On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:28:07 -0500
Clare Snyder wrote:

Around here this past year you checked what the last house sold for
and added 20%, The prices were going CRAZY. Slowed down a bit right
now - but agents wouldn't even give you an evaluation this summer. -
Everything was going for above listed price - with numerous bids

chinese are using foreign real estate as investment

there are places where houses are bought and never lived in and
often times it is all cash

china has an excess of pretty much everything

manuf capacity
liquid assets
steel and other building materials
people

have heard of new but uninhabited cities but sure if it is true