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  • China Trends: Giving Up The Bubble Ghost

      Last night, CBS’s 60 Minutes did a great two-part report on the real estate industry in China and the growing sense that there is a huge bubble that is about to burst here. Part 2 is an especially good eye-opener to anyone who hasn’t heard of the “Ghost Cities” being built all around the country: (Part 1 was a fabulous profile of one of China’s most famous real estate moguls, Zhang Xin. You can see it here.) Given the time difference, the report aired at what amounts to the…

    China Comprehensive March 4, 2013
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