Shanghai is benefiting from property investors looking for a familiar place for their money in the midst of a global slowdown. Photo: Xinhua Shanghai is benefiting from property investors looking for a familiar place for their money in the midst of a global slowdown. Photo: Xinhua
Shanghai is benefiting from property investors looking for a familiar place for their money in the midst of a global slowdown. Photo: Xinhua
Nicholas Spiro
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The View by Nicholas Spiro

Shanghai’s real estate market is bucking trends in global property sales and China’s own economy

  • Slowing economic conditions are working to the advantage of China’s financial hub, as risk-averse investors are drawn to familiar locations and Shanghai benefits from a glut of decentralised stock

Nicholas Spiro
Nicholas Spiro

Updated: 6:21am, 23 Jul, 2019

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Shanghai is benefiting from property investors looking for a familiar place for their money in the midst of a global slowdown. Photo: Xinhua Shanghai is benefiting from property investors looking for a familiar place for their money in the midst of a global slowdown. Photo: Xinhua
Shanghai is benefiting from property investors looking for a familiar place for their money in the midst of a global slowdown. Photo: Xinhua
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Nicholas Spiro

Nicholas Spiro

Nicholas Spiro is a partner at Lauressa Advisory, a specialist London-based real estate and macroeconomic advisory firm. He is an expert on advanced and emerging economies and a regular commentator on financial and macro-political developments.