Finance & Real Estate

Bullish On China Real Estate: Carol Wu, DBS Vickers

Carol Wu of DBS Vickers (and Wall Street Journal’s Analyst of the Year for Hong Kong) is bullish on the China property markets. Maybe I like her remarks because they are about the same as mine. But I think she …

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‘Chinese Outbound Real Estate Investment’: Joel Rothstein

From the guy who did the $3.2 billion Baha Mar development deal with China State Construction, here is part three of Joel’s presentation, ‘Chinese Outbound Real Estate Investment.’

‘Foreign Investors In China Real Estate’: Joel Rothstein

Here the second part of Joel Rothstein’s presentation, ‘Foreign Investors in China Real Estate’:

‘China’s Six Major Real Estate Policies’: Joel Rothstein, Partner, Paul Hastings, Beijing

Joel Rothstein, a partner at Paul Hastings and one of the preeminent foreign real estate lawyers in China, was fortuitously in New York at the last CHINA Roundtable. Here’s the first of his three presentations about China’s six major real …

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‘Chinese Property Prices Will Continue Rising’: Du Jinsong

Beijing has come out with milder policies to curb home prices at the local level. Credit Suisse’s Du Jinsong predicts housing prices will continue to rise. Here’s his interview on CNBC:

‘André Loesekrug‐Pietri: Very Few Chinese Outbound Investments Are Successful’: China Money Podcast

CHINA Debate doesn’t highlight the terrific work of Nina Xiang, founder of China Money Podcast, nearly enough. So, today, enjoy her excellent interview, ‘André Loesekrug‐Pietri: Very Few Chinese Outbound Investments Are Successful‘ (transcript on the website):

‘China’s Evolving Financial Landscape’: Bloomberg

For some time, the various methods of obtaining financing in China seemed to live in parallel spheres. Some analysts would dither over how much banks were lending. Others would track the activities of trust companies. Still, others look at IPOs …

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‘Playing China’s Change of Power’: CNBC

CNBC begins the effort to figure out how to make money from the changes or not of the new China leadership. An interesting and practical look take as the financial world starts to pay attentions:

‘Property Slump Reshapes List of China’s Richest’: Wall Street Journal

I follow the Chinese real estate market closely. Especially whether or not the recent declines in residential prices will let more of China’s ’47%’ afford decent places to live. Somehow, until today, I hadn’t considered the impact on the wealth of …

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China’s ‘One Child Policy’ Didn’t Create The Aging Demographic Time Bomb–What?

It’s well known that China’s aging population is probably a demographic time bomb. And, the ‘one-child policy’ is always pegged as the culprit. But, is it? Not according to the BBC’s ‘Ageing China: Changes and challenges.’ According to Cai Yong, …

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