Real Estate

China revitalises its property market to increase domestic demand in view of the financial crisis.

Joseph Christian has joined DLA Piper as part of the firm's real estate practice group as partner in the Hong Kong office. Christian will be advising…

Land prices in China's tier one cities have risen at a terrific rate over recent years as available construction space has been squeezed. In response to this, local Chinese authorities have sought to extract their share of profits – at the time of granting the land use rights to the preferred developer – usually through some form of bidding process. By Thomas Fairley, Norton Rose

China's Ministry of Commerce has issued two circulars which delegate power and loosen its grip on approving foreign investment into the PRC. Investors in private equity and retail are the biggest benefactors.

China's Ministry of Commerce has issued two circulars which delegate power and loosen its grip on approving foreign investment into the PRC. Investors in private equity and retail are the biggest benefactors.

Guangdong revises regulations to suppress illegal collection of highway tolls.

Loans for real property tightened.

In July 2008, MOFCOM issued a circular granting provincial-level authorities more leeway in approving foreign investment real estate projects. Lawrence Guo, a partner at Broad & Bright, looks at how the delegation of power will change the playing field.

Regulatory reform in China is more important than ever to investors in the country. Leading lawyers talked about how the government's various regulatory approach shape investors' behaviours at the 5th annual China Law & Practice China Summit.