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International Real Estate Sales
Read more about the 2015 Profile of International Home Buying Activity.
Information From the National Association of REALTORS®
Profile of International Home Buying Activity, (National Association of REALTORS®, 2015)
CIPS-Asia/Pacific International Real Estate Course — “The Asia /Pacific & International Real Estate is one of several international courses developed by NAR Global Business and Alliances of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). This course is designed to introduce real estate professionals to the basic skills and knowledge necessary to facilitate international real estate transactions. You must complete 3 of 5 elective courses required to earn the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation. . . . One such product is real estate. This course provides information, insights and skills for working with Asian investors seeking overseas properties and for investors from the Americas seeking investments in Asia.”
Chinese Real Estate Buyers in the United States
Crashing Chinese markets could be boon for U.S. real estate, (The Street, Jan. 20, 2016)
Chinese millionaires helped fuel NYC’s ultra-luxury condo boom. Are they now about to make it all go bust?, (New York Magazine, Feb. 24, 2016)
Will Chinese buyers flee or flood US housing?, (CNBC, July 9, 2015)
Chinese cash floods U.S. real estate market, (The New York Times, Nov. 28, 2015)
Chinese cash-bearing buyers drive U.S. foreign sales jump, (Bloomberg, July 9, 2014)
Real Estate in China
China Real Estate Report, (China Real Estate, 2016) E
China to act against gray-market home loans, (Shanghai Daily, Mar. 10, 2016)
No down payment? Chinese city releases bold new plan to woo homebuyers—then quickly backtracks, (The Wall Street Journal, Mar. 2, 2016)
First-tier cities could see boom in real estate, (China.org.cn, Feb. 25, 2016)
This is why China’s housing market is such a mess, (Fortune, Feb. 10, 2016)
China real estate sector: more cities see new home prices rise in December, but national picture remains mixed, (International Business Times, Jan. 18, 2016)
Websites & Other Resources
Chinese Real Estate Association
Cooperating Associations for China: Global Alliances
China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce (CRECC)
Primary Contact:
Luo Lin
Email: luolin@chinahouse.info
Phone: 86 10 652 89210
Fax: 86 10 652 82307
Rm. 1001-1002, Zhongkun Building #59
GaoliangqiaoXie Street, Haidian District
Beijing 100044
China
President's Liaison:
Adiran Arriaga, CCIM, CIPS
Email: adrian@aaare.com
Phone: 956-682-1111
Fax: 956-682-2222
200 S. 10th Street, Suite 904, Chase Bank Tower
McAllen, TX
Ambassador Association Contact:
San Francisco Association of REALTORS®
Walter Baczkowski
Email: walt@sfrealtors.com
Phone: 415-431-8500
Fax: 415-553-3968
301 Grove Street
San Francisco
CA, 94102-4497
Chinese Real Estate Websites
International Property Expo Beijing — "With twenty years of organizing experience, Beijing Jian Hua Four Seasons international exhibitions Co., Ltd. has been recognized as the leading show organizer in Beijing. We are specialized in real estate, financial and investment trade show. Our property show was approved by Beijing Construction Committee. It is the largest and best attended event in the region. Our vision is providing aspiring platform for serious property buyers and investors as well as developers worldwide."
Juwai — Chinese-language real estate listings website.
Century 21 China Real Estate — "IFM Investments Limited (NYSE: CTC), is a leading comprehensive real estate services provider and the exclusive franchisor for the CENTURY 21® brand in China. We primarily focus on China's fast-growing and highly fragmented secondary real estate market, providing company-owned brokerage services, franchise services, mortgage management services, primary services, commercial services and fund management services."
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following eBooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Emerging Market Real Estate (Kindle, Adobe EPUB eBook, Adobe PDF eBook)
Chinese Business Etiquette and Culture (Kindle and Adobe eBook)
Doing Business in China (Overdrive Digital Audiobook)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Services. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Services at 800-874-6500 for assistance.
Emerging Market Real Estate Investment: Investing in China, India, and Brazil, (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010)
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