China’s Total Debt Load Equals 282% of GDP, Raising Economic Risks

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa, WSJ Blog, China’s overall debt load has risen quickly since the global financial crisis. While […]

Housing Misery Maps Going Viral on China’s Weibo

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, Map of China housing “agony” shows years of work necessary to save up a down-payment   […]

Jack Ma Takes in $5.75 Bil – And Takes on China’s Real Estate Barons

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, Not satisfied with sales of RMB 35 billion ($5.75 billion) over his e-commerce sites on a […]

China’s Top 10 Real Estate Developers for 2013

A recent joint report published by two Chinese real estate groups ranks the top 500 property developers in China and […]

China’s Real Estate Slowdown but Business Climate is Good and Offers Reasons for Optimism

By Global Investor Spotlight (www.globalinvestorspotlight.com) In the last few years Chinese cities recorded an increase in property prices. Indeed property […]

Rebalance the China Economy

I posted my old research piece – rebalance the China economy, which was written in 2010.  When I read the […]

Jim Rogers on the Coming Fiscal ‘Catastrophe’

By YUVAL ROSENBERG, The Fiscal Times, Renowned investor Jim Rogers is still worried. As the U.S. heads for the fiscal […]

Why is the Chinese Govt Afraid of Implementing Property Taxes?

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi Real Estate, According to a report this week in the official Shanghai Securities News, China will […]

Chinese Real Estate: Where the Opportunites Are

By Rebecca McReynolds, Chazen Global Insights, Before investors can begin to understand the opportunities — and risks — that exist […]

Why China’s Consumers Aren’t Buying

By Sharon Kahn, Chazen Global Insights, As the world’s most populous country posted double-digit GDP growth rates through much of […]