China's Real Estate Finance:Undergoing Directional Change

Influenced by a host of new policies on real property loans and foreign investment restrictions, real estate finance is in the midst of directional change characterized by fluctuations in domestic and overseas financing arrangements. The long-

The Current Situation and Countermeasures of Real Estate Finance Development in China

In recent years, financialization of real estate in our country has been obvious with the continuous reform of housing system. In order to guarantee better financing, real estate finance has become a pillar of the economy in our country. However, the development of real estate finance has also brought out some problems such as lack of financing channels, monitoring and product innovation. In this article, Shanghai is taken as an example, the problems existing in the real estate finance in China are analyzed and corresponding countermeasures are put forward.

Measuring China's Real Estate Financial Innovation from the Perspective of Government,Enterprises and the Public:Index Compilation and Its Spatial-Temporal Characteristics Analysis

In recent years,China has witnessed the rapid development in housing finance,and there have emerged constantly real estate finance innovations;however,there exists no relevant index for measuring the innovations of China's real estate finance.Based on the perspectives of the governments,enterprises and the public,this paper constructs the"innovation index of real estate finance"on a quarterly basis from 2009 to 2019,with the method of empowerment which combines the subjective method(analytic hierarchy process)and the objective one(range coefficient method).It clearly and concretely depicts the innovations in housing finance and the related temporal-spatial characteristics in China since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008.The index covers 30 provinces,autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government,and analyzes its temporal and spatial characteristics.The findings show that there exist a strong spatial autocorrelation and a big regional difference in innovations.

Existing European Buildings and Cities： Economic Improvement and Evaluation of the Cost-Benefit Related to Lifecycle and Performance

In this study, the interdependency is presented between the characteristics of the buildings and the relative economic value, in order to plan economic policies and preconditions for improving the quality of the European buildings heritage through access, by an holistic approach, to the necessary f＇mancial resources. The economic value of a real estate asset is closely connected to the construction features and their performance over time （lifecycle）. Safer, more comfortable and productive buildings for inhabitants are at the same time more operationally efficient and economically convenient for the owners. Solidity characteristics and static resistance to earthquakes, eco-efficiency and other constructive qualities of the building will provide benefits in the long term, and they are directly related the LCC （life cycle cost） including specific construction and/or maintenance costs. Moreover, these characteristics have an impact on the ＂market value＂ and on the ＂mortgage lending value＂ of properties, as well as on the possibility of financing the purchase through access to more affordable mortgages, and to make really feasible conversions even in the absence of public financial resources. This study introduces a new approach for conversions involving whole buildings or city areas. This research identifies the economic sustainability of a project by combining principles and suitable methodologies, together with performance and other characteristics. These aspects constitute the essential prerequisite for obtaining mortgages from banks and/or financial resources from international investors.