The Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (Amended in 2007) issued on October 2007 will take into effect from December 1st 2007. In the catalogue, the following real estate areas are in the Catalogue of Restricted Foreign Investment Industries. 1. Development of plots of land(limited to equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures) ; 2. Construction and operation of high-end hotels, villas, high-end offices and international exhibition center; 3. Real estate secondary market transaction and real estate agency or brokerage companies.

· Circular of the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Strengthening and Standardizing the Examination and Approval of Foreign Direct Investment in Real Estate Industry

The following is the full text of the Explanation on the Draft Property Law of the People's Republic of China delivered by Wang Zhaoguo , vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ( NPC ) at the Fifth Session of the Tenth NPC on March 8 2007: Full Text

On January 29th 2007, 'Notice on Regulating the Purchase of Commodity Premises by Foreign Entities and Individuals' were jointlyed issued by Beijing Construction Committee, Beijing Municipal Government, Foreign Affairs Office, Beijing Public Security Bureau, Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce and Beijing Commerce Bureau. The notice is the detailed rules and regulations of Document 171 which was issued in 2006 and is applied for the city of Beijing. For both of the English and Chinese versions of the notice, please click here.

China 's real estate policies have been experiencing substantial changes during recent years. The Chinese real estate policies mainly are constituted by laws, regulations, rules, decrees issued by national Legislative Body or Government departments. Additionally, to harmonize regional and national policies, many local governments have promulgated similar rules. ....... Full