Comments on: A Beer, A Beach, An Olympic Dream: Qingdao http://peer-see.com/blog/a-beer-a-beach-an-olympic-dream-qingdao/2006/05/08/ Thu, 17 May 2012 23:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Qingdao http://peer-see.com/blog/a-beer-a-beach-an-olympic-dream-qingdao/2006/05/08/comment-page-1/#comment-9619 Qingdao Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:19:10 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=26#comment-9619 Now, it is the end of 2007 and real estate prices in Qingdao have probably reached their plateau. It seems that the new 2008 trend is to promote <a href="http://www.thatsqingdao.com/qingdao-classifieds/apartments/serviced-apartments.html" rel="nofollow">serviced apartments in Qingdao</a>. It will be interesting to see what happens after 2008. It is true that there is still lots of vacant property in Qingdao. Now, it is the end of 2007 and real estate prices in Qingdao have probably reached their plateau. It seems that the new 2008 trend is to promote serviced apartments in Qingdao. It will be interesting to see what happens after 2008. It is true that there is still lots of vacant property in Qingdao.

]]> By: China Law Blog http://peer-see.com/blog/a-beer-a-beach-an-olympic-dream-qingdao/2006/05/08/comment-page-1/#comment-119 China Law Blog Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:15:39 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=26#comment-119 My firm leases an apartment in Qingdao. We paid $5500 for a full year. It has two good sized bedrooms and an office and is nicely furnished. It has a balcony overlooking the water and it is right across the street from a Chinese 5 star garden hotel. Now it's the kicker. It would sell for about $275,000. How can one make money buying a property for $275,000 and then renting it for less than $500 a month? There are countless new condo buildings in Qingdao that are vacant. They were bought for speculation by HK or Taiwan investors. Qingdao property values went up nearly 20% last year, more than just about anywhere. Qingdao is a great city, but I for one am very skeptical that there are many deals to be had. Maybe in the old part of town near the "art district" where they are just starting to build more, but near the center looks pretty overbuilt. PS -- Great blog. I love your descriptions of Jinzhou. My firm leases an apartment in Qingdao. We paid $5500 for a full year. It has two good sized bedrooms and an office and is nicely furnished. It has a balcony overlooking the water and it is right across the street from a Chinese 5 star garden hotel. Now it’s the kicker. It would sell for about $275,000. How can one make money buying a property for $275,000 and then renting it for less than $500 a month?

There are countless new condo buildings in Qingdao that are vacant. They were bought for speculation by HK or Taiwan investors. Qingdao property values went up nearly 20% last year, more than just about anywhere.

Qingdao is a great city, but I for one am very skeptical that there are many deals to be had. Maybe in the old part of town near the “art district” where they are just starting to build more, but near the center looks pretty overbuilt.

PS — Great blog. I love your descriptions of Jinzhou.

]]> By: vlad http://peer-see.com/blog/a-beer-a-beach-an-olympic-dream-qingdao/2006/05/08/comment-page-1/#comment-62 vlad Tue, 09 May 2006 19:21:26 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=26#comment-62 Hey guys, I heard from Jackie that you guys have a blog, so I googled your names and viola! I have been rolling on the floor reading your entries - and makes me miss China already. I am really excited about your job in Qingdao - Ocean University is a great school, their head English guy is very nice, and Qingdao is about my favorite city in NE China. I have been lobbying the State Department to open a consulate there, but so far to no avail. Also, I have a friend there - a Chinese guy who graduated from Temple's LLM program in Beijing. Let me know when you get to Qingdao and and I will put you in touch. Hey guys,
I heard from Jackie that you guys have a blog, so I googled your names and viola! I have been rolling on the floor reading your entries - and makes me miss China already. I am really excited about your job in Qingdao - Ocean University is a great school, their head English guy is very nice, and Qingdao is about my favorite city in NE China. I have been lobbying the State Department to open a consulate there, but so far to no avail. Also, I have a friend there - a Chinese guy who graduated from Temple’s LLM program in Beijing. Let me know when you get to Qingdao and and I will put you in touch.

]]> By: rob shapiro http://peer-see.com/blog/a-beer-a-beach-an-olympic-dream-qingdao/2006/05/08/comment-page-1/#comment-61 rob shapiro Mon, 08 May 2006 23:34:56 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=26#comment-61 looks really fantastic ... and so convenient for the beer! looks really fantastic … and so convenient for the beer!

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