Pay attention to overseas home ownership! Insiders reveal the secret of buying a house pit.

According to the latest data from dtz, the total overseas commercial real estate investment in China reached a new high in 20 16, reaching 38.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 49% compared with 20 15. With the increasing investment of foreign home buyers in China, overseas real estate intermediary industry has emerged. Many non-standard intermediaries are also mixed among them, which leads to "traps" such as opacity and multiple intermediaries caused by information asymmetry between supply and demand. At the annual meeting of sunrise investment clients held recently, Shi Jinqiang, general manager of overseas properties of Chain Real Estate, told Zhongxin.com that finding a professional and reliable real estate agent is the best way to avoid risks.

According to the report "China Overseas Investment Market in the Fourth Quarter of 20 16" released by dtz, the total overseas commercial real estate investment in China reached a new high in 20 16, reaching US$ 38.3 billion, an increase of 49% compared with 20 15. Among them, the United States is the preferred destination for China investors, with a total investment of US$ 654.38+0.83 billion, more than four times that of 2065.438+05. In 20 16, the United States accounted for 48% of China's total overseas real estate investment, maintaining a leading position. According to the data of National Association of Realtors, in 20 16, China surpassed Canada and became the largest international buyer of American real estate.

In fact, not only the United States is a popular destination for China people to buy houses, but also many China people have bought houses in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea and Singapore in recent years. Many domestic housing enterprises have also started to build houses overseas and start domestic business.

With the increasing popularity of foreign home ownership in China, overseas real estate agency industry has emerged. However, due to the low market entry threshold, many non-standard intermediaries have also mixed in. With the brutal growth of the market, there have been "traps" such as opacity and multiple intermediaries caused by asymmetric information between supply and demand.

In recent years, many investors who participated in housing relocation spent millions of yuan to buy real estate overseas, but there were problems such as the property being taken to the bank by developers and being cheated into staying. Some unscrupulous intermediaries often take advantage of their ignorance of the industry, local policies, language barriers, and difficulties in safeguarding rights overseas to deceive investors, causing heavy losses to investors, but intermediaries can escape legal responsibility.

In the view of Shi Jinqiang, general manager of Chain Home overseas business department, some familiar projects in the market just "look beautiful" in the overseas buying boom. "These projects are not as well advertised, but because of the high rebate to the intermediary. These small companies may disappear after two years, and even earn a commission for finding someone. "

"When choosing a real estate project, there are many things that buyers don't understand. Take the United States as an example Although the management of American real estate market is relatively formal, there is still the possibility of unfinished real estate projects. If you don't understand the land acquisition link and the whole construction process, it is still easy to step on the minefield. In addition, the United States also has school districts. The house on one side of a street is in the school district, and the other side is outside the school district. The price on both sides can be doubled. If you don't understand the local situation, it is easy to be deceived. " When it's strong, say it.

"I'll give you a few more examples about industry chaos. A very common situation is that the so-called 6.5438+0 million yuan is used to buy a house, but the house is worth at most 500,000 yuan, and the rest is divided up by the real estate agent. This situation is known in the industry, but the buyer does not know. " Shi Jinqiang said, "Another way is to buy real estate in some European countries to send immigrants. It is said that you can immigrate to Portugal, Spain and Greece by paying 50 euros, which is also a big pit. "

"There are too many traps for buying a house overseas, which can be said to be three days and three nights." Shi Jinqiang believes that the main reasons for these problems are information asymmetry and professional differences. He said that it is very important to find a good intermediary and a good broker when buying a house overseas. A good intermediary can save customers a lot of trouble. "Just like a person wants to have heart surgery, he doesn't need to know how the heart is made, just find the best hospital. The same is true for overseas home buyers, and the relevant details are very complicated. For non-professionals, understanding is actually a huge challenge. Then customers can successfully complete the whole thing as long as they find professional and reliable partners, such as chain home, which is also the best way to avoid risks. "

In addition, Shi Jinqiang believes that to solve the industry chaos, it is necessary to standardize the market and disclose information. Through the efforts of all parties, it will take time to have good results.

(Source: Hualong. com)

(The above answers were published on 20 17-02-03. Please refer to the current actual purchase policy. )

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