Survey of urban housing in China 2017

The 'financialisation' of Chinese housing, land and infrastructure - the use of financial instruments to convert the built environment into investment opportunities - generates momentum and vitality in the Chinese economy and has led to wealth accumulation. This study explores how the Chinese housing boom has been financed in the absence of a more developed financial system, and to what extent the financial sector has contributed to the overall appreciation of housing and land assets. A large questionnaire survey was conducted in six case cities including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xi'an, Nanjing and Tianjin.