Online real estate auctions surge among China's well-to-do

Cyberbidders exploit legal loophole in tightly regulated property market

20201227N China online real estate trade

A condominium unit in Xianxia Lu, a residential area in western Shanghai, drew 90 bids in an auction.

YUSHO CHO, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Internet auctions of real estate have taken off in China as the affluent make the most of the laxer rules for auctions compared with conventional transactions.

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