{"id":276,"date":"2015-05-16T04:31:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T04:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/?p=276"},"modified":"2024-05-02T19:59:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:59:57","slug":"top-five-criteria-for-chinese-investors-in-australian-realestate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/top-five-criteria-for-chinese-investors-in-australian-realestate\/","title":{"rendered":"Five reasons the Chinese Nouveau Riche want your home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It can be pretty frustrating trying to buy Australian property in areas popular with the Chinese buyers. \u00a0Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne are seeing Chinese money pouring into realestate with no sign of a slow down.<\/p>\n<p>While there has been some public backlash and a crack down on agents skirting foreign investment rules, the boom is making some lucky Australian property owners rich. <span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Whether your plan is to benefit from Chinese-driven capital gain, or simply to avoid areas where you are likely to be outbid, it helps to understand the demand factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> \u00a0H<\/span>ere are the top five things Chinese investors look for in Australia.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-8.jpg\" alt=\"imgres-8\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Close to top schools and universities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asians value education highly and the Chinese are no exception. Not just any school or university will do. The presence of top schools or an elite university in a suburb will rank it highly. Wealthy Chinese are buying property for their children to enjoy while they study abroad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-319\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-5.jpg\" alt=\"imgres-5\" width=\"207\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Prestige and respectability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese buying in Australia are proud of their success and wealth. \u00a0They want to own and live somewhere that reflects their status and taste. \u00a0Established, leafy, highly respectable suburbs, and modern, luxury condominiums are the go. Don\u2019t expect cashed up Chinese investors to be interested in helping to gentrify down-market suburbs.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">3. Cultural fit<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every capital city in Australia now has suburbs with a high proportion of Chinese born and Chinese speaking residents. For example Chatswood, Sydney, Doncaster, Melbourne, Sunny Bank, Brisbane. In these areas shopping centres, restaurants and other amenities cater to the Chinese population.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-4.jpg\" alt=\"imgres-4\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Iconic views of Sydney Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hottest properties in Australia right now are mansions and luxury apartments with Sydney harbour views , ideally of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>If you are lucky enough to own such a property, you are likely to be receiving offers from Chinese buyers that are increasingly hard to refuse. But you might be crazy to sell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/591067-91a57d56-c2c4-11e4-870a-64b168121aee.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/591067-91a57d56-c2c4-11e4-870a-64b168121aee-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"591067-91a57d56-c2c4-11e4-870a-64b168121aee\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/591067-91a57d56-c2c4-11e4-870a-64b168121aee-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/591067-91a57d56-c2c4-11e4-870a-64b168121aee.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Feng Shui<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good Feng Shui is important to many Chinese buyers. Aspect, position in the landscape and the number will be considered. The number four could be a deal breaker because it sounds like death in Cantonese. If a complex you are inspecting has no floors or unit numbers ending in four, you know who the target market is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-294\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-3.jpg\" alt=\"imgres-3\" width=\"258\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be pretty frustrating trying to buy Australian property in areas popular with the Chinese buyers. \u00a0Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne are seeing Chinese money pouring into realestate with no sign of a slow down. 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