China's property prices will continue to grow next year, fuelled by the country's rosy economic growth and more restrained land supply in 2007. Property prices are likely to continue growing next year despite a slew of macro policies introduced this year to rein in the overheating sector.

If the fundamental factor, demand far exceeding supply, can't be changed, property prices can hardly drop. Since the government released a regulation requiring 70 per cent of residential apartments to be less than 90 square metres, quite a number of real estate projects have needed to be adjusted or postponed, further dragging down the supply and making property prices rise even higher.

Property prices in China's 70 large- and medium-sized cities rose 5.4 per cent in October, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than September's rise. Prices of high-end and ordinary residential properties saw a year-on-year rise of 7.7 per cent and 6.4 per cent, up 0.7 and 0.1 percentage point compared to September. Beijing witnessed the biggest price rise, with year-on-year growth of 10.7 per cent.

As a leading property developer, Beijing-based SOHO China is frustrated with the drop in available land in the capital. The government's macro policies may ease pressure on low and medium-priced residential buildings, but will further increase the price for high-end ones, said global property seller CB Richard Ellis.

Source:佚名