High-rise condos in Shanghai. New home prices in the city rose 10 per cent in July from a year earlier, while the stock market fell by the same amount. Photo: Bloomberg High-rise condos in Shanghai. New home prices in the city rose 10 per cent in July from a year earlier, while the stock market fell by the same amount. Photo: Bloomberg
High-rise condos in Shanghai. New home prices in the city rose 10 per cent in July from a year earlier, while the stock market fell by the same amount. Photo: Bloomberg
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Investors foil government cooling measures

Slumping equities make buying homes a good bet despite Beijing's attempts to dampen market

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Updated: 3:45am, 17 Sep, 2013

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High-rise condos in Shanghai. New home prices in the city rose 10 per cent in July from a year earlier, while the stock market fell by the same amount. Photo: Bloomberg High-rise condos in Shanghai. New home prices in the city rose 10 per cent in July from a year earlier, while the stock market fell by the same amount. Photo: Bloomberg
High-rise condos in Shanghai. New home prices in the city rose 10 per cent in July from a year earlier, while the stock market fell by the same amount. Photo: Bloomberg
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