Chinese New Year 2016: mass of foreign investors spend their break hunting for property in Sydney

FOREIGN Chinese buyers are coming in droves during the Chinese New Year period this week, with property agents and portals receiving an influx of enquiries in the last two weeks. Esther Yong, director of ACproperty.com.au, an Australian Chinese-language property portal, said their call centre saw a 35 per cent spike in enquiries over the last two weeks. ÒA lot of them are calling to make appointments to view properties during the Chinese New Year period,Ó she said. ÒFor the past two years, our call centre has always been the busiest during Chinese New Year.Ó

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Written by

Olivia Lin

Editor, ACproperty

Olivia Lin is Editor at ACproperty and a former real estate agent with extensive experience working with Chinese buyers. She writes about buyer behaviour, property marketing and the trends influencing Chinese and international demand for Australian property.

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