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China 's Housing Successes and Disappointments Since 1977

Center for Real Estate Law at Peking University and International Housing Coalition,
Thursday, June 22, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Key Highlights

1. Estimated no of participants: 70
2. Stakeholder group representation at the event: NGOs, Chinese government officials, multilateral and bilateral donor representatives, h ousing policy and urban planning officials, housing financing professionals, and private developers
3. What were the expected objectives: Examine the remarkably successful Chinese housing p olicy approaches and strategies for activating the private sector that have been responsible for vast improvements in Chinese housing conditions.
4. What did the networking event achieve: Described in detail the current housing situation in China in the context of change and in relation to specific governmental policies.

2. What were the core issues identified in your event as they relate to the theme and sub-themes of WUFIII? Responsiveness of the market and the private sector to changes in government housing policies. Directly related to main theme and sub-theme 1.

3. What were the main points raised by panellists and participants in relation to these different issues? What new ideas have been generated as a result of the discussion? Rate of construction of housing over time; percent of households that own their homes; financing of housing; specific housing policies and changes over time; possible over-reaction by government to shortage of small, affordable apartments.

4. What process steps have been identified in your event that could help turn ideas into operational reality? The Chinese government's divestiture of state owned housing and encouragement of private ownership/private development in 1990s successfully generated substantial private sector housing construction; some of its policies are replicable elsewhere.