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Real estate sales plummet during the Olympic monthPosted by Eric Mu on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 2:15 PM
 Beijing Times September 2, 2008 The Beijing Olympic Games didn't save Beijing's fizzling real estate market from gloom, despite the hopes of investors and developers. According today's Beijing Times, which cited statistics from the Beijing Construction Department's website, the total number of the home sales in the August "Olympic Month" dropped 25% from July, to 1,780. The decline is a more dramatic 67% when compared to the same period last year. But the report also said that the CBD area is the only spot that seems immune from the market downturn; its home sales increased 31% from last month. The report also quoted a manager with real-estate developer Yahao who said that the reason behind the fall might be that home buyers' interest in the Olympic Games affected their enthusiasm, and Olympic traffic policy might have prevented many potential buyers from getting into the city. In response to the rumors that the Beijing's housing market is heading to a fall after the Olympic Games, China Securies Journal recently ran an article quoting Lu Yingchuan, a government officials from the Beijing Development and Reform Committee who insisted:
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Comments on Real estate sales plummet during the Olympic month
"...Beijing's GDP is in the range of 7,000 - 10,000 USD per capita..."
Is this estimate an official one backed by reliable international sources? We often have interesting discussions related to real GDP p.c. figures of major cities in China. Because if you look at how they spend, USD 2-4'000 p.c. do not seem to sustain that lifestyle. Let alone I guess nobody really knows how much income p.c we're talking about?
It's a excited information,i hope the price plummet also...and not just in Beijing.
The poor unwashed masses want prices to go down...
Slum lords like myself won't let it happen. Stagflation is fine with us.