【新唐人2014年12月17日訊】近年來，在中國大陸一股海外買房熱潮正在悄然興起，越來越多的中國+富豪們動輒一擲百萬、千萬美金，在美國、澳洲、英國、加拿大等國購買房產，造成這些國家房地產價格不斷飛漲，甚至一些地區出現泡沫化的跡象，一度引發當地居民的不滿和抗議。
據《法國國際廣播電臺》報導，美國房地產協會的年終報告顯示，今年，加州舊金山灣區平均房價比去年上漲了23%。從2012年至今，舊金山灣區的房價漲幅已經高達50%。而房價瘋漲背後的推手，就是中國購房者。
報導稱，遊走於美國各個高級住宅區的中國購房者，「見房就買」，出手大方，有些甚至可以一次性以現金付清。近一年間，中國買家花掉了220億美元用於購房，其中35%投放到了加州，從而導致該地區房價暴漲。
實際上，不僅僅是美國，澳大利亞、加拿大、英國以及很多歐洲國家都遭遇了同樣的「中國+富豪搶房熱」。
中國人為甚麼如此熱衷於海外購房？投資、移民、子女教育、資金轉移、大陸房地產泡沫、環境不安全等等，專家學者們說法不一。
美國南卡羅萊納大學艾肯商學院終身教授謝田：「我覺得說明中國國內的生活環境、商業環境、政治環境、再加上自然環境越來越惡化，這些富人，大部分富人實際上也是在這個社會中精英階層的人士，也能夠接觸到上層人士，他們可能更加清楚的認識到中共統治、中國的政局從根子上會出現巨大的變化。在災難來之前先跳出來，這是一般富人常用的辦法，他們有這個能力，也有這個資源這樣做。」
美國中文雜誌《中國事務》總編輯伍凡認為，將錢用於海外購房的人群，主要分為中共官員和商人兩大類。
美國中文雜誌《中國事務》總編輯伍凡：「第一中國的政治不穩定，『反腐』、『打老虎』，甚至於對民企的盤剝，各種各樣的稅收。所以一些貪官污吏首先要逃跑，那些民營企業家受不了稅收，他也要逃跑。」
然而，瘋狂的中國買家，也給美國等國的樓市帶來了巨大的衝擊，各地房價被大幅度推高。數據顯示，截止到2014年2月，美國房價已連續14個月持續上漲，加拿大3月份平均房屋價格為40.14萬元，比去年同期上升了6%﹔澳大利亞諮詢企業RP數據公司發佈的數據顯示，過去12個月中，悉尼的房價漲了16%，墨爾本漲了11%。
英國《金融時報》6月13號的報導稱，今年世界各地的商業地產交易規模預計將增長15%，達到6000億美元，這在很大程度上要「歸功於」中國人的海外「投資」大幅度增長。
中國的海外炒房熱導致的房價上漲，使得很多地區的居民受到了嚴重影響。加拿大、澳大利亞民眾紛紛要求政府出臺限制中國人購房的政策。據《法廣》報導，在舊金山灣區，因房價飛漲而無力買房的工薪階層不斷舉行抗議活動。
謝田：「會帶來些影響，因為就像報導裏面提出的，在舊金山有些地方這些人買了房子以後，也沒人來住。他們實質上，只是把根子紮在這，或者留著一個後路，狡兔三窟。但是在中國國內他現在還沒有盤點清楚，或者還在繼續撈錢、繼續賺錢。他們這樣做法實際上把各當地房地產市場給哄抬起來。而一般美國的民眾收入沒有趕上。」
目前，一些媒體的觀點指出，美國樓市有可能會因房價過度上漲出現「房市泡沫」。但美國南卡羅萊納大學艾肯商學院終身教授謝田認為，現在預測美國房地產「泡沫」為時尚早，因為中國財富只集中在少數人身上，富豪數量有限，加上中共正在進行內部清洗，不足以形成強大的熱潮使房市真正泡沫化，頂多會撐高個別地區的房價。
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China’s Wealthy Buyers Push House Prices Higher in Multiple Countries
ANCHOR:
In recent years, an overseas house-buying boom has
quietly risen.
More and more Chinese tycoons spent a few million or even tens
of millions of dollars in real estate in the United States, Australia,
Britain, Canada and other countries, resulting in soaring real estate
prices in these countries and even bubbles in some areas.
This has triggered discontentment and protests by local residents.
Reporter:
According to Radio France Internationale reports,
the US Real Estate Association 2014 annual report reveals
that the average housing price in the San Francisco Bay Area
of Californiarose 23 percent over the last year.
From 2012 to date, housing prices in the San Francisco Bay Area
have increased by 50 percent.
The driving force behind skyrocketing prices is Chinese buyers.
The report says that Chinese buyers searched in high-end
residential areas in the US.
They generously s"buy any house they see.”
Some can even pay a one-time cash payment.
Over the past year, Chinese buyers spent US $22 billion
to purchase real estate.
35 percent of that has flowed into California,
causing skyrocketing housing prices in the area.
In fact, not just the United States, but Australia, Canada,
the UK and many European countries have suffered
the same “hot house-buying tide launched by Chinese tycoons."
Why are Chinese people so keen
to become overseas house buyers?
Experts have differing opinions, among them investment,
immigration, children’s education, funds transfer,
the mainland real estate bubble, unsafe environment and more.
Tenured professor Xie Tian, University of South Carolina Aiken
School of Business: “I think China’s domestic living environment,
business environment, and political environment
coupled with the natural environment are all getting worse.
These wealthy people are actually the elite of this society,
and can come into contact with the upper class.
They may more clearly recognize that the ruling
of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China’s
political situation will dramatically change
fundamentally.
Before the disaster, they took the usual way of rich people.
This is a common approach in general
the rich have the ability and the resources to do so."
Chief-editor of Chinese-American magazine China Affairs
Wu Fan believes that the overseas buyers who are buying homes
overseas can be divided into two major categories –
Chinese officials and businessmen.
American Chinese magazine China Affairs Chief-Editor Wu Fan:
“First China’s political situation is instable with “anti-corruption,"
“tigers," and even exploitation of non-state owned companies
with a variety of taxes.
So some corrupt officials need to run from China.
Those private entrepreneurs who cannot stand the taxation
would run away."
However, the crazy Chinese buyers have caused a massive impact
on real estate prices in the US.
The real estate prices have been pushed higher.
According to data, as of February 2014, US housing prices have
continued to rise for 14 consecutive months.
The average Canadian housing price in March was 401,400
yuan, an increase of 16 percent over last year.
Australian consulting firm RP released data showing that
over the past 12 months, Sydney house prices rose 16 percent,
up 11 percent in Melbourne.
Financial Times in Britain reported on June 13 of 2014 that
commercial real estate transactions around the world are expected
to grow 15 percent to $600 billion, which is largely “thanks to"
largely substantial growth in overseas Chinese investment.
China’s buyers investing in overseas real estate has led
to rising house prices.
Many residents of the region have been severely affected.
People from Canada and Australia have asked the government
to introduce a policy to limit Chinese home-buyers.
According to Radio Freedom International, working-class
in the San Francisco Bay Area who are unable to buy a house
due to soaring housing prices continue to hold protest activity.
Xie Tian: “This will bring some impacts as reported.
Some wealthy Chinese people purchased houses
which were previously unoccupied in these areas.
This in fact placed the root here.
One rabbit can have three holes as home.
But in China she was not yet clear about what she should do,
or whether they should continue to make money.
Actually, such a practice increases the prices
of local real estate market.
But the general American populace
cannot catch up with the income."
Currently, some of the media’s point of view t point out
that the US housing market is likely to see housing bubbles
due to the fast increase in prices.
But tenured professor, University of South Carolina Aiken
Dr. Frank Xie, believes that it’s too soon to forecast
the US real estate bubble.
China’s wealth is commanded by
a small number of people.
With ongoing cleansing within the Chinese Communist Party,
at most, these wealthy persons will only push high prices
in individual areas.
There’s not enough for a strong housing market boom
resulting in a bubble.
Interview / easy as editing / Zhang Tianyu post-production /