Real Estate

If you’ve spent any time searching for luxury housing in Shanghai‘s Former French Concession, you’ve undoubtedly encountered the “Big Three” compounds on or near Anfu Road: The Summit (汇贤居), Chevalier Place (亦园), and Kingsville (金苑). These three properties sit within a stone‘s throw of each other and have dominated the high-end expat rental market for nearly two decades....

If you‘ve spent any time researching apartments in Jing’an, you‘ve undoubtedly come across two names: One Park Avenue (静安枫景苑) and Eight Park Avenue (静安豪景苑). These twin developments, built by the same Singaporean developer just a street apart, have become legendary in Shanghai’s expat rental market. But what‘s the real difference between them? Which one is...

So you are moving to Shanghai. Congratulations! You have probably spent weeks researching neighborhoods, browsing listings, and imagining your new life beneath the plane trees of Old Xuhui or in a modern compound in Jing'an. But then comes the practical question: How do I actually rent a home here? The process is different from many other countries. Do not worry — it is straightforward once you...