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If additional yuan loans were mortgage-based and tied to Chinese real estate development projects Africans could conceivably become first-time home owners in waves, while paying little interest.
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The deserted mall is also a symbol of China's rapid urbanization and runaway investment in real estate projects, where massive development projects have been given the go ahead without proper marketing and business research.
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Even in thriving Houston, notes architect Tim Cisneros, the credit crunch has stopped many projects by clients from the mainstream real estate development community.
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Government officials in both countries have enormous influence over contracts and procurement, development and infrastructure projects, loan approvals, real estate transactions, land use rights, and preferences in regulated industries.
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City-funded urban development projects are installing a pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, and a real estate boom is enabling a young, creative class of artists and entrepreneurs to open hip boutiques and restaurants.
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