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China's Property Appetite

Does the huge demand for property in China mean a bubble is developing in the market?

Does the huge demand for property in China mean a bubble is developing in the market? Or does the appetite for new homes mean that the market will keep growing steadily?
The 大象传媒's Chris Hogg reports from Shanghai on the plight of one hopeful home-buyer who can't afford an apartment.

Plus, Lesley Curwen talks to Matt Praeger about his remarkable job. He is described by some as 'a latter-day Cyrano de Bergerac'. He is an online dating coach who writes emails on behalf of male clients who are either too busy or too anxious to write to prospective dates themselves.

And Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times suggests that some professions don't understand what building a relationship with their clients is all about.

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18 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 May 2010 01:40GMT

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  • Mon 17 May 2010 07:32GMT
  • Mon 17 May 2010 18:40GMT
  • Tue 18 May 2010 01:40GMT

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