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Housing in Shanghai-to the best property

shanghai apartment for rent in The Bay near Huangpu River

Housing- the best property belongs to you You can stay in Shanghai for virtually any price. A reasonable flat (80 square meters) Can be rented for RMB 10000 /month and up. If you want to rent a villa with a small garden, the price will increase dramatically. But everything depends on which areas you want more »

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Oriental Manhattan Xujiahui

rent Apartment shanghai in Oriental Manhattan xujiahui

Description Oriental Manhattan in Xujiahui is one of the most popular compounds for expats in Shanghai. Offering a great range of different apartment styles (1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments), Oriental Manhattan is a great choice for people who want to live in downtown Shanghai. The compound lays within walking distance to a more »

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Ambassy Court Compound

shanghai apartments for rent in Ambassy Court of Former French Concession

Description Ambassy Court consists of three towers who are risen in the heart of the Former French Concession in Shanghai. The building process was completed in 2001 and the compound has been a popular one among expats ever since. The towers offers full-serviced apartments with a professional management staff that provides everything from security more »

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Expat Life in luxury Xintiandi, Shanghai – The luxurious downtown lifestyle you can expect

If you are looking for a chic, high end and westernised neighbourhood, look no further than Xintiandi. This vibrant and exciting metropolis is a concentration of fashion and fine dining yet also scattered with open green spaces for a tranquil experience. You will feel right at home with the high number of English speakers, more »

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IFC Residence

shanghai service apartment the IFC Residence in Lujiazui Pudong

Description The IFC Residence Compound is a central placed and luxurious compound located in Pudong. IFC is famous for providing first-class service to every resident. Lujiazui in Pudong is a very family- and expat-friendly area with a lot of activities. A lot of companies doing international business trade are located in this area. The more »

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Home buying sentiment rebounds in Shanghai

Shanghai Arch

Home buying sentiment rebounded slightly in Shanghai last week despite a plunge in supply, latest market data suggest. The area of new residential properties sold, excluding government-subsidized affordable housing, rose 3.2 percent to 303,200 square meters during the seven-day period ended Sunday, Shanghai Homelink Real Estate Agency Co said in a report released today. more »

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HK housing ranks as ‘severely unaffordable’

Hongkong Housing market

Hong Kong has the least affordable housing of 87 major global cities, with prices a record 19 times average pre-tax household income, according to a new survey. Housing in the city is classified as “severely unaffordable” in the report by think tank Demographia. The rating was the least affordable ever recorded in the 12-year more »

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30% of listed realty firms see loss

Beijing Skyline

About one third of China’s listed real estate developers expect a loss for 2015 while nearly 50 percent said they would suffer a drop in net profit despite a general recovery in the property market, latest data showed. Fifteen of the 50 property developers listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges which have more »

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Bars and nightclubs in Shanghai

After spending more than two years in Shanghai as an expat I have been introduced to most of the nightclubs and bars available downtown. There is a clear difference between bars and nightclubs in Shanghai: nightclubs are the ones that offer foreigners free drinks. Bars are the ones who don´t. If you want to more »

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Full guide: Serviced apartments in Shanghai

Shanghai serviced apartments shanghai are apartments available both for short term,long term rent

Serviced apartments in Shanghai are apartments available both for short- and long-term rent that are located in a high-risen tower in downtown Shanghai. They are recognized by the high service level that are similar to five star hotels, such as housekeeping, concierge, food ordering service, bedsheet and towel cleaning etc. You will literally feel more »

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