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  • Rice Chamberlains estate agents for sale and sold signs in Moseley area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting, or management of properties and other buildings. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a letting or management agent. Estate agents are mainly engaged in the marketing of property available for sale.
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  • Rice Chamberlains estate agents for sale and sold signs in Moseley area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting, or management of properties and other buildings. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a letting or management agent. Estate agents are mainly engaged in the marketing of property available for sale.
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  • Rice Chamberlains estate agents for sale and sold signs in Moseley area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting, or management of properties and other buildings. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a letting or management agent. Estate agents are mainly engaged in the marketing of property available for sale.
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  • Purple Bricks For Sale sign in Moseley / Kings Heath area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Purplebricks is a British online estate agent. Founded in 2012.
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  • Purple Bricks For Sale sign in Moseley / Kings Heath area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Purplebricks is a British online estate agent. Founded in 2012.
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  • Purple Bricks For Sale sign in Moseley / Kings Heath area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Purplebricks is a British online estate agent. Founded in 2012.
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  • Purple Bricks For Sale sign in Moseley / Kings Heath area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Purplebricks is a British online estate agent. Founded in 2012.
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  • Purple Bricks For Sale sign in Moseley / Kings Heath area in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Purplebricks is a British online estate agent. Founded in 2012.
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  • Men employed by real estate developers hold up signs at a housing fair in Shanghai China, on  May 01, 2011. The government has installed a series of measures in hope of curbing housing prices in major cities, which has sky rocketed in recent years out of the reach of ordinary families. While the effectiveness of these measures remain to be seen, as one of the main cause is the high cost of land, which is owned by the government, the restrictions has caused a real estate boom in smaller cities that are quickly becoming a problem of its own.
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  • Workers put up a new sheet metal wall signaling yet another real estate development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Workers put up a new sheet metal wall signaling yet another real estate development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Workers put up a new sheet metal wall signaling yet another real estate development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A few visitors and cleaning staff walk in the central plaza over looking Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Workers uproot indigenous desert plants to make room for a new flower bed close to a densely built residential apartment development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Workers uproot indigenous desert plants to make room for a new flower bed close to a densely built residential apartment development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Cell phone numbers advertising construction equipment and material rental decorate a wall surrounding a densely built residential apartment development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos127.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos121.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos120.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A man walks past at the site of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos110.jpg
  • A man works at the site of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos109.jpg
  • A man works at the site of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos108.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A woman and her child walks down a newly built road  near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos104.jpg
  • A woman and her child walks down a newly built road  near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos103.jpg
  • A view of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos102.jpg
  • A view of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A man walks past the slick Ordos Museum during night in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 92 July, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A view of the slick Ordos Museum seen in the night in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 92 July, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A child peeks out a parked car in the night in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 92 July, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • The Chinese character "Cun", or village, stands in the night in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 92 July, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A police officer walks past a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos091.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos089.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos088.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists, sit on a flight of neon lit stairs near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos080.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos075.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos074.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Two riders carry a piece of construction material into Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Flowers and young saplins planted in a garden in the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A long stall offers snacks to visitors near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos067.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos065.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos064.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos062.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos055.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists, walk down a flight of neon lit stairs near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos052.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists, walk down a flight of neon lit stairs near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos048.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos045.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists, walk down a flight of neon lit stairs near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos044.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos043.jpg
  • New apartments line an otherwise empty street in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos040.jpg
  • A new bridge and road leading into the surrounding desert near Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos038.jpg
  • New apartments line an otherwise empty street in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos036.jpg
  • A small police buggy drives past a large TV screen while patrolling otherwise empty streets in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos033.jpg
  • A man sweeps a newly built road leading towards a luxury housing develpment near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos026.jpg
  • A sign welcomes visitors to the Asia Statutory Art Theme Park in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos025.jpg
  • Gardeners tend to the lawn in the grandly named Asia Statuary Art Theme Park in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos023.jpg
  • A man works at the site of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos021.jpg
  • Empty electric buggies wait for customers in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos019.jpg
  • Empty electric buggies wait for customers in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos018.jpg
  • Empty electric buggies wait for customers in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos018.jpg
  • A man walks down a newly built road  near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos016.jpg
  • A team of workers, most of them just loitering, drills a hole in the stair case of the central plaza over looking Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos012.jpg
  • A few visitors and cleaning staff walk in the central plaza over looking Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos007.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos119.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos117.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos083.jpg
  • A man waters the flowers decorating a bridge leading into Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos066.jpg
  • A evening view of newly built apartment buildings across the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos058.jpg
  • A team of workers, most of them just loitering, drills a hole in the stair case of the central plaza over looking Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos014.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai007.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai025.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai022.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai017.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai005.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai002.jpg
  • An agent works behind his desk in a real estate agency with a window displaying housing units for sale  in Shanghai, China on 10 December, 2009.  Despite repeated efforts by government to rein in housing prices, housing in major cities in Shanghai and Beijing have changed little from their peaks  and the flow of hot money into smaller cities have fueled additional bubbles.
    QS091210Shanghai013.jpg
  • A man puts on his Mickey Mouse costume at a real estate fair in Shanghai, China on 15 March, 2009.  For the past decade, Shanghai has underwent the largest reconstruction in recorded history, over 20 million square meters of land, approximately a third of Manhattan, were developed between year 200 and 2005 alone. Despite that however, housing prices have seen a rapid increase, putting the prospect of owning a decent sized home out of the reach of ordinary Chinese citizens, especially middle to low income families.
    QS090315Shanghai019.jpg
  • A man looks up from behind model of new apartment buildings at a real estate fair in Shanghai, China on 15 March, 2009.  For the past decade, Shanghai has underwent the largest reconstruction in recorded history, over 20 million square meters of land, approximately a third of Manhattan, were developed between year 200 and 2005 alone. Despite that however, housing prices have seen a rapid increase, putting the prospect of owning a decent sized home out of the reach of ordinary Chinese citizens, especially middle to low income families.
    QS090315Shanghai016.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    _MG_6336.jpg
  • A man rides bicycle past the window of an abandoned house that is slated for redevelopment in Shanghai China, on  May 01, 2011. The government has installed a series of measures in hope of curbing housing prices in major cities, which has sky rocketed in recent years out of the reach of ordinary families. While the effectiveness of these measures remain to be seen, as one of the main cause is the high cost of land, which is owned by the government, the restrictions has caused a real estate boom in smaller cities that are quickly becoming a problem of its own.
    _MG_4100.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai027.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai024.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai015.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    QS111123Shanghai006.jpg
  • A man squats on top of a pile of rubble at a demolition site for real estate redevelopment in Shanghai, China on 10 December, 2009.   Despite repeated efforts by government to rein in housing prices, housing in major cities in Shanghai and Beijing have changed little from their peaks  and the flow of hot money into smaller cities have fueled additional bubbles.
    QS091210Shanghai017.jpg
  • Security guards carry a models of a residential development at a real estate fair in Shanghai, China on 15 March, 2009. For the past decade, Shanghai has underwent the largest reconstruction in recorded history, over 20 million square meters of land, approximately a third of Manhattan, were developed between year 200 and 2005 alone. Despite that however, housing prices have seen a rapid increase, putting the prospect of owning a decent sized home out of the reach of ordinary Chinese citizens, especially middle to low income families.
    QS090315Shanghai034.jpg
  • Potential buyers look at a model of a residential development at a  real estate fair in Shanghai, China on 15 March, 2009. For the past decade, Shanghai has underwent the largest reconstruction in recorded history, over 20 million square meters of land, approximately a third of Manhattan, were developed between year 200 and 2005 alone. Despite that however, housing prices have seen a rapid increase, putting the prospect of owning a decent sized home out of the reach of ordinary Chinese citizens, especially middle to low income families.
    QS090315Shanghai031.jpg
  • An agent shows potential buyers the layout of a new residential development at a real estate fair in Shanghai, China on 15 March, 2009. For the past decade, Shanghai has underwent the largest reconstruction in recorded history, over 20 million square meters of land, approximately a third of Manhattan, were developed between year 200 and 2005 alone. Despite that however, housing prices have seen a rapid increase, putting the prospect of owning a decent sized home out of the reach of ordinary Chinese citizens, especially middle to low income families.
    QS090315Shanghai025.jpg
  • A man looks at models of apartments at a real estate fair in Shanghai, China on 15 March, 2009. For the past decade, Shanghai has underwent the largest reconstruction in recorded history, over 20 million square meters of land, approximately a third of Manhattan, were developed between year 200 and 2005 alone. Despite that however, housing prices have seen a rapid increase, putting the prospect of owning a decent sized home out of the reach of ordinary Chinese citizens, especially middle to low income families.
    QS090315Shanghai022.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    _MG_6217.jpg
  • Home buyers who have made down payments on properties at China Vanke Co.'s Qinglinjing development protest with signs requesting refunds outside the Vanke Shanghai Center, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011. A portion of home owners across the country are unhappy as government restrictions on real estate speculations have caused their newly purchased homes to fall in value, a majority of the homes in this case are yet to be completed.
    _MG_6211.jpg
  • A broken red lantern with the characters " wan shi ru yi", or "ten thousand things accroding to your will", sits on the rubble of a demolished house house that is slated for redevelopment in Shanghai China, on  May 01, 2011. The government has installed a series of measures in hope of curbing housing prices in major cities, which has sky rocketed in recent years out of the reach of ordinary families. While the effectiveness of these measures remain to be seen, as one of the main cause is the high cost of land, which is owned by the government, the restrictions has caused a real estate boom in smaller cities that are quickly becoming a problem of its own.
    _MG_4137.jpg
  • Estate agents signs for properties to let on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom.
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  • Small business shop front for an estate agent at night in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, three miles south of the city centre. It is the next suburb south from Moseley.
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  • Estate agents signs for properties to let on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20200916_bangor lettings_002.jpg
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