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Chinese investment in residential real estate amounts to just 2%

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imageA home-grown problem.David Gray/Reuters

The scale of Chinese investment in the Australian residential property market continues to polarise public opinion. Chinese buyers are often blamed for driving up house prices in Australia and causing the current affordability crisis.

However, Chinese offshore purchases are surprisingly low. Based on Foreign...

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