Developed by Beijing Lvshuiyuan Real Estate Development, Yosemite is a mature villa development with row houses, duplexes and villas with sizes ranging from 358 sq metres to 2,500 sq metres. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness centre, and underground hot-spring water piped to the pools and showers. It is close to an international school, has easy access to the airport and is an ideal weekend home for those working in the CBD. HK dollar and US dollar mortgages are available from foreign banks.

Kidults

26 Baiziwan, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel +86-10-5863 8888

Developed by Beijing Jinma Wenhuayuan Real Estate Development, Kidults has 900 loft-style condos sized at 90 sq metres in its third phase at prices of around 7,500 yuan per sq metre. Amenities include a clubhouse, spa, gym, rock climbing wall, and even a ?Rolling Stone? bar street. Located in the CBD, RMB mortgages are available through the Everbright Bank.

Central -Park-Hampton Park

6 Chaowai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing,

Tel +86-10-6595 9988

Developed by the Beijing Premium Real Estate, Central Park-Hampton Park has a small number of one-to-four bedroom condos, sized 100-200 sq metres, left in its in its third phase at prices averaging 17,500 yuan per sq metre. Set in well maintained lawns, amenities include a clubhouse, on-site restaurants and shops. Located in the CBD, management is handled by international operators, while RMB and US dollar mortgages are available through the HSBC and Bank of East Asia. Assistance is available for renting out properties.

Park Avenue

6 Chaoyang Park South Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing; Tel +86-10-6595 9898

Developed by Hines Group, Park Avenue has about 100 condos still for sale out of 900. The remaining units are three-bedroom (162-177 sq metres), four-bedroom (370 sq metres) and two-bedroom duplex units (172 sq metres).

Facing Chaoyang Park in the CBD, amenities include a gym and pool, while US dollar mortgages are available through major banks.

Dragon Bay Villa

21 Wenyu Villa District, Houshayu

township, Shunyi district, Beijing

Tel +86-10-8041 7999

Developed by Beijing Elite Enterprise Real Estate Development , Dragon Bay Villa has about half of its 150 first-phase row houses, duplexes, and villas still on sale. Designed in Chinese style by a Tsinghua University professor of architecture, sizes range from 273-402 sq metres, and the development is located close an international school in fast-developing northern Beijing. Amenities include a clubhouse, park and on-site shopping centre. US dollar mortgages are available though HSBC.

Merlin Champagne Town

6 Liyuan Street, Tianzhu township, Shunyi District, Beijing

Tel +86-10-8046 6111

Developed by Merlin Real Estate Development Group, Dragon Bay Villa has about 30 per cent of its 286 villa-style townhouses still on sale. Sized 275-386 sq metres, they come with three or four bedrooms and cost 8,000-10,000 yuan per sq metre. Amenities include a clubhouse and park. US dollar mortgages are available though the Bank of East Asia.

Cathay View

Xiangjiang North Road, Chaoyang district, Beijing

Tel +86-10-8470 4455

These 270-470-sq-metre villas are priced at 20,000 yuan per sq metre, and amenities include a swimming pool, baseball field, tennis courts, an on-site kindergarten, clubhouse and restaurants and cafes. The development is walking distance from the Western Academy of Beijing and Montessori Kindergarten, and 10 minutes to Shunyi International School of Beijing by car. With a golf course close by, US dollar and HK dollar mortgages are available through major HK banks including HSBC and the Bank of East Asia.

Beijing Golf Palace

8 Bihuju South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel +86-10-6538 2288

Developed by Beijing Tianrun Hexin Real Estate Development, Beijing Golf Palace has about 20 per cent of its 198 condos still on sale. Sized 270-560 sq metres, they come with two to four bedrooms and cost 18,000-22,000 yuan per sq metre. Amenities include a gym with a swimming pool, as well as a private park. Its chief attraction is its claim to be the only central property development with a view of a golf course. US dollar and HK dollar mortgages are available though major Hong Kong banks such as the HSBC and the Bank of East Asia.

Vancouver Forest

Lichang Road, Beiqijia Township, Changping District, Beijing

Tel +86-10-8176 7188

Developed by Beijing Maple Leaf Development , Vancouver Forest has 40 of its 160 villas still on sale. Sized 324-422 sq metres, they come with two to four bedrooms and cost from 2.65 million yuan to 6.2 million yuan per unit. Amenities include a gym with a swimming pool, as well as a private park. Touting a ?Canadian atmosphere? that includes in-situ maple trees, mortgages are available through the HSBC in Hong Kong and major Chinese banks.

PURPLE JADE VILLAS

No. 1, Purple Jade Road, Chaoyang District

Tel +86-10-6493-9002

Purple Jade Villas has 104 townhouses in its third phase of the project, with half already sold. Average selling price is US$3,000 per sq m, with sizes ranging from 134 sq m to 946 sq m. Features a park with trees brought in from all over China, deer, swans and peacocks. It is right next to where the 2008 Olympic Village will be built.

There are many property agents in Beijing to help people find their dream home/investment and the following is a selection:

Asia Property Solutions

Tel: +86-10-5166-9988

Beijing Centaline Property Consultants Ltd

Tel: +86-10-6595-1688

Beijing Sincere Property Consultants

Tel: +86-10-6475-9175

DTZ Debenham Tie Leung

Tel: +86-10-6510-1388

Elite (Beijing) Realty Ltd

Tel: +86-10-8526-2627

GVA Integral International Property Advisers

Tel: +86-10-6539-3228

Joanna Real Estate

Tel: +86-10-5108-8028

Jones Lang LaSalle

Tel: +86-10-6505-1300

Savills Property Services

Tel: +86-10-6505-2348

WaveLand Realty

Tel: +86-10-8580-5609