November 12, 2024 03:10 GMT
CHINA HOUSING: Tax Cut for Home Buyers Considered.
CHINA HOUSING
- Regulators are believed to be working on a proposal to allow the largest cities to cut the tax deed required to be paid on purchases from 3% to 1%.
- Under the latest proposal, top-tier cities are expected to be allowed to scrap the distinction between ordinary and luxury homes, which would substantially lower purchasing costs for people seeking to upgrade their residences. (source: Straits Times).
- In a bid to get the number of unsold properties down (estimates are from 45-60 million unsold properties) various measures have been announced in recent months.
- Residential property sales turned positive in October, for the first time this year possibly indicating that the government stimulus measures are having an impact.
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