Lagoona, Shanghai

August 10, 2010 - Shanghai

Located southwest of Shanghai in Zhujiajiao area, this residential community features a collection of 63 American-style villas and an abundance of leisure lifestyle amenities.

Residences range from 600 to 1,000 sq m and include gardens of up to 2,200 sq m. Select villas also include indoor swimming pools.

Shanghai market feels tightening measures

July 08, 2010 - Shanghai

Sales volume continued to decrease in the Shanghai luxury residential property market in Q2 2010, according to a recent report by Colliers.

Amid increased warnings of a possible bubble building in China, government tightening measures continued to decrease demand. Sales prices of high-end residential units also declined slightly.

Rounds of tightening measures implemented by the government in early 2010 and mid-April 2010 aimed to curb investment and speculative demand, caused transaction volumes to drop to the lowest level since 2006.

Market sentiment has also become increasingly cautious because of high prices, said the report.

Shanghai - Luxury home prices strong but volume of deals declines

June 01, 2010 - Shanghai

Prices of Shanghai's luxury residential properties remained strong over the past one-and-a-half months although transaction volume plunged amid weak market sentiment caused by a state-level crackdown on speculation in China's overheated housing market.

More than 90 percent of luxury homes maintained their prices or saw higher prices after the central government launched tightening measures on April 17

The Forest Meadow, Shanghai

May 26, 2010 - Shanghai

This project is located in Shanghai’s new Qizhong Forest Sports City – an area rich in sport facilities including Tennis Centre and 18-hole Golf course.

The scheme includes 110 North American-style villas, ranging in size from 700 to 1,500 sq m spread out over 350,000 sq m of land.

The fully furnished villas feature top of the line fittings including Siemens and Kohler bath and kitchenware and York central air conditioning.

The Danish Pavilion Expo 2010

May 05, 2010 - Shanghai

The Danish Pavilion by Bjarke Ingels Group at Shanghai Expo 2010 opened to the public last week end along with the rest of the Expo.

BIG’s double-loop structure has a cycle park on the roof containing 300 free bikes for visitors, and features as its centrepiece a pool overlooked by the Little Mermaid statue from Copenhagen – specially imported for the Expo – where visitors can swim.

Sales of luxury homes tumble over 50% in Shanghai

April 05, 2010 - Shanghai

Sales of luxury houses in Shanghai plunged more than 50 percent in the first quarter of this year from the previous three months, but the average price continued to soar.

A total of 338 units, or 86,700 square meters, of luxury residential properties costing more than 50,000 yuan (US$7,320) per square meter were sold across the city between January and March, a tumble of 51.5 percent on a quarterly basis, China Real Estate Information Corp (CRIC), a property information, consulting and online services provider, said yesterday.

Shanghai Bay, Estate of the day

April 05, 2010 - Shanghai

Shanghai Bay, a masterpiece by Hengsheng Real Estate, is located at No. 1441 Wanping Road in Shanghai’s Xuhui Riverside District, and comprises 16 neo-classical style riverside towers of 17 to 32 floors overlooking the Huang Pu River.

The project’s spacious units are available in the 220 to 280 sq m range, and the larger 504 to 564 sq m edition, and are situated between the river and the site of the Shanghai World Expo.

The development includes 8.4 km of shoreline, an international commercial street, and a five-star European “Kempinski” hotel, which features an all-natural stone façade, a lobby with 6 metre ceilings, and an array of luxurious amenities.

Bright year for luxury property

January 26, 2010 - Shanghai

Shanghai’s high-end property market will remain stable this year despite cooling measures introduced by the government, real estate analysts have predicted.

Scarcity of supply, sanguine economic outlook, coupled with continuously strong investment demand from wealthy Chinese as well as some overseas buyers who expect steady appreciation of the Chinese currency over the medium term, will continue to render strong support to the price of luxury homes in the city.

Belle River Villa, Shanghai

January 23, 2010 - Shanghai

This villa project, located west of Shanghai’s Qingpu district and northwest of Zhujiajiao ancient town, features 60 villas designed by Smith Group and Australia’s Cox Richardson architects.

Adjacent to Dianshan Lake, the development covers 310,000 sq m, 75 percent of which is zoned as green space.

Individual villas encompass 640 to 1,300 sq m on large land plots of 2,000 to 4,600 sq m. While tucked away in a quiet, discreet enclave, highway A9 and soon to be completed subway lines provide residents with a convenient traffic network.

Tomson Riviera Unit Sells At Record Price

January 13, 2010 - Shanghai

A 600 square meter luxury apartment in Tomson Riviera, in Shanghai, was sold for 96.09 million yuan ($19.6 million), or 160,848 yuan ($32,850) per square meter in November, 2009.

This was 13 percent higher than the price of a similar apartment sold in February 2007, and set a new record for priciest home sold in China.