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China Seeks to Tame Property Boom

The BBC reports on the Chinese government’s efforts to slow down the overheating housing market:New measures introduced in the past few weeks restrict mortgage lending, increase land supply and stop developers from hoarding apartments to push up prices. In the biggest cities like Beijing and Shanghai, prices have risen so much that for many people most properties are now unaffordable. But a