March 19 (Bloomberg) — Poly Real Estate Group Co. and COFCO Property (Group) Co. led gains for China’s developers on the prospect they can acquire more assets cheaply as a government edict forces rivals to exit the real estate business. Poly Real …

SHANGHAI -(Dow Jones)- Urban property prices in 70 of China’s large and medium-sized cities grew at the fastest pace in nearly two … The National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday urban property prices rose on average 10.7% in February from a …

… Hoshiko) ( Eugene Hoshiko, AP / March 4, 2010) SHANGHAI (AP) — The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua … lawmakers, China’s equivalent of the State of the Union speech. The government has raised taxes and required downpayments — now a …

HONG KONG: Sun Hung Kai Properties posted a 44 per cent rise in first-half underlying profit, beating forecasts, on higher rental income and strong sales fuelled by China’s economic stimulus programme. The company said it expects Hong Kong’s …

Shares in Asia closed lower Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index slipping 1%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index losing 1.4%, and China’s Shanghai Composite Index dropping 2.4% as the Chinese government takes measures to slow the …

This is likely to occur because of the sheer volume of distress sales and continually falling prices due to the glut of available investment property. There are large number of investors sitting on piles of cash, waiting to pounce on the perceived …

2009 closed on a positive note for the resilient Asian real estate market, especially in China where investment totals for the second half easily exceeded 2008 levels.

Shares in Asia closed sharply lower Friday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index plunged 2.6% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index sank 2.1%. Markets in China were closed for the Chinese New Year holiday. Retail stocks plummeted in Hong Kong after the …

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Prices were mixed in Asia Friday. China’s Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.1%, helped by retail and raw materials companies, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index advanced 1.3% after yesterday’s holiday. In Hong Kong, financial companies …