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“Internet Plus” Pathways to the Transformation of China’s Property Sector

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Authors:
  1. Shusong Ba

    1. HKEx , HK, Hong Kong

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  2. Xianling Yang

    1. Lianjia Real Estate Research Institute , Beijing, China

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  • Provides an in-depth analysis of real estate brokerage industry in China and USA
  • Explains the business models of successful online brokerage companies, such as Redfin and Zillow
  • Reviews how the Internet impacts on home trading, and the opportunities and challenges for the real-estate brokerage industry
  • Predicts the new trends in the real estate brokerage industry and long-term apartment rentals for young people
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Existing Homes to Take Over China’s Housing Market

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 1-10

  3. Changes in Pre-internet Real Estate Brokerage Industry in the US Over the Century

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 11-29

  4. What Changes Has the Internet Brought to the Real Estate Brokerage Industry?

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 31-49

  5. The Impossible Trinity

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 51-59

  6. Why Does the Internet Impact China More Tremendously?

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 61-66

  7. Zillow—Online Media Tycoon in US Real Estate Brokerage Industry

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 67-84

  8. Redfin—A Developing Vertical e-Commerce Model

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 85-100

  9. The Falls and Turns of Real Estate Media

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 101-117

  10. How Should China’s Real Estate Brokerages Transform Themselves?

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 119-130

  11. Are the Sharing Economy and the Maker Economy Here to Stay?

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 131-136

  12. How to Build a Data Ecosystem for Real Estates?

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 137-144

  13. Long-Term Apartment Rentals for Youth—A New Frontier

    • Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang
    Pages 145-168
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About this book

This book discusses in detail the impact of the Internet on the real-estate brokerage industry. It starts by tracing the history of the industry in America, and then goes on to present case studies of successful online brokerage companies and startups, and to evaluate future trends from the perspectives of investors as well as researchers. It explains how the Internet can transform an industry, enabling readers to spot potential investment opportunities.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • HKEx , HK, Hong Kong

    Shusong Ba

  • Lianjia Real Estate Research Institute , Beijing, China

    Xianling Yang

About the authors

Shusong Ba, Chief China Economist of HKEx, the China Banking Association’s Chief Economist and a respected Chinese economist.


Xianling Yang, Director of Lianjia Real Estate Research Institute, has focused on real-estate  research for the past 6 years.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: “Internet Plus” Pathways to the Transformation of China’s Property Sector

  • Authors: Shusong Ba, Xianling Yang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1699-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Xiamen University Press and Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1698-1Published: 30 August 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9424-8Published: 22 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1699-8Published: 22 August 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 168

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 93 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Real Estate Management, e-Business/e-Commerce

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