For example, the year-over-years sales increase in China property prices is 11.4%.
Accordingly, the mood in the property sector is maximum bullish, with China property stocks recovering almost all the ground they lost since April.
As managing director, Henry bet heavily on international hotel chains Ramada and Renaissance, China property and infrastructure, and Hong Kong's second television station, ATV.
The area's desirability, compounded with a maze of regulations that lead to a scarcity of houses for purchase and the recent run-up in China property values, has caused prices for homes to soar.
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China Vanke was down 3.1%, China Merchants Property Development fell 5.8% and Poly Real Estate shed 4.9%.
In China, property was divided among siblings when the father died.
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Because the star performers tend to be fairly specialised, covering areas like China, property or Latin America, they are never likely to receive the biggest fund flows.
Some property companies recovered from losses brought about by fear of further tightening in the housing market: Poly Real Estate Group added 1.4% and China Merchants Property Development rose 1.6%.
To put a lid on property speculation and plug the hole in municipal finances, China's property taxes will have to cover more homes in more cities.
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For example, while there are more than 11 million marriages a year in China, annual property sales are only about 9 million.
Mr. Ng added that China's property market is expected to bottom in April or May, after which sales would recover, but prices may remain flat.
But, argues the World Bank's Mr Dollar, China's property rights have improved far faster than other countries', and they are better than those in many other developing countries.
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Rapid GDP growth is good news for China's property companies.
"China's property prices will likely continue their downward trend, likely going into the second half of 2012 and until policies are altered, " said Mark Budden from EC Harris, an asset consultancy.
The company has benefiting at home from increasing construction of hotels and commercial property in China.
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Vanke and Keppel Land said they will co-develop property in China and Singapore.
Also the typical purchaser of property in China, individuals will put down 50%.
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But look at what Morgan is doing in China: investing in property.
The stock of major property developer China Resources Land Ltd.
On January 26, China tightened measures for property buyers.
As in China, America's property rights system grew out of what people were already doing.
This is really rather amusing: Apple is being sued for intellectual property piracy in China.
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In answer to the question from our reader: No, property prices in China are not in freefall.
Given continued concerns about the strength of intellectual property enforcement in China, do these patents represent significant technological breakthroughs?
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In Asia the data has been supportive but that has to be offset against the property tightening in China.
However, the moves also saw property prices in China starting to rise again.
Whye Mun Chan has had to deal with many firms concerned about intellectual property theft in China and the wider region.
In any case, the holy grail in China could shift away from property development as the country's consumers demand a better life.
And it's no surprise to hear lunch conversations focused on intellectual property challenges in China and supply chain strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa.
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