Why China’s Housing Market Refuses To Crash

As far back as 2005, international media sources have been projecting the collapse of what has been dubbed the Chinese property bubble. In 2008, the Economist declared that the “sizzle is off” China’s housing market and there were no improvement on the horizon. They then upped their ante in 2014, with an article entitled “End of the golden … Read more

IF YOU THINK CHINA’S STOCK BUBBLE WAS NUTS, LOOK AT WHAT’S NOW HAPPENING IN ITS PROPERTY MARKET

FOMO, or the fear of missing out, has become an increasingly popular acronym of late, joining the ranks of QE, POMO, ZIRP and NIRP in the everyday vernacular of people in financial markets. In the investment world, FOMO is about spurring people to make investment decisions quickly, and some times irrationally, based on the premise … Read more

China Home Prices May Continue to Be Volatile This Year – MOF Researcher

BEIJING–Home prices in China may be volatile this year as the real-estate market continues to adjust, a senior researcher at the Ministry of Finance said Thursday. “More people need to understand that the market doesn’t just trade in one direction, and has inherent risks,” said Jia Kang, on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress, … Read more