Real Estate Investors From China Turn to SouthEast Asia? 中国地产投资转向东南亚

Well developed cities as London and Vancouver are no longer welcome Chinese Investors? 

Property investment strategy change – since Western countries set some barriers to Chinese investors – they are switching their attention to developing countries.

This change comes after countries as UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada restains foreign inflows of capital to cool down the real estate market.

The Global Property Guide reports that Chinese buyers have cooled down the properties’ prices in western countries compared 2017 and 2018.

Housing prices in Canada rose 2.87% in the 12 months to the end of the second quarter, compared with 14.16% in the same period last year. Over the past ten years, housing prices have risen by 68.85% in nominal terms. Vancouver imposed a heavy tax on foreign buyers, raising the tax rate to 20% in February, up from 15% in force in August 2016. Toronto and its surrounding areas imposed a 15% tax on foreign real estate investors in April 2017.

“With more market cooling measures and higher mortgage rates, the Canadian real estate market is slowing sharply. In its quarterly report, the Global Real Estate Guide said house prices in 11 major cities in the country had risen by only 0.41% in the second quarter of 2018, slowing sharply from 13.02% last year.

Analysts said rising interest in South-East Asia shows that international investors are exploring new markets.

“It is possible for investors to vary the range of their portfolios in order to reduce the risks. In addition, with the Chinese government’s “one belt and one-road” plan, the Southeast Asian market will benefit greatly, “said Binoche Chan, the chief executive officer of Sotheby’s international real estate company.

Ayala Land, a Philippine-based developer, says Chinese buyers have become increasingly interested in its residential projects since 2016. From Jan to Sept 2018, 1/5 sales from foreign buyers – 45% of them are Chinese Buyers.

随着中国投资者远去，加拿大温哥华房地产市场会慢慢冷却？

随着传统的西方市场引发外国投资限制，中国购房者正在将注意力转向新兴市场以寻求房地产交易，反映出一种战略转变。

一些分析师表示，这些措施增强了对东南亚房地产市场的兴趣。

根据“全球房地产指南”的数据，与上年同期相比，传统上受中国买家青睐的西方市场房价在第二季度下降或放缓至个位数增长。

新西兰房价在4月至6月期间按名义价格上涨5.86％，与去年同期的5.8％相比变化不大，此前一项措施限制外国买家购买新建房屋。在过去十年中，全国房价上涨了51.86％。

英国第二季度房价名义增幅为2.19％，较上年同期增长2.81％。在过去十年中，全国范围内的英国房价上涨了18.08％。冷却恰逢日益增长的外国税收共识，以遏制外国资本流入房地产市场。英国首相特蕾莎·梅于9月底宣布，她的内阁正在考虑对外国购房者征收1％至3％的税。

加拿大的房价在截至第二季度末的12个月内上涨2.87％，而去年同期则上涨14.16％。在过去十年中，全国房价按名义价格上涨68.85％。温哥华对外国购房者征收较重的税，2月份将税率提高至20％，高于2016年8月生效的15％。多伦多及其周边地区于2017年4月对外国房地产投资者征收15％的税。

“在推出更多市场降温措施和抵押贷款利率上升的情况下，加拿大房地产市场正在大幅放缓。该全球房地产指南在其季度报告中表示，截至2018年第二季度，该国11个主要城市的房价仅上涨0.41％，比去年的13.02％大幅减速。

分析师表示，对东南亚市场的兴趣增加表明国际投资者正在开拓新市场。

“投资者有可能将其投资组合多元化以对冲风险。此外，随着中国政府的“一带一路”计划，东南亚市场将受益匪浅，“奢侈品牌苏富比国际地产公司首席运营官Binoche Chan表示。

总部位于菲律宾的开发商Ayala Land表示，自2016年以来，中国买家对其住宅项目的兴趣日益浓厚。

根据Ayala Land发言人的说法，今年1月至9月，该物业集团销售额的五分之一用于外国买家，其中45％为中国人。

越南将受益最多，因为它在地理上接近中国，人口也在增长。胡锦涛是香港中文大学房地产和金融学助理教授，他表示，这是一个蓬勃发展的经济体，拥有庞大的制造业基础和相对稳定的治理。

第一太平戴维斯国际住宅销售主管Sunny Hoang Ha表示，继2015年的法律修订后，外国买家的兴趣大增。越南允许外国人在一栋建筑物中拥有最多30％的公寓。

据中国国际房地产网站Juwai称，泰国1月至9月的潜在投资者询盘数量最多，比去年同期增长了215％。

但并非所有人都相信东南亚作为投资目的地的吸引力。