Major property investment funds are looking to the Far East and Asia as the best bets in the current global economic downturn.

As the Olympic Games close in Beijing all eyes on China are moving to Guangzhou, the city a thousand miles away that is to host the 2010 Asian Games.

Large property developers in China are investing billions snapping up distressed real estate from smaller companies that are struggling.

The Olympic Games has created a myriad of opportunities for developers and investors in China, according to a new report.

China's breathtaking economic growth is unlikely to be de-railed by the global credit crunch making it one of the best places for property investment funds to consider, it is claimed.

Dongtan, China's flagship eco-city is facing delays before the main construction even gets underway with completion of the first phase now unlikely before 2012.

The Americans don't have the money to invest in French vineyard properties anymore so the Chinese are stepping in and buying in the Bordeaux region.

With a litre of milk now more expensive than a litre of petrol, the price of dairy farming land is increasing making it a different kind of option for property investors.

The four largest emerging economies in the world are likely to continue to with soaring property prices for the foreseeable future, according to financial experts.

Taiwan is wooing property investors in a bid to cash in on China's breakneck economic growth.

Property investors with a keen eye for the next 'hot' market are expected to follow the trend of retailers who are looking to emerging markets for growth.

Mumbai, India's financial capital has recorded the world's biggest rise in industrial rental, according to a new study.

A recent report was released that predicts that while hot Asian real estate markets will continue to do well in the Asian continent, residential property across the continent will struggle over the next five years.

China's recent slow down may have frightened off short term investors, but those looking at the future realise this market still has much to offer.

In spite of regulatory measures taken by the central government, China property prices continue to rise. Property prices in the largest urban areas of the country rose by 11.3% in January.

The Chinese government's effort to slow the runaway economy seems to be working. Demand is beginning to slow and several property developers are cutting prices to encourage sales.

Total investment in China is expected to be 20% larger over the first three months of the year, mainly due to the strength of the property industry. This news comes as a surprise to some analysts as these results were achieved even in the face of the global credit crunch and the resulting lack of liquidity in the market.

For every company that becomes nervous about the Chinese property market, it appears that there is more than one company waiting to get into it. After securing government approval, ISG Asia has become one of the latter companies, preparing to extend their operations into mainland China.

An additional influx of China Merchants Property shares worth up to CNY 8 billion is expected to make its way into the Chinese A-share exchange market soon. At the same time China B-shares in property companies across the board have fallen as well.

Many Chinese share prices have dropped by half their value since the 2007 peak. At the same time, many companies are closing branches around the country as others try to get out of the property market as quickly as possible. All indications lead towards a nationwide shake-up in the Chinese property market soon.

Even though Chinese regulation has put a clamp on excessive growth within the Chinese real estate market, business has continued to grow.

With high volatility in the Chinese real estate market, it is not uncommon to see the highest of successes and the most desperate financial moves being conducted right next to each other.

People that are investing in Asian property markets as a way to guard against crashes back home should be very careful before doing so.

While property shares in China are high at the moment, the supply and demand structure of the markets might be about to change profoundly.

As more money continues to flow into the Chinese property market, a trickle down effect is expected to commence.

A potential property investor looking at the current Chinese market might be receiving mixed signals from different sectors.

There have been good points and bad points to the Chinese real estate market recently, but the former far outweigh the latter.

Just a week after some of the strongest gains being posted in the property sector, the Chinese property market appears to be having a significant slowdown.

Both the China A and B shares owe their overall recent success to gains that have been made in the property markets.