Chinese real estate

It is becoming even tougher for foreigners to get a foot on China's property ladder. A raft of new regulations, many aimed at foreign investors, is designed to ease pressure on the renminbi and reduce commercial property inflation that is running at twice the pace of China's double-digit economic growth rate. Some efforts have been modestly successful. But, while foreigners get much of the blame for rising prices, they account for only a fraction of total real estate investment. Regulatory efforts must reach further into China's economy to cool the market effectively.