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October 20, 2007

China, on the other hand ...

The Sydney Morning Herald, reporting from Shenzhen, China, paints a picture of empty homes for sale and agents holding come-visit signs by the road "like homeless people":

The housing market in this city of 14 million adjacent to Hong Kong is among the first casualties of China's efforts to cool an economy it fears may be overheating.
Faced with surging inflation, shaky loans and a stockmarket bubble that has grown by more than 400 per cent in two years, the Chinese Government in recent months has been pulling all the policy levers at its disposal to control growth.

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Shenzhen, eh? Too much of a commute for me.

Posted by: Jim | October 22, 2007 9:07 AM

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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