| From Todayonline.com: Asia's residential property market stole much of the limelight this year as concerns of record property prices spurred government intervention in the form of repeated cooling measures. Singapore, China and Hong Kong were among the jurisdictions that have introduced anti-speculative measures to cool down their red-hot property market.
China was at the forefront of introducing price controls after property prices in the country surged 7.7 per cent over an 18-month period. This prompted the government to introduce measures such as a ban on mortgage loans for third properties..............................................Full Article: Source
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