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In total, seven Chinese cities increased their property investment restrictions this month over the course of 19 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The announcement had a negative effect on the Chinese stock market however, with stocks dipping on Monday. China&#8217;s blue-chip CSI300 index fell around 0.4%, while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped about 0.2%. An index tracking the property sector also fell nearly 2% as a direct result of the new restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major cities in China have introduced yet another round of property-buying restrictions in a bid to calm the rapidly growing housing market. The Chinese government has vowed try to \u201ccontain excessive home price rises in hot markets\u201d \u2013 thereby keeping homes as affordable as possible for as long as possible for local residents. 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